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2024 now we’re all looking forward to getting some more seed sewing done but it is very early to think about that too much at the moment normally in January I’d make a what to sew and Grow video
Just so people can see what they can be doing between now and February and there’s not really a lot of anything that you can do in January you can still be planting your little fruit bushes if
You did manage to get hold of some of those cheap you can still be sewing your onions and your broad beans and in January if you can get old of some shalots you can start putting those bulbs into
Little pots to grow on something like that would be perfectly fine little 9 cm pots and just push your bulb in just leave that top bit sticking out and they’ll grow on ready to be planting out when
It gets a bit warmer we’re still concentrating on doing things indoors at moment because at least we know that’s a safer environment than it is out here and we’ve had some very strange weather over
At Christmas holiday and New Year some really bad winds and a lot of rain which is coming back again this afternoon so the weather is a little bit up and down to start making too many plans when it
Comes to actually sewing seeds we’ve got things that we’ve been growing since beginning of Autumn and we’ll be harvesting those sometime in early spring we have had a little bit more advancement on as broad beans though these are the ones that were taking so long to germinate and now you
Can see we’ve got a bit of growth but we’ve got seven decent looking blants so we’ve got to start something we just have to keep covering these up because they’re just a favorite of slugs and
We’ve only had one out of the all eight that we planted that’s not actually come up but I’m quite fine with what we’ve got at the moment so we’ll just keep leaving these to grow on a little bit
More we’ve got a little bit more growth on this multi-one beetroot and spring onions they’re all in their own that’s all that matters at this time of year everything’s going to grow really really slow and the exact same story with those sweet peas but we’ve got quite a lot of plants there
Ready for early spring other than that it’s just the things that we’re doing indoors we were overwintering some peppers and I was asked about those last night I put those in greenhouse because we had a couple of days where although it were a bit windy and raining we kept getting a
Few bursts of sun and I forgot to bring them back in So as a result of that all the leaves fell off those plants and I’m not sure that they’re going to make it but we’ll see how they go on an upside
The peppers that we’ve been germinating indoors on an eat mat I’ve done even better last time we looked at these there was six plants out of 12 that had come up which is better than nothing
But over the last few days we’ve had a bit more and you can see there we’ve got some nice little pepper plants that’s come through and then every now and again we’ll get a couple that come up and
That’s what I’ve been doing with these over the last couple of days as you can see we’ve only got one plant in each because as they come up and reach a decent size nine times out of 10 one plant
Will overtake the other so you can just pick off the weaker one and leave the others to grow on in that case you can see that there’s a little bit of a difference between these two plants and they’re
Just competing for growing space so it’s just a case of getting that smaller one and just pinching that top off leaving as just the one plant in there now so now that job’s done and we’re going
To take these backing doors get them back on that eat mat and encourage them to grow on a little bit more and talking remat it’s another question that was asked are they cheap to buy and also are they
Cheap to run and the answer to that is yes to both questions if you go on eBay or Amazon you can usually pick them up for about 10 or 12 for the little ones that I use which are perfect if
You’re just trying to start off a few Peppers which is the only reason we use them and they cost pennies to run so that’s not an issue either we’ve also had a bit more advancement on that
Basel that’s starting to fill out a little bit now and if you remember I told you i’ got a few more pepper seeds that we soaked than I actually needed and as it turns out if you look amongst
That Basel we did Chuck them in there and you can see right there two of those also germinated just there and then there’s that one which is quite a bit bigger and if I just dig in a little bit I
Can see that there’s at least five pepper plants that’s trying to grow amongst this Basel and of course it’s only in a little margarine tub but it has done well and that distinctive Basel scent is
Getting stronger every day as well so what we need to do with these now is move them on we could try and separate out these Peppers as well just to see if we can get some extra plants out of it but I
Think for the moment I’m just going to dig those out put them into a bigger pot and by doing that we’re going to get faster growth we also need to think about moving those Chinese cabbage they’re
Getting to quite a good size now I only want a couple CU I’ll just use them for salads but at the moment they’re not getting attacked by slugs which is good we lost a lot to slugs last year
Apart from repotting that Basel to get more space to grow I’m going to be looking at that container garden as well because we’re setting that back up this year but we are going to do it a little bit
Bigger than we did last time so I’m selecting two separate spaces for just container gardening this year and that’s based on the fact that we are supposed to be moving so there’s not much point in me setting up loads and loads roof tunnels are plants to realize all of a sudden we’ve got
A property and we need to move if they’re in containers we can take them with us so that’s our’s container garden area looks at moment if you saw video was last year you’ll remember it
Was full of containers of stuff that we harvested at the moment we haven’t set it back up we just left that strawberry Tower in place cuz that will just come back with fresh growth in early spring and then rest on it we’ll start setting up benches again quite soon in preparation but
What I’m also going to do apart from this area that we used is I’m going to adopt this one as well this year which is still looking a bit worse for wear due to those storms so what I’ll do is
I’m going to put a few benches in there clear all this stuff out and we’ll use the side of that shed as well and we’ll use that for hanging baskets so that’s a bit extra making use of vertical
Growing I’ll set up a couple of benches there we’ll have loads of containers on the floor so we’ve going to have quite a bit or extra room for his container Garden this year but at the moment we’re just contemplating setting things up and what we want where and I’m pretty sure over the
Next couple of weeks we’ll have that done as well as that damage repaired that we still haven’t got around to Cabbage is still trying away get some of these off they all good to it just trying to
Keep the bottom of this plant as clear as I can especially while it’s trying you can see we’ve got a bit extra space this year so we can do even more container gardening because it did go really well and it also seems very popular with people so apart from doing it again we’re
Going to do it even bigger this year at least if we do decide we have to move at any point from now on we can take all the containers with us and as for that Basel I’ve just found one of
Those pots it’s a nice deep square one so what I’m going to do is just basically transfer everything into this pot I’m not going to bother trying to save those Peppers although I could if I wanted but because we’ve got such good germination from them trays we don’t really need them and
I’ rather disturb the roots of that Basel as little as possible so I think one of these is going to be enough to transplant all that into in one Clump and we’ll try and bring it on once
Again indoors so just a quick fill on that pot leaving a couple of inches from Top not sure how this Basel is going to come out or what the root systems like as well but we’re about to find out
So it should be pretty straightforward I’m just going to try and take that out in one Clump you can see we’ve got a nice bit of root system going on there so carefully I’m just going to squash it
Into that pot basically we’re not going to get it perfect and we’re probably going to bury a couple of plants but they are quite resilient we just need to give these plants a little bit of extra
Growing space and I’m just going to infill around that edge a little bit just to top it up if them Peppers get any bigger I’ll probably just pinch them off so give that a little bit of shake there
We go that’s his Basel potted on now we don’t have to worry about it for quite a while cuz it’s got loads of space but we will remember to take this back indoors I’ll give that a quick water
And then we’ll reuse that for something else quite shortly so there you go 2 minutes and it’s botted on smells amazing we’ll get these together and we’ll get them Tu back indoors definitely don’t want to leave these Peppers out and have another disaster pending so if you’re not quite sure what
To do over the next couple of weeks we have got that playlist that we made last year and it covers every month throughout year so you know exactly what to sew and what to grow each month as it
Comes and you can then get your seeds in advance ready for that so you could always pop over to that playlist click on the January one and see what we were doing at this time last year it’s a
Good reference to have especially if you’re just starting out and gardening this year and I know a couple of people have said that’s what they’re doing which is brilliant so I’m going to get these together we’re going to make some more plans for that bigger container garden that we’re doing this
Year and we’ll just keep moving these plants on until we can get them into the final pots and hopefully have a bit more luck with peppers than we did last year although we did get a few
It wasn’t amazing and also make sure you keep these as high as possible and covered up if you can because those slugs will definitely make short work of them I’m going pop that cover back over the top trying to stop things getting in there causing damage so for now that’s me done again
But I’ll be back very shortly and we’ll start getting that new container garden set up take care
22 Comments
Happy New year Ivan. Lovely to see things growing again, I'm looking forward to getting stuck in again I find it very therapeutic…
Sown some onions on Boxing Day put in a few cauliflower seeds, under same grow lights
Hi Ivan great video as always this will be our second year of growing and we are looking forward to watching your videos from the start of the year.Last year me and my other hslf started sowing in april so were a little behind
I have got my little brassicas at a decent size now for the time of year we are in but realised yesterday I had no brussels with brussels being cold hardy could I sow them now or should I wait until it gets a bit warmer?
Interested in container gardening, it's all the room I have. Far to cold here in the Midwest of USA to do anything outside.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU.
I have started working on my peppers and lettuce and onions due to you and your inspiration. Thank you Ivan😅😅 I will email you shortly. Xx
Sweet cherry pie lvan happy New year !! ❤🍒😃
Happy New Year, Ivan, and here's hoping for a great season and lots of lovely crops – as well as the sheer fun and exercise of pottering! Cheers.🌱
Happy new year, Ginny and Ivan.
I put 3 shallots from the kitchen in a pot and they've come up.
Happy New Year! Look forward to your helpful tips for 2024 Eric from Wiltshire.
Happy New Year Ivor! and good luck with house selling/moving. We moved July last year and I did something very similar( container gardening) and it was quite successful. Could I ask you if you could discuss your strawberry tower you have and tell us your thoughts on it. we’re thinking of getting a tower for strawberries ourselves this year. Just discovered them. Thank you and again good luck.
Thanks for the update Ivan, the seeds you planted earlier in the year are looking great. Looking forward to the container gardening. Thanks for sharing.
I want to get outside and have a tidy up but it's not stopped raining for days now.
Hi lvan can I put my seeds in my cool flame cauliflower and cabbage please
sorry to hear about the peppers ive overwintered a pepper & chilli plant just to try both not looking good leaves are curled & yellow is that a lack of nitrogen do you know how to fix thanks Chris
I'm brand new to gardening but would love to grow my own veg. I'm also moving house soon hopefully, would you make some videos on what beginner things i should buy, what should i grow first? I thought this would give you some ideas but I've subscribed anyway and will check out the monthly grow playlist as i know nothing about growing veg! Thanks 😊
Today I have sowing some lettuce and cauliflower seeds and just before Christmas I sown some cabbage and the cabbage has already come through and I have potted them on
Happy New Year. I'm so glad you are expanding the container garden. Can't wait for the new gardening year to really take off again. Feb is when we start a lot of our seeds to start the year.
Thanks Ivan for this great update, I'll definitely be watching this new season with the bigger container garden because that's what I have. Take care and all the best. Stevie
Considering heat mat and just starting the research…. Do you keep it on 24/7?
Happy New Year Ivan, you have got a lot started , I’ve just sown some onions , prompted by you of course😂 I’m waiting until February mostly this year so the light in proves in my Polycarbonate greenhouse, I got peppers last year but they took ages to turn red, I chopped them up and froze them for casseroles. I may just try to get one early for summer salads though,
Hi Ivan happy new year ,could you not put cut plastic bottles over your your beans might help protect them.Looking forward to your 2024 vlogs bye
Happy New Year! Great advice as always, just watched your onion seed planting from last year. Can I ask at what point you move germinated seedlings from the house into the greenhouse?