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Once again it’s a very horrible day throwing it down we’ve got heavy rain forecast all day long and we’ve still got 45 to 50 mph winds they have died down over the last couple of days but today
They’ve picked back up but that’s not stopp me coming out and making a start on something for new season and one of the first things I’m doing is onions cuz they need a really long growing season so the sooner we get those started the better but before we get into
Doing onions I’ll show you a little bit of progress we’ve had over the last couple of days that’s his 5 foot carrot container and you can see that they’re doing really well they still need a bit of thinning
Out but then again we could just leave those and harvest baby Caris if we want it’s still stew weather but the good news is that they’re still looking really well and that’s all that matters in winter so is that garlic that CO’s not bothered it at all and
Also finally those broad beans have germinated which is going to be good start at year I have noticed this one though as I had a little visitor you can see a slug’s been on there already so I
Think we’re going to have to just cover those up as soon as those green tops come out slugs will find them and they’ll just start and chew tops off your plants so I’m just going to pop that
Over at top and now they’ve got plenty of light and nothing can get in there but apart from those those sweet peas that we did have really come on now we’ve got loads and loads germinating and we’ definitely got three or four plants in each cellway so that’s 20 multi-one sweet
P seeds which will move on into a container to grow them a bit bigger and then we plant them out early spring and also his beetroot again that with multis Sone is doing really well if you look on this tray something I forgot to mention that’s the multi-one beetroot that we did
But the other half at tree they’re onions that we did before Christmas and again you can see they’re multi-one and I’m pretty sure we did spring onions but either way we’ve got quite a bit of germination and we’ve got some bigger cabbages as well and they’re Chinese cabbages
That we going to be potting on very shortly and I think I’ll pop these trays outside today so they can get a nice bit of natural rain water I’ve also been sorting through my seeds this morning we’ve got quite a few packs from last year that have still got plenty of Rion seeds
In them but I think what I’m going to do as well this year is come January I’m going to reorder all my seeds fresh just so we can avoid any delays on germination in case we’ve
Got seeds that are no longer viable so I’ve got loads and loads of packs of different types of seeds but I’ve got a plan for those that some point in Spring I’m just going to clear one at
Raised beds and I’m just going to dump all these different seeds into a raised bed and cover them over and see what we get there going to be a mixture all different types of things and because they’re old seeds we might as well do that and then that way we
Can start here off getting something rather than nothing just like we always do but but for now I am going to use the onion seeds that’s in here cuz I know that a couple of these packes are
Dated 2024 so they should be all right I’ll also pop that outside to get a bit of water in that’s a container blueberry bush I always leave it in Greenhouse as much as I can during winter
Just to avoid a lot of frost damage it looks all right today it’s not actually really cold today but we’re getting that nice bit of rain so that’s going to help and I’m going to pop those outside
As well because by the time I finish making this video that job have been done for me I know a lot of people tend to sew the onion seeds on boxing day but for the sred a day or two it’s not that
Important plus weather’s rubbish and we’re still in Christmas mode at the same time and thank you very much to everybody that sent the Christmas wishes it was massively appreciated and I you had a really nice Christmas too so I’m digging out various trees and I’ve got quite a few of
These kicking about I’ve been saving these for a couple of years these are just cells that came originally with flowers in when I used to do a lot of flowers but they’re not bad size cells and that
Could hold quite a lot of plants in a very small area so these are going to be perfect for those onions and I think I’ve got some red but I’m not sure if not obviously this is the time of year
When I’m going to start making plans for what I am going to be growing through 2024 so I’ll be making a list up of the seeds that I’m going to need and you’ll probably know that all this year
We’ve been making a month by month sewing Series so you only have to click on that playlist and it’ll tell you what seeds you’re going to need in January so that’s that’s going to be as priority
Over the next few days leading up to New Year getting all that sorted out in place so we’ve got everything we need when we need it so I’m going to use those two assuming we’ve got enough seeds and I’ve got some compost over here that’s been saved as well onions can take
A long time to germinate and a long time to grow so we need to get a jump on these as quick as we can so we don’t want to hinder them by putting them into lumpy compost
And that’s why we SI it to make it nice and fine and because we’re using these particular cells they’re not taking up any space they’re not taking up much compost at all either I’ve not quite got round to thinking about ordering compost at the moment but I
Will will be doing soon enough so you all note drill we just compact it down using the same size tray and then we can get a little bit extra compost in there so just a minute or so and that’s one filled and I’m going to do two because
Between just those two little trays with that very small amount of compost that’s 100 onions give a take so I’ll fill this and we’ll get those seats soon so that’s the two trays set up I’m just going to make that little dent in these cells just quickly just a shallow
One we don’t want to put onion seeds too deep just enough so we can cover them very lightly and before we sew those seeds I am going to give them a bit of water in just to get the these on the way so now we’ll get some of these seeds in I
Think we’re going to need all of these I am going to multile them slightly I’m just going to pour two or three in each cell that’s just going to give us better chance to germination from each cell I think I Dro more like six in that one never mind you
Can plant onions out as multi-one bunches like you would do spring onions and they’ll grow perfectly happy together they’ll just put each other apart as they grow it’s not a problem I think that’s more what we’re heading towards here I keep dropping more than a
Coupling at least this way we’re going to find out if these seeds are viable before we even get to spring with still plenty more time to sew more there we go that’s worked out perfect that’s all seeds used now we just need to give them a really light covering
It’s going to help those onions break that surface quicker and then they’re on the way of course you can just cover them up in normal way if you want to this is just what I
Do and it doesn’t take long as you can see but that’s about as fine of covering as you’ll get now they’re covered over I’ve just G them a little water and then what I’m going to do is I’m going to take those indoors they’re going to get that little bit more warmth over
Next week or so which is going to help those seeds germinate a lot quicker but you could just leave them in your Greenhouse cuz as you’ve seen they’ll germinate anyway just not quite as fast but even though it’s not yet 2024 we’ve already got a really good start at new season
We’ve got lots of things that’s now stying to Germany we’ve got potentially 100 onions on the way a very established 5 foot trough for the carrots as broad beans have finally come through and then we’ve got us garlic so all that weather is still quite rubbish we’ve still got a
Bit of early positivity to new season and don’t forget the indoors we’ve started off some early peppers and we’ll check on those tomorrow and see just how they’ve done over the last few days cuz
We only sewed those seeds about a week ago but if you’re not ready to start sewing and growing just yet then check out as new Channel we we doing lots of quizzes to keep you entertained during horrible months I’ll leave a link in description and there’s lots and lots of quizzes being added
To that over at last week or so so I’m pretty sure there’s something for everybody in there so since it’s a completely miserable horrible wet windy day that’s me done for now but hopefully I’m going to
Be seeing you over next few days when we start all the sewing and growing for 2024 take care
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I haven't checked my allotment since the storms I hope my greenhouse is still up😂👍
Hope you had a good Christmas Ivan! Good to see you out and in the garden 😊
I am going to sow some onions. Following your advice . Thanks
I glad you said that your renewing your seeds as I've just gone through my DR brown seed catalogue and pick all new seeds and tubers so hope to grow quite a bit of food with a lot of help from family and know from you xxx
Sorry a little late but merry Xmas to you and your family and good luck for the new year and growing season 🎅❤🏴👌👍
Well done, Ivan, its a good feeling to start sowing and preparing what seeds we will be using . I spent boxing day sorting my seeds, and today tidying the greenhouse and making new plans for it for next year. Brilliant video as always, thank you Tracy
Happy new year Ivan x❤
Could I start carrots at this time of year x
i love the mystery bed you will be doing… i like doing that also when it comes to flowers, mix and spread. i have seeds from 1998 someone sent me and i germinated and all was well, seeds can go a long ways 🙂
looks a great start to the the new growing year, Ivan. I am just about getting ready to start my early seeds off, including flower seeds. My greenhouse is already full with overwintering salvias, geraniums, and Agapanthus, so i will have to have everything indoors- I could so do with another greenhouse or 2, lol. Happy gardening 😃
Great to think spring is just around the corner. All the best Ivan, regards, Paul
Sweet cherry pie lvan nice one love it you rock thanks 🍒😁
Sweet cherry pie lvan nice one love it you rock thanks 🍒😁
Its like this where i am too. Its really useful 2 know what to do with onions 🧅
When did u do the carrots? If i did them now wud they b ok to sow now ? 🥕🥕🥕
i went outside to get some stuff done , nope building beds was a nono haha i sowed my onions tho last night , and had a tidy up but il do more tomorrow x
Hi Ivan, hope you had a good Christmas. Always enjoy your videos. I am going to sow some onions this week. Don't like them myself, but my son loves them. Hopefully I won't be troubled by white rot this year. I'm putting them into a raised bed in a different part of the garden. I was wondering, if you scatter the older seeds and the majority come up, what will you do if you move? Looking forward to see those carrots in the long box. Do you think I could sow some now and keep them indoors, I have a spare bedroom, the window sill faces south?? Best wishes for the New Year.
We’ve got a bit of the latest storm too. Windy and wet. January 1st I plan to start on this years yard, getting new raised beds in etc. Hope you had a lovely Christmas, bet there was plenty of home grown veg on the plates and bet they tasted delicious. Happy New Year Ivan. Stay safe x
Great plant starting for 2024 its always good to start beforehand for a great growing year
I like the idea of throwing out the old seeds and see what you get. I've got some old seeds that i may do that with this year,
Thanks for the update Ivan, it's great to start the growing season. Hope you had a lovely Christmas. Thanks for sharing.
Timely reminder. I bought my onion seeds earlier this year so I'll get them sown this week. Already got Senshyu sets growing under a cold frame in one of my raised beds which I've never grown before. Best wishes to you and your family and I hope you have a wonderful New Year!
Weathers been terrible, it's the wind that's getting on my nerves. Things are looking good there Ivan. I use onions a lot in cooking, can you recommend what I can use Ivan, I did some last year but I bought them from a nursery, I want to do my own from scratch. Cheers..
Hi Ivan Congrats on your 10k subs and Have a happy New Year
Thanks Ivan, I hope that you and Ginny had a great Christmas. Take care and all the best. Stevie
I love rhe seed dumping idea! Nothing much to lose only a couple of quid and who knows what may grow.
Hi Ivan I hope you had a lovely Christmas, I’m really in need of motivation this year, so many failures last season, thankfully some good success, but I’m struggling to get my mojo back, maybe age has something to do with it I’m 75 but I’m a firm believer in use it or lose it . I love your practical no nonsense approach and so I’m hoping I’ll catch some of your enthusiasm. I will do onions in the next few days maybe that will fire me up,hopefully the wind will die down as my greenhouse is Polycarbonate and a bit scary when it’s windy😂❤️
I can't wait to get going. Like you my broad beans have started sprouting, I was beginning to wonder if they were dead,patience is a virtue when gardening 😅😊
if I start onions from seeds now, can I leave them to germinate in a tray covered by a cold frame? or would the cold weather kill them. unfortunately I don't have a green house, just a basic cold frame.
Excited about the experiment of dumping all the seeds in a raised bed, please can you keep us updated? Would love to know how it goes! Also – are you in Yorkshire too?
Just orded 20 pkt seeds from premier seeds thank you for the heads up was easy to
thank you for sharing.happy new year
Ivan enjoyed the video seeds doing well I'm of to a late start will be sowing this week all the best to you and have a good year BA94 Antrim n Ireland