Join me for this relaxed tour as we head back to the OG kitchen garden! I don’t get to visit this garden anywhere near as much as I’d like, so I’ve been planting more freely and putting measures in place to help it thrive in my absence (even during the heat and lack of rain we’re experiencing in this part of the world).
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36 Comments
Looking good!
Love the outtakes while you were talking about the trellis. The trellis looks awesome by the way!
Have you ever tried oyas in you garden, to address the no rain issues?
This is great Huw. Mulch here with grass clippings around the potato pots, although we wait for a few days for grass to go à touch brown to avoid plant scotch 👍🏻. Out takes are great 😁 Léak flowers are fantastic! All the best there, Hugh
What I can't understand is that people are growing their own food, so in a lot of ways, it's helping the environment and our pockets. So why should a hose band stop people from watering their food, especially after putting so much cost hard work and care into it and those who do collect rain water and mulch. It should be seen as a necessary use. Here in Ireland, households don't pay for water, and I know if we did there b a lot less, use and wast.
It all looks great. I have been watering every because of the heat.
I wish I could use grass clippings but my yard is 80% Bermuda grass.
Gorgeous and I love your point about focusing on making half the garden reach its full potential rather than filling the whole garden but letting it lapse to only half its potential. It's such a great reminder. Thank you!! ❤
The laught, man 😂
No entiendo nada de lo que dice, los subtitulos en español son necesarios 😢. Amo lo que hace, cuidar y mantener con vida y excelente salud la huerta.
Quién graba: hermano o novio?
Loved the parts where you laugh at yourself about different things. You are being brave growing tomatoes outside.. this next season I’m going to grow mine in a tunnel (and hope it’s not too hot!).
I so enjoy to hear you laugh !! It’s delightful !
I have a question about Foxglove . You said you dig up the first year plants to winter over in your poly crub , and replant them next year . Will they not bloom if left in their garden bed ? Are they not winter hardy ? I’m trying to learn how to grow Foxglove . Thank you for your tips !
We've got another heat wave on the way, 30C, so we won't be cutting grass. If we cut it, we'll have to water it to keep it from stressing out.
I've got leaves as mulch fromlast fall still and bought some organic straw mulch. Even with mulch, my tomatoes need about 4L water per week … 39 plants this year.
Looking amazing as always, i love the grass idea and the little potato 😂
Love the giggles 😂
little did your colleague know that his abstract art creation for the peas would engender a fit of giggles from you!! Love to hear a full on giggle session, well done Huw!
You are a delight. Amazing how the grass clippings provide so much drought protection. The unusual trellis is fantastic! Always enjoy your vids. Blessings…
In drought conditions I reuse almost all of my household water on the garden. Seedlings, transplants, and fruiting shrubs get first dibs. Shower/bath water and laundry water (no bleach) are easily diverted to the vegetable garden. Rhubarb loves dishwater. Even cooking water that has been salted will be welcomed by asparagus and other salt-tolerant perennials. This probably wouldn't do much good in a big garden like yours, but in my little 1/8 acre of the world, it can be the difference between succulent and scorched.
First year seriously planting – literally everything has been eaten by rabbits the minute I put it outside 😭😭😭
Could you please do a video soley on grass clippings sharing some tips on how to use it as a mulch aswell as the pros and cons. It would be nice to find out your views whether or not you use grass clippings as soon as its cut or if you store it for later use, if so how do you store it etc
Another interesting video. I don't have many grass clippings in my small garden, but quite a lot of weeds. In this dry weather I have adapted your chop and drop techniques for mulching.
Huw do you bottom water? And if you do what trays do you use with the container wise trays
I can see you're a bit nervous on camera but your garden is beautiful and I hope you get a wonderful harvest from everything 😊
Great video. Really enjoyed it
The leek flowers look awesome. I left mine by accident and they look great.
Are you going to sell what you grow? I blanched, froze and pickled what i never managed to get through. Theres a great guy i follow curtis stone who has some great videos on organic farming
New gardener here😊 I did use grass clippings last year but then I had grass growing around my plants. Do you let it dry a bit before using it as mulch?
I'm really enjoying these more casual fun videos, and stop laughing at that trellis! It looks like it might work 🙂
Please keep the content coming, it's winter here in Australia, so not much to do outside.
Hi Huw, this is awesome. Hope my garden will look like that in the near future – this is my first year 😛 lots of learnings (your book was really handy, by the way) Loved the alliums , must give them a try. Do you heat the poly-tunnel in the winter?
Really nicely filmed! What camera/lens was used???
It’s looking so great! I’ve stuck some terracotta pots in the ground and filled them with water to hopefully help the squash’s.
My husband used grass clippings around trees years ago. The neighbours were amazed how well our trees did.
Thanks Huw for another great video. I recommend a Drought Buster, it was designed in Buckinghamshire back in the 90s I think. It’s basically a hand pump to syphon off bath water etc. very useful if you’re on a meter. After last 2 days downpours I don’t think we’ll need it for awhile!
Just a nod 😊 Latin names means you can speak about plants to people of any language. I had a German friend who taught me a lot and we had to use Latin names to be sure we had the correct plant….
Interesting to watch how tend your lovely vegetable garden! Great ideas….