This is the best allotment video by far, many thanks. I will be making my own liverpool allotment soon so i'll advertise the video on this comment box if you don't mind. the date today is 30/12/11 and my allotment in liverpool should be ready this summer. about 1/6/12. Is there any chance you could upload a recent video of you plot please? KEEPITUP, BrainFrazzler
Great video. Loved the garden because of the variety. You did a great job on the layout. I am looking to get some fruit trees going where I am at. How long did you have to wait for them to start producing the fruit?
Very well done, I have much less space than you, but I see the environment is roughly the same, I live in Erie, PA (USA) and we get more rain than sun. What grows best for you there?
Wow! You are an inspiration! I came by in a search for how to make raised beds and your allotment is everything I dream about for mine. How wonderful!! You must spend many hours and much love on such a beautiful and productive place. I have only just started on my allotment, but am keeping a photo diary of it on my blog. Maybe in the long distant future it might look a tiny bit like yours!! Thank you for sharing your garden.
what is the purpose of the the mesh cages, is it just for protection from birds and pest or is there more? and the plastic bag cages the squash houses do they grow better if they are in there rather then just on the ground also what purpose do the cages serve besides a small green house ... sorry ask to much
Sir, could you please tell me what kind of soil u used ..Do you use fertilizers? Very productive garden....i never seen one like this before ...please answer
Looks wonderful! I just built my raised beds last year. The expensive part for me was of course adding soil amendments etc to raise the level of the soil. (plus i have clay. grr) Thank you for posting this video, I have been pondering how to cover some of my veggies (depending on what I need, similar to your screens and greenhouse. Awesome job! I put a video of mine up if you wanted to take a peek. :-) I need to raise one higher like you did in one area.. wet feet.
You're work has inspired me to go ahead with my plans to garden. I'm planning raised beds. I'll need to use the netting and cages as we have deer, rabbits and birds... Your video showed its not only possible to do but can be done attractively! THANKS!
can any 1 give me advice on what wood to use for my raised bed and what wood to stay away from? i know not to put creosote treated but if i put the wood in the ground wont it just get wet and rot?
What a joy to see your allotment garden. Do you have a video for 2010? I also have an allotment garden here it Toronto, Canada, but only 12 X 15 feet. Yours looks amazing! Thank you.
thats a great little plot mate ,i just wanted to pass on something ive come across on here hopefully it will help your crops ,compost tea is supposed to be really good for feeding and seems to have great results ,have you heard about it ?
Well done..I love this..I had 2 allotments on the Greenbank Park allotments in Liverpool...the worst Mares Tail growing in history!!,,,lol,,I managed to grow lovely sweetcorn,pots+squashes tho....gosh I miss the old place,,:((
I think I know where this allotment is..maybe South Liverpool?..you have a beautiful plot!! ...well done ..Sophie :)))))
I want to have my backyard garden to look like this, clean & beautiful. But how do you water them? It's so big to use a garden hose... Please kindly response, and thank you so much for showing.
aside from making yum tua pluu, an incredible thai salad, you can very easily make beautiful soups with wingbeans, they need to be harvested early but even if late you can still make soup ...
What wood preserver did you use on the inside of the raised beds to ensure that no chemicals leached into the soil? I'm currently using LifeTime Wood Treatment, but it's rather expensive.
this looks brilliant - I'm jealous - just started on my plot and it's still very much in development. Check out JOHNNIES ALLOTMENT for other tips and a very very very good laugh too!
I keep coming back here for ideas and inspiration because someone nr my plot has just decided to renovate their house an have a large skip full of wood offcuts, panelling etc, all sorts of just really useful stuff for a plot , just being dumped > not ! soon as I see them I will ask can I take some ... I mean, it'll save them, some money not having to have the skip emptied so often HAHA cannee see a prob n if get go ahead to feel like we just won the lottery :) .
Hi... Loving your plot, I have recently taken over a plot in Warrington and am amazed at the amount of work needed. I have bought the decking today so that tomorrow I can begin to make the raised beds! Can you post more info on how you make your greenhouses? Thanks for sharing. Am looking forward to a challenging but hopefully a very productive growing season!!!!
Wonderful allotment Dr C, I arrived here via your website which is also full of useful information, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge
With the cages - Do you have them screwed in place and remove when necessary or for harvest or simply have long stakes on the base of each pushing them into the ground etc ?
Thanks for showing an interest. The base of the cages is the same timber as the beds and has proved heavy enough to resist the strongest winds. Occasionally they have been shifted a few inches, but not enough to let the birds in.
well i got into it when my tutor showed me how to plant some basic stuff that was 1 year ago and it all grow nicely loved it its fun and new stuff all the time my gaming i love 2 but kinda stoped it dont know why. any way thanks for your comment :) any advice on how to make a garden flat?
i just did that and leveled it ill make a video on it 2morrow so you can have a look if you like took me forever dont have a before and after but you can see how sloped it was.
A nice looking, very well organised plot old boy. Especially liked your makeshift greenhouse design. By the way, what type of plastic did you use for the glazing? Best of luck.
what a great allotment you have..best ive ever seen to be truthful...about how much did it cost u and how long did it take to get it to that standard?
amazing! Where is your allotment? I live in garston by some allotments but none are free. Been growing some tomatoes, carrits and butternut squash in my garden, but would love an allotment!
Fantastic! I love the organisation of the raised beds. I shall be mentoring you as i have just taken on my very first plot. as regards your fruit trees and the cherry tree you grew from a pip.... how old is that? did you transplant from another location?
I'm sure you are!!!!!!!!! If I acheived such a magical space with so many beautiful plants, I'd be ecstatic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm only starting and I am really looking forward to all the lessons I'm going to learn!! best wishes
I have to congratulate you on your allotment. I have just started one myself this year & came to youtube for inspiration. you have given me plenty of ideas for the future. great website as well. Will have to put it all into action now. many thanks.
I live in London & have a miniscule garden. It isn't all bad because the previous tenant was green fingered so I have an apple tree & plenty of pots & tools which she left behind. However, most of it is concreted & there are only a pair of 10' x 10' beds to actually plant stuff in. I grew strawberries, courgette, peas & a few herbs in them last year but after seeing your allotment & the creative use of space I wondered what you would grow/rotate in such a small space as mine?
Quite remarkable. As someone who is just digging over his first allotment for the first time ever, I am very envious. You must have spent hours on this.
sort of misses the point to an allotment i think i am building something similar but is all virtually scavenged or bought from a timber reclemation yard at an eighth of the cost
How do you ever begin to eat all of those veggies? What is an allotment exactly? Is it a piece of property seperate from your homestead? Your garden is extreemly organized and wonderful. Great job!
fantastic plot there..agree with hand weeding,also prefer hand digging,more effort needed but easier to find the weed roots before they get chance to start,theres a lot of mares tail in are area and newcomers always make the mistake of using a rotorvator lol... great plot
Absolute beauty. The cost is a somewhat stupid consideration compared to the cost of oh let's see, an suv, a macmansion, an ounce of gold. I don't think there is any better way to spend money than to put it into promoting life.
This video was one of the motivational factors behind my going onto the council's waiting list for an allotment! Any chance of any further videos in 2009?
Your main beds look either 4x4 or 4x8. What's the reasoning behind having 2 4x4s in some places and 4x8s elsewhere?
The total cost including shed, timber, paving stones, seeds and fruitbushes over the last 3 years is about the cost of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Spread over 10 years it will be about 5 cigarettes a day (I don't smoke)
Very nice, but how much did this all cost? There is hundreds of pounds worth of timber alone, None of this is recycled by the look of it, wish I could afford to spend one tenth of what this guy has spent
Aaa, you are worse than me in the spending department! :o) I no longer feel bad. I agree that it is better to organise everything from the very start, and then it is there for years and years and is so easy to keep. But I bet you had a fair share of grief over the spending... :o) I've already planted some broad beans, spinach, chard and other greens in our unheated greenhouse 2 weeks ago, and covered them w/ fleece & bubblewrap, and they are doing really well even in this weather. Marvellous!
Nice! I live in texas, it's a challenge to garden here, although I can plant year round. I love to browse youtube,etc... to see what others are doing in their gardens, wish we had your rain!
Amazing garden, thanks for sharing it with us. I'm about to make some beds, what width would you recommend to make it easy for myself? Thanks again. Kind regards, Stuart.
Wow. Was looking for inspiration as am a newby to allotments. Have now got a nice half plot and you have given me loads of ideas to try. Esecially like the raised bed areas with slabs around each one and growing up frames to make the most of the available space.
I don't no your bothering growing sweetcorn that far up south mate. The season isn't long enough or as hot up there. Are you a new grower? Because if your are i've got tips i can give you. Just give me a shout and i'll get back to you.
I would love to know how you built the homemade glasshouses. I'm a novice gardener from NZ and have just started by first raised bed and a glasshouse would make things a lot more interesting.
Dr Cook just what are you a doctor of?? Could I propose that you are a doctor of making drool-worthy plots! I'm in awe! Please keep the video diary going and let us know what you are doing for winter. Trying any new plants?
Dr Cooke, Great video and wonderful allotment! Thank you for the link to your website you gave me yesterday. I wish I had a plot as large as that! After the tips you've shared re: Butternut Squash and Pumpkins, you may be in for some competition next year! :o) x
the best tasteing peas are leo in the box. i soak them over night then sow them the next day and there really sweet when picked. i cant wait for te first frost on the veggies then the can be pulled thanks for sharing. ;)
i found over the years of growing my own. the best feed ive used is comfery. i place a stork of it in the waterbut and i put it in the compost heap its magic and grows wild and its organic and free.. ;)
George, holy cow I am stunned by your garden! You literally have the most amazing and perfect garden I have ever seen. From the variety to the structure to the design........everything fits like a beautiful puzzle into a maze of growth and fertility. Just absolutely beautiful. Thanks for making this video.
well george - you put me to shame, i am completely disgraced at my self! Your plot is absolutely amazing!!! I am in the process of designing a decent layout for mine - I have had it 5 yrs now, but working full time and having a lot of life commitments, i have not had chance to actually make it flourish like yours and i wish i could! I am going to favourite this video - just to remind me how mine could be! Thank you for sharing this!
Amazing garden. It almost seems as though things are too bunched up, but it is working great for you! I will have to try making some mini-greenhouses myself.
The last time I tried to write to you, I pressed post and it all crashed.
I have seen your videos. Do not give up again this time and get that son of yours to get rid of his car to give you more space for more boxes, or you could tell him you will rip the seats out and use it as a greenhouse (actually not a bad idea).
I have definitely got the garden bug. I am already planning for next year. Learned a lot this year for mistakes I won't repeat next year. My son's car has got to go! He managed to hit a tree with it so thats why its stuck there. As soon as he is done paying for it, it will have to go. I do need more room for my new addiction!
Hi there Brandy in the USA, I wish I were as young as you again, you have got lots of years gardening ahead.
I laid the wooden frames on the soil after digging a 2 inch trench for them. The topsoil in the paths was then transferred into the beds to leave them raised.
I jus tlove your garden! It's is very beautiful and truely inspirational! i mean that really. I am a nembie to gardening :D What do you fill your bed with? soil and manure?
This is the best allotment video by far, many thanks. I will be making my own liverpool allotment soon so i'll advertise the video on this comment box if you don't mind. the date today is 30/12/11 and my allotment in liverpool should be ready this summer. about 1/6/12. Is there any chance you could upload a recent video of you plot please? KEEPITUP, BrainFrazzler
BrainFrazzler 2 months ago
Indeed, very organized.. Good job.
SheepDog707 6 months ago
Very tidy!
garrymurray1 6 months ago
i have watched a lot of videos before i start trying to grow veg.
i think i will copy a LOT of your ideas,love the self made green houses.
thanks for taking the time to share :)
xrnts 7 months ago
How big is your family? That is a lot of arvesting?
AngelikavonDeutschla 8 months ago
Superb & very inspiring! Thanks for showing it.
Darlingmomof3 10 months ago
Truly inspiring mate!
ohiogardener 10 months ago
This is absolutely one of the loveliest and most sensible vegetable gardens I have ever seen on youtube.Thank you so much for sharing. Inspirational!
sohcahtoa1970 10 months ago
Wow, that is an amazing garden. Gives me hope and inspiration. Cheers from Oklahoma, USA.
Tom
MyMonkVlog 11 months ago
I love your garden, you should be very proud. I been working on mine for a year getting there slowly... keep up the great work..love it
mylittletoe2000 11 months ago
you gave me very good idea for that green houses
rajjikuar 11 months ago
love this vid. made me get in the garden and make some serious changes to get the best from what i have.
mbreak1 11 months ago
Great video. Loved the garden because of the variety. You did a great job on the layout. I am looking to get some fruit trees going where I am at. How long did you have to wait for them to start producing the fruit?
MRMUDDYSWIFE 11 months ago
Very well done, I have much less space than you, but I see the environment is roughly the same, I live in Erie, PA (USA) and we get more rain than sun. What grows best for you there?
dragonfoe 11 months ago
Can you explain how you made the little greenhouses, or if you did not make them, how they are made?
jimini10 11 months ago
Wow! You are an inspiration! I came by in a search for how to make raised beds and your allotment is everything I dream about for mine. How wonderful!! You must spend many hours and much love on such a beautiful and productive place. I have only just started on my allotment, but am keeping a photo diary of it on my blog. Maybe in the long distant future it might look a tiny bit like yours!! Thank you for sharing your garden.
ugglymuggly 1 year ago
what is the purpose of the the mesh cages, is it just for protection from birds and pest or is there more? and the plastic bag cages the squash houses do they grow better if they are in there rather then just on the ground also what purpose do the cages serve besides a small green house ... sorry ask to much
robotkage 1 year ago
Sir, could you please tell me what kind of soil u used ..Do you use fertilizers? Very productive garden....i never seen one like this before ...please answer
myganesha1 1 year ago
very lovely
heathermoorland 1 year ago
Amazing garden - very productive, excellent use of space, and beautiful to look at.
PJDolan1 1 year ago
Brilliant plot. Congratulations!
Moviesmuncher 1 year ago
Looks wonderful! I just built my raised beds last year. The expensive part for me was of course adding soil amendments etc to raise the level of the soil. (plus i have clay. grr) Thank you for posting this video, I have been pondering how to cover some of my veggies (depending on what I need, similar to your screens and greenhouse. Awesome job! I put a video of mine up if you wanted to take a peek. :-) I need to raise one higher like you did in one area.. wet feet.
gardenvespers777 1 year ago
Wow! This is great! Good job.
CraftyKoo 1 year ago
What a fantastic garden! You have given me some ideas on how to protect some beds from birds etc. Very well done my friend!!!!
Jenslilhomestead 1 year ago
great!!
llatoya85 1 year ago
You're work has inspired me to go ahead with my plans to garden. I'm planning raised beds. I'll need to use the netting and cages as we have deer, rabbits and birds... Your video showed its not only possible to do but can be done attractively! THANKS!
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ZacariasNaima 1 year ago
Very nice video but you dont say how you have your irrigation set up, you dont water by hand do you??
the1969info 1 year ago
can any 1 give me advice on what wood to use for my raised bed and what wood to stay away from? i know not to put creosote treated but if i put the wood in the ground wont it just get wet and rot?
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kaspastarr 1 year ago
What a joy to see your allotment garden. Do you have a video for 2010? I also have an allotment garden here it Toronto, Canada, but only 12 X 15 feet. Yours looks amazing! Thank you.
miketimes2 1 year ago
thats a great little plot mate ,i just wanted to pass on something ive come across on here hopefully it will help your crops ,compost tea is supposed to be really good for feeding and seems to have great results ,have you heard about it ?
mrshamus8219 1 year ago
Well done..I love this..I had 2 allotments on the Greenbank Park allotments in Liverpool...the worst Mares Tail growing in history!!,,,lol,,I managed to grow lovely sweetcorn,pots+squashes tho....gosh I miss the old place,,:((
I think I know where this allotment is..maybe South Liverpool?..you have a beautiful plot!! ...well done ..Sophie :)))))
MissJezebel61 1 year ago
INSPIRING! Makes my garden look very sad!
csmeltz 1 year ago
I want to have my backyard garden to look like this, clean & beautiful. But how do you water them? It's so big to use a garden hose... Please kindly response, and thank you so much for showing.
whatnameshudibe 1 year ago
How many ears of corn do you get from 1 tree? By the way, you're garden looks great!
potboy321 1 year ago
Did you have to take a second loan on your house to afford building that garden?
Gomba13 1 year ago
BELLA ZIO, SPAKKI DI BRUTTO, COMPLIMENTI!
Morthule 1 year ago
aside from making yum tua pluu, an incredible thai salad, you can very easily make beautiful soups with wingbeans, they need to be harvested early but even if late you can still make soup ...
cb285000 1 year ago
excellent plot
skelperdoherty 1 year ago
great garden
quaxk 1 year ago
very nice garden, we are in winter now, so i am getting ready now so i can plant in spring.
MyAussieDay 1 year ago
freakin harvest moon right here. I want my garden to be like this
ratedEG 1 year ago
Nice garden you have here, its beautiful! Thank you for sharing it!
Potatna 1 year ago
That pear tree that had no pears, they really tasted gorgeous, ha. Thanks for taking the time to post, interesting.
Normanskie 1 year ago
Beautiful! You're doing a fine job. I have 2 raised beds, putting in two more this year, little by little I'm adding on. Nice vids.
MyLittleGreenThumb 1 year ago
What a fantastic job youve done, your vidio inspires me to take my new hobby of growing stuff further,cheers,mick.
mikegroocockguitar 1 year ago
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Thanks for your comment. I can see you have a few pots and plenty of room for more. Good luck!
George
newheys 1 year ago
I bought standard ready to use decking which is impregnated with preservative.
There is probably some minor leaching of chemical. I aim for them to last 10 years.
newheys 1 year ago
What wood preserver did you use on the inside of the raised beds to ensure that no chemicals leached into the soil? I'm currently using LifeTime Wood Treatment, but it's rather expensive.
GMPresents 1 year ago
this looks brilliant - I'm jealous - just started on my plot and it's still very much in development. Check out JOHNNIES ALLOTMENT for other tips and a very very very good laugh too!
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pepperjoe12 1 year ago
I keep coming back here for ideas and inspiration because someone nr my plot has just decided to renovate their house an have a large skip full of wood offcuts, panelling etc, all sorts of just really useful stuff for a plot , just being dumped > not ! soon as I see them I will ask can I take some ... I mean, it'll save them, some money not having to have the skip emptied so often HAHA cannee see a prob n if get go ahead to feel like we just won the lottery :) .
TheWillowwaterer 1 year ago
Hi... Loving your plot, I have recently taken over a plot in Warrington and am amazed at the amount of work needed. I have bought the decking today so that tomorrow I can begin to make the raised beds! Can you post more info on how you make your greenhouses? Thanks for sharing. Am looking forward to a challenging but hopefully a very productive growing season!!!!
MrCraigypops 2 years ago
Very nice and neat very well organized. I want raised veg beds, But they are very expensive in our garden centre ,So i may try and make them myself.
carolynan 2 years ago
Wonderful allotment Dr C, I arrived here via your website which is also full of useful information, thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge
ReviveUK 2 years ago
how much money have you spent on all that?
harrybrew69 2 years ago
It is something that I am often asked. The answer is about £3500 over the last 4 years but obviously less each year.
I reckon that it will take 7 years to have produced enough to break even and there are not many hobbies that do that!
newheys 2 years ago
I must say its a great plot, I suppose that hobbies such as ours may just be worth the outlay, still cant help but try to garden for free myself.
harrybrew69 2 years ago
With the cages - Do you have them screwed in place and remove when necessary or for harvest or simply have long stakes on the base of each pushing them into the ground etc ?
thanks.
TheWillowwaterer 2 years ago
Thanks for showing an interest. The base of the cages is the same timber as the beds and has proved heavy enough to resist the strongest winds. Occasionally they have been shifted a few inches, but not enough to let the birds in.
newheys 2 years ago
Yes it looks good enough( and then some) for the job, ...was just wondering how exactly they fix to the ground?..
thanks
TheWillowwaterer 2 years ago
love that so many flks have done this, helps us just starting out sooo much, thank you. Very nice , very nice indeed .
That cage for instance has given me some grat ideas, need some chicken wire too me thinks . netting, they will think I have a fetish for it soon ...
really lovely garden .if mine turns out a quarter as good looking as that ...
TheWillowwaterer 2 years ago
Thanks for the comments. It really is perverse, but I envy you and your task of turning that patch into a completed plot!
newheys 2 years ago
hehe, I know what you mean :)
Progress will be charted, somehow
TheWillowwaterer 2 years ago
i think you have done a grate job this is just what i want to do
j3nningz54 2 years ago
Thanks. Gardening seems to be the exact opposite of your gaming!
newheys 2 years ago
well i got into it when my tutor showed me how to plant some basic stuff that was 1 year ago and it all grow nicely loved it its fun and new stuff all the time my gaming i love 2 but kinda stoped it dont know why. any way thanks for your comment :) any advice on how to make a garden flat?
j3nningz54 2 years ago
How about terracing it!
newheys 2 years ago
i just did that and leveled it ill make a video on it 2morrow so you can have a look if you like took me forever dont have a before and after but you can see how sloped it was.
j3nningz54 2 years ago
A nice looking, very well organised plot old boy. Especially liked your makeshift greenhouse design. By the way, what type of plastic did you use for the glazing? Best of luck.
GMPresents 2 years ago
So inspirational; I've got my name on a waiting list for an allotment - maybe I'll get to do this one day.
SueMoseley 2 years ago
wow ! nice garden :)
caligor89 2 years ago
This is an amazing garden!
kelath5555 2 years ago
brilliant allotment bed i must say :))))
bingocrown 2 years ago
that's an awsome garden !
pimari77 2 years ago
how did the garden do this year we all need to see another video :)
crewlla 2 years ago
Very well done. You should go onsite to teach raised bed gardening. If you were in the US - I'd love to pay for a tutorial to setup my new backyard.
lunawebs 2 years ago
most pears need cross pollination. and pears can take as long as five years before fruiting. nice job.
telemarker77 2 years ago
what a great allotment you have..best ive ever seen to be truthful...about how much did it cost u and how long did it take to get it to that standard?
paulfetish 2 years ago
Dear Paul, thanks for your comment. The plot is in its 4th year. The details are on my website allaboutallotments.
George
newheys 2 years ago
AWESOME! I could pitch a tent on your patio and live in total bliss! lol
lilmissmuphett 2 years ago
Nice Allotmentt= :-)
What ahve you got growing now, as some of them have provs been repotted, yeah? Lol.
CardClashersHub 2 years ago
amazing! Where is your allotment? I live in garston by some allotments but none are free. Been growing some tomatoes, carrits and butternut squash in my garden, but would love an allotment!
gemlcoleman 2 years ago
dang! I hope my garden is full like your in a few years
jihadacadien 2 years ago
WOW.... i dont know what 2 say! u must of worked really really hard!
Huskyfan56 2 years ago
WOW....just wonderful. I am a newbie so this is so inspiring. Thanks for sharing. Makes me feel like I want to come and live on your allotment.
sadia102 2 years ago
2009????
If I ever get an allotment I would want it like yours ....cool
drparfitt 2 years ago
You are an allotment GOD!
WillowTW3 2 years ago
Thank you for an awesome video, I liked the two hot house.
saphiablue 2 years ago
wow looks fab
thestruds 2 years ago
Fantastic! I love the organisation of the raised beds. I shall be mentoring you as i have just taken on my very first plot. as regards your fruit trees and the cherry tree you grew from a pip.... how old is that? did you transplant from another location?
jsmgibson 2 years ago
WOW!! Amazing!
aunthill167 2 years ago
inspiring!!!
xDandyDanx 2 years ago
verry nice. how long it take you to do it
daytimejon 2 years ago
quote,"All in all I'm extremely pleased",
I'm sure you are!!!!!!!!! If I acheived such a magical space with so many beautiful plants, I'd be ecstatic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm only starting and I am really looking forward to all the lessons I'm going to learn!! best wishes
Colneth1 2 years ago
JAW-DROPPING. you sir have really Inspired me.
that is the most amazing garden I've seen so far.
I didn't know you can grow corn in a raised bed until now. well this fall, I'm gonna go all out and plant what I can plant this fall in raised beds.
keep up the great work man.
mack70214 2 years ago
r u american
EHMACHIMOSO 2 years ago
yes I am
mack70214 2 years ago
I am really impressed with your hard work.
Also I have to compliment you on the Garden looking really neat.. and the sharp work you did on the .. home built green houses?
Nice. Very Nice.
MRSketch09 2 years ago
I have to congratulate you on your allotment. I have just started one myself this year & came to youtube for inspiration. you have given me plenty of ideas for the future. great website as well. Will have to put it all into action now. many thanks.
eaosgr 2 years ago
Is that square ft. gardening or raised bed? How many bags of what kind of soil do you put in the boxes? Nice homemade greenhouses!
limeslimey 2 years ago
WOW!! i love this Garden
ohhyeahzulu 2 years ago
Sir,
I live in London & have a miniscule garden. It isn't all bad because the previous tenant was green fingered so I have an apple tree & plenty of pots & tools which she left behind. However, most of it is concreted & there are only a pair of 10' x 10' beds to actually plant stuff in. I grew strawberries, courgette, peas & a few herbs in them last year but after seeing your allotment & the creative use of space I wondered what you would grow/rotate in such a small space as mine?
Regards,
Boo.
arachnoblaster 2 years ago
Last year I also grow Asparagus Peas and yes they are the worst tasting things EVER!!! lol
whatsonintheatre 2 years ago
Plant your onion by the carrots to get rid of green fly apparently...
AGeNt7eVeN 2 years ago
Mate your garden is awesome, thanks for the videos and knowledge
AGeNt7eVeN 2 years ago
Quite remarkable. As someone who is just digging over his first allotment for the first time ever, I am very envious. You must have spent hours on this.
badsport 2 years ago
holy crap i want my backyard to look similar, however im more of an herb grower than vegetation.
Terror2oo4 2 years ago
I bet you grow excellent cannabis!!!!
invista360 2 years ago
sort of misses the point to an allotment i think i am building something similar but is all virtually scavenged or bought from a timber reclemation yard at an eighth of the cost
peterkills 2 years ago
Great investment you are off the grid for sure! Do you sell your veg or store it in your freezers? Your whole family must save a fortune on shopping.
bardarians 2 years ago
How do you ever begin to eat all of those veggies? What is an allotment exactly? Is it a piece of property seperate from your homestead? Your garden is extreemly organized and wonderful. Great job!
thegoodsellfamily 2 years ago
Where is the weed ?
bis124 3 years ago 6
so about 3000 then cool anyway tho
weenis85 3 years ago
fantastic plot there..agree with hand weeding,also prefer hand digging,more effort needed but easier to find the weed roots before they get chance to start,theres a lot of mares tail in are area and newcomers always make the mistake of using a rotorvator lol... great plot
thecrashden 3 years ago
Absolute beauty. The cost is a somewhat stupid consideration compared to the cost of oh let's see, an suv, a macmansion, an ounce of gold. I don't think there is any better way to spend money than to put it into promoting life.
ehswan 3 years ago
This video was one of the motivational factors behind my going onto the council's waiting list for an allotment! Any chance of any further videos in 2009?
Your main beds look either 4x4 or 4x8. What's the reasoning behind having 2 4x4s in some places and 4x8s elsewhere?
HungoverMatt 3 years ago
The total cost including shed, timber, paving stones, seeds and fruitbushes over the last 3 years is about the cost of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Spread over 10 years it will be about 5 cigarettes a day (I don't smoke)
newheys 3 years ago
fantastic set up. what do you do for ventilation of your homemade green houses?
punanibuzzed 2 years ago
Very nice, but how much did this all cost? There is hundreds of pounds worth of timber alone, None of this is recycled by the look of it, wish I could afford to spend one tenth of what this guy has spent
asbobarrett 3 years ago
very nice, looks good!
camathes 3 years ago
I'd also really love to have more details on how the greenhouses were made, where supplies were from etc
I too am in Scotland.
Thanks
Gorgeous allotment by the way !!
ellesbelles82 3 years ago
Aaa, you are worse than me in the spending department! :o) I no longer feel bad. I agree that it is better to organise everything from the very start, and then it is there for years and years and is so easy to keep. But I bet you had a fair share of grief over the spending... :o) I've already planted some broad beans, spinach, chard and other greens in our unheated greenhouse 2 weeks ago, and covered them w/ fleece & bubblewrap, and they are doing really well even in this weather. Marvellous!
russkychick 3 years ago
You should grow some Mary-Jane...if u know what I mean?
younitehumanity 3 years ago
I'll trade some of your sun for my rain!
Thanks for dropping by! :-)
newheys 3 years ago
Deal!
texasnative7 3 years ago
Nice! I live in texas, it's a challenge to garden here, although I can plant year round. I love to browse youtube,etc... to see what others are doing in their gardens, wish we had your rain!
texasnative7 3 years ago
Amazing garden, thanks for sharing it with us. I'm about to make some beds, what width would you recommend to make it easy for myself? Thanks again. Kind regards, Stuart.
smrporter 3 years ago
Wow. Was looking for inspiration as am a newby to allotments. Have now got a nice half plot and you have given me loads of ideas to try. Esecially like the raised bed areas with slabs around each one and growing up frames to make the most of the available space.
timholt56 3 years ago
I don't no your bothering growing sweetcorn that far up south mate. The season isn't long enough or as hot up there. Are you a new grower? Because if your are i've got tips i can give you. Just give me a shout and i'll get back to you.
gregbry 3 years ago
I would love to know how you built the homemade glasshouses. I'm a novice gardener from NZ and have just started by first raised bed and a glasshouse would make things a lot more interesting.
Sangra1l5 3 years ago
Dr Cook just what are you a doctor of?? Could I propose that you are a doctor of making drool-worthy plots! I'm in awe! Please keep the video diary going and let us know what you are doing for winter. Trying any new plants?
Did someone say allotment holder of the year???
Nathan in Newcastle
Brown969 3 years ago
Dear Nathan,
Thanks for your comment. I am a GP and in between work and family just about have time to tend my plot.
Have a look at my website if you are interested. I used to live in Tynemouth which is a bit colder than Liverpool.
newheys 3 years ago
Dr Cooke, Great video and wonderful allotment! Thank you for the link to your website you gave me yesterday. I wish I had a plot as large as that! After the tips you've shared re: Butternut Squash and Pumpkins, you may be in for some competition next year! :o) x
BobsBlackwell 3 years ago
the best tasteing peas are leo in the box. i soak them over night then sow them the next day and there really sweet when picked. i cant wait for te first frost on the veggies then the can be pulled thanks for sharing. ;)
Xemu50 3 years ago
i found over the years of growing my own. the best feed ive used is comfery. i place a stork of it in the waterbut and i put it in the compost heap its magic and grows wild and its organic and free.. ;)
Xemu50 3 years ago
George, holy cow I am stunned by your garden! You literally have the most amazing and perfect garden I have ever seen. From the variety to the structure to the design........everything fits like a beautiful puzzle into a maze of growth and fertility. Just absolutely beautiful. Thanks for making this video.
Praxxus55712 3 years ago
absolutelyamazing! clarity of vision and design is inspiring.
thanks for sharing
kirabraba 3 years ago
well george - you put me to shame, i am completely disgraced at my self! Your plot is absolutely amazing!!! I am in the process of designing a decent layout for mine - I have had it 5 yrs now, but working full time and having a lot of life commitments, i have not had chance to actually make it flourish like yours and i wish i could! I am going to favourite this video - just to remind me how mine could be! Thank you for sharing this!
Llanifancydress 3 years ago
Thank you for you kind comments.You can see how I did it on my website, allaboutliverpool.
newheys 3 years ago
One of the best gardens I've ever seen. You utilize every space which is great!
caleacat 3 years ago
Do you keep your own bees??
impalapez 3 years ago
About your corn, how many ears per stalk do you get with the raised bed method?
Kamisha100 3 years ago
Also the update to my garden is in.
Kamisha100 3 years ago
Very nice!!!!
Hopefl1 3 years ago
Amazing garden. It almost seems as though things are too bunched up, but it is working great for you! I will have to try making some mini-greenhouses myself.
Mario1057 3 years ago
my sprouts got eaten by these little black green caterpillars things:( but the butternuts have gone mad
vintage1950 3 years ago
The netting over my sprouts is 8mm and keeps those butterflies off!
newheys 3 years ago
wonderful tour. Its amazing how much fruits and veggies you have been able to get into that small garden.
Kamisha100 3 years ago
Hi Kamisha,
The last time I tried to write to you, I pressed post and it all crashed.
I have seen your videos. Do not give up again this time and get that son of yours to get rid of his car to give you more space for more boxes, or you could tell him you will rip the seats out and use it as a greenhouse (actually not a bad idea).
When is the next update?
Regards
George
newheys 3 years ago
Your Funny!
I have definitely got the garden bug. I am already planning for next year. Learned a lot this year for mistakes I won't repeat next year. My son's car has got to go! He managed to hit a tree with it so thats why its stuck there. As soon as he is done paying for it, it will have to go. I do need more room for my new addiction!
Kamisha100 3 years ago
Hi there Brandy in the USA, I wish I were as young as you again, you have got lots of years gardening ahead.
I laid the wooden frames on the soil after digging a 2 inch trench for them. The topsoil in the paths was then transferred into the beds to leave them raised.
Manure and compost was then dug in as required.
Happy gardening
George.
newheys 3 years ago
I jus tlove your garden! It's is very beautiful and truely inspirational! i mean that really. I am a nembie to gardening :D What do you fill your bed with? soil and manure?
itsjustbrandy 3 years ago