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April Allotment Tour Video

30/04/201821/09/2018 ~ Katrina ~ 2 Comments

Looking back, April has been one hell of strange month! We had a blanket of snow then just a week ago, around the time when I filmed this video, we had soaring temperatures of 27 degrees! None the less I have achieved so much on the plot and some big changes have taken place.

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I had the best time at Gardener’s World Live yesterday! Maddy and I shopped until we dropped, took inspiration from the show gardens and ate a scrumptious fish and chip lunch 😋 The highlight had to be seeing the Revelation Show Garden, which was designed, planted and built by over 70 horticulture students of @derbycollege including myself, Maddy (@sowedgier) and Pippa! The drift wood horses made such a dramatic entrance and people were even queuing up to walk through the garden. I’m off to visit the allotment this afternoon to plant my new goodies from the show. I hope that you’re having a lovely weekend too! 😁🌿🛍 . @bbcgwlive #bbcgardenersworldlive #showgarden #gardeninspirations #gardening #horticulture #gardeners #rhsstudent

*sigh* looks like it’s another wet day! 🌧 It’s been pouring with rain for almost an entire week now. Sure, we did really need it but, it’s getting a bit silly now 😅 I’m desperate to get some weeding done on the allotment but I won’t be there tomorrow as I’m off to @bbcgwlive with @sowedgier! I hope the rain subsides so that we can enjoy the ‘Revelation’ show garden that we have been working on as part of our horticulture studies at @derbycollege 👩🏻‍🌾 Who else is visiting the show? 😃Happy Friday!

Inside the polytunnel the tomatoes are all planted and supported by string! 🍅 I promised you a video to explain my polytunnel set up and it’s now ready to watch on my YouTube channel.📽 In this how-to video I also share my tips on how to prevent blight, explain my direct watering technique and share the companion plants I use to repel plant-damaging insects. 🌼💦 Find the link in my profile when you’re ready to watch! 💚 . #polytunnel #allotment #tomatoes #growyourownfood #vlog #allotmentlife #gardenersofinstagram #organicgardening #greenfingers #homegrown #ediblegarden

I’ve fallen pretty hard for this girl. She isn’t an edible but she does eat things! 👀 Meet Judith, her full name is Sarracenia x Judith Hindle and she’s a carnivorous pitcher plant! The striking markings on these plants have always drawn me towards them at garden shows. It was at RHS Chatsworth that I finally took the plunge and bought my first carnivorous plant! I was so surprised to hear that these will happily grow in my polytunnel all year round. What I assumed was a tropical, warm weather and high humidity loving plant is actually incorrect. The Sarracenias group are from North America and actually require a cold spell in winter to start their dormant period. A sugary nectar is secreted along the top of the tube which lures flies into the trap. I’m a bit concerned that a bee might fall into the trap so I’ll be closely monitoring the plant and I’ll move it into the sunniest bay window of my home if necessary. Thank you to Peter at @wackswickedplants for answering all my questions! These plants are actually pretty easy to care for by the sounds of it. They need lots of light, a cold winter, rainwater and lots of it! These plants naturally live in boggy conditions so they are best kept in a tray of rain water at all times. I’m rather excited by my new plant adventure! What are your thoughts on carnivorous plants? 🧛🏻‍♂️ . #feedmeseymour #sarracenia #sarraceniajudithhindle #carnivorousplants #pitcherplant #polytunnel #allotment #garden #plantlover

🌸The RHS Chatsworth Flower Show has come to an end and I came back to reality when I returned to work this morning after an epic week of volunteering. It was such a joy to return to Chatsworth Flower Show for the second year running to help to set up the show and work within the RHS feature garden. I met so many friendly RHS volunteers, garden designers, RHS staff, plant nurseries and visitors to the show who I enthused with at great lengths within the feature garden, ‘RHS Garden for Wildlife: Wild Woven’. The garden, designed by @s.hockenhull (pictured), shows the number of ways you can invite and support a diverse range of animals in your garden by providing water, nectar and shelter. I was in my element engaging in conversation with the visitors discussing composting, wormeries, wildflowers and ponds. A lot of people were interested to hear about my tiny Belfast sink pond, and I actively encouraged people to install one of their own, no matter what the size! I can’t believe that it’s all over for another year. I just want to say a huge thank you to the RHS team, Sharon for your support and everybody who recognised me and came up to say hello! Congratulations to all of the garden designers, especially @emilysgardendiary and thank you to everyone who was involved in putting on such a gorgeous show! Take a look at my saved Chatsworth highlights if you want to see more! 💜 . #rhsvolunteer #rhschatsworth #volunteerweek @the_rhs @chatsworthofficial #flowershow #gardendesign #rhsvolunteers #chatsworthflowershow

I love these funky looking ‘Yin Yang’ beans. ☯️ They’re a dwarf French kidney bean that you can use fresh or dried! I threw some in the ground this afternoon after I realised all my other beans are up but not these as I forgot to sow them! 🤦🏻‍♀️ . #growyourown #seeds #beans #yinyangbeans #growwhatyoueat #allotment #eatfresh #allotmentlife #gardening #growyourownfood #ediblegarden

I’ve just returned home from a busy day helping to install the @derbycollege show garden at BBC Gardener’s World Live! 🤩🌿 It’s been a gruelling day of trenching and planting a thick yew hedge but this is an important part of the garden since it conceals off the segmented gardens within. Today I worked in the ‘Searching’ garden where you’ll find lots of Fibonacci themes and tropical plants. It’s been such a pleasure to help build such an epic garden (it’s enormous), to work along side my tutor and peers with the plants we have been growing as part of our horticulture studies. The show opens next Thursday but I’ll be back at a Chatsworth on Saturday! 🌸 😄 I’m so lucky to be involved in these shows and I’ve having the time of my life this week! . 📸 Thanks for the picture David! . @bbcgwlive #bbcgardenersworld #showgarden #rhsstudent #horticulturestudent #gardening #derbycollege #epicgardening @necbirmingham

The garlic is trying to flower! These flower spikes called ‘scapes’ often emerge from early June onwards. It’s best to remove them from the plant, so that the garlic can focus all of its energy into forming a big, fat bulb! The good news is that they’re edible and can be used to make a punchy, garlic pesto or thrown into a stir fry! Yum 😋 How do you cook yours? . #growyourownfood #eatfresh #garlicscapes #allotment #harvest #homegrown #gardening #gardenersofinstagram #allotmentlife #freshlypicked

☕️ Cheers everybody, we survived the madness of May! What a month it has been. There are lots of new crops in the ground, I have a new seating area with a magic-trick bench and the wildlife pond has undergone a little makeover. 🐸 It’s all shaping up quite nicely for a summer of colourful flowers and yummy harvests! 🌸🍅 Check out my May allotment tour video that is now ready to watch on Youtube! You can find the link in my bio. 👩🏻‍🌾🎥💚

🎉 I woke up this morning to discover that 40,000 of you now follow my page! 😧 I honestly could never have imagined that my allotment garden would attract so many of you! I’m often overwhelmed by your love and support. 💚 Thank you for all that you do, which encourages me to keep on posting, sharing my knowledge and my love for gardening. The community we have here is so special and vitally important for the future of our green spaces and the wildlife that depend on them. 🦋🐝To think I use to feel embarrassed that gardening was my hobby. Ha! Gardeners rock! 🙌🏻🌿👩🏻‍🌾 . #thankyou #allotmentlife #growyourown #dowhatyoulove #gardening #gardenersofinstagram #allotment #myhappyplace #garden #urbangarden #growwhatyoueat

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