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This video shares the ongoing transformation of the allotment, showing the progress being made to improve the plot and prepare it for a productive growing season.
I go through clearing areas, organising growing spaces, improving beds, and tackling jobs that are easier to complete during the quieter winter period. These changes help create a more manageable layout and set the foundations for healthier plants and better harvests.
Great for gardeners looking for motivation and practical ideas on how to renovate, reorganise, and bring a tired or overgrown plot back into a productive growing space.
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Hey up everybody. It's Gardening with
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Ben. Well, it's Sunday today and it's
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not very cold. It's pretty all right to
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be honest to say we're in December. It's
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a pretty good day to be down here at the
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a lotment. So, we're down here nice and
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early to hopefully complete the jobs
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what I was starting yesterday with the
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clearing of the plot and getting the
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beds built. I've remembered my saw
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today. So, fingers crossed we can get as
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much done as possible down here. So,
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let's have a look at what we're doing
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today down at the plot.
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So, we're down here at the a lotment
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this morning. We have lots and lots to
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do. There's always plenty to be done at
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the a lotment. And while it's nice,
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while the weather's decent, it's time to
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get out in the gardens and get doing
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that work. There's a squirrel. Look at
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that little pesky thing.
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So today's job is clearing this area
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just here in front of my new area, which
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I did, that new area needs all the
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leaves clearing from the tree, but it
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should be back in good stand soon. And
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hopefully we'll get some flowers in
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there during the summer months. It'll
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look nice in that area. And I want some
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herbs in that area as well, which should
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look good. So yeah, yesterday we cleared
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six beds down here at the plot. We need
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to repair the ones that have got beams
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missing, fix them up, and they're done.
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But yeah, we've got to build two beds
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here. So hopefully we get all that done
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today. I've left the worst bit till the
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last, the dumping area. You just move
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everything up the plot as you move
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along. So yeah, we've got it all
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together and get it all sorted. But it
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should get done. That is the mission
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today. I'm not going home till I've done
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it. And that's the guarantee. So yeah,
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let's crack on with the plot. It's all
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looking pretty good and pretty smart
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right now. We've got a lot of work still
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to do. There's still some beds at the
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bottom to fix. Uh but by the end of next
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week, it should be all pretty clear and
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the main plot ready for next year's
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growing, which will be exciting. So
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exciting to start next year. You always
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get that buzz about it when you're
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starting the plot for the year and
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excitement when you first sew the
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seedlings and they all start popping
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through for the year ahead. So yeah,
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let's stop talking and let's get
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cracking.
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So we've now finished our job for today
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and wow, we've got a lot done and I'm
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impressed with how much we got done. My
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electric saw ran out during while I were
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rebuilding some of the beds. So, I'm not
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being able to do them all, but we'll
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have to get it charged and finish that
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off next time when we're down here at
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the plot as there's still a bit to do in
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the main plot area. So, let's have a
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look and see what's happening.
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So, yeah, I am impressed with how much
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we have got done here at the plot. We
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have got these eight beds done this
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weekend, which I wanted to get done. So
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yeah, they're all dug over, weeded, and
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ready for next year. Obviously, they'll
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need weeding again before then, but
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we'll keep on top of the weeds. We've
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done what I wanted to get done. We've
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laid new paths around this top area as
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there weren't no paths there before. We
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built them two beds, which weren't there
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either, so we've got two extra beds next
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year. And yeah, it'll look better once
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this wood chip down on the path as it
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makes it look more natural. I love uh
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the weed suppressant as it keeps the
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weeds down. I want to keep it as
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maintenancefree as possible. Obviously,
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we still get little toughs to grass
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growing in between, but not as bad as
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what it would be if we didn't have the
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weed membrane down. So, hopefully we'll
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get some wood chip and get that sorted.
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But I've still got that bed to repair.
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Uh like I said, we ran out of power on
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my electric saw, so we'll have to leave
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that. But yeah, I'm happy with how well
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it's all looking. Next week's job, I'll
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be starting to clear all these leaves
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out of this area and tidy this back up.
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But yeah, look at this. Absolutely
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amazing. All the beds dug over, most of
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them repaired and ready for next year's
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growing. It's looking absolutely amazing
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down here. I'm really impressed with how
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well it's done. Um, like I said, next
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week's job, we got that bed to repair
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there. We got this bed to repair here,
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that one there, and I think that's it.
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And we'll just be clearing all the
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bricks off from what we had down to hold
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the netting up. But yeah, hopefully
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we'll get this plot finished in a day,
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next Wednesday,
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and then it'll be ready for growing. And
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we're going to clear up all the paths,
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get all them tided, swept, get the mud
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off them so that it's not as slippery.
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But then it'll be on to the next job.
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There's always plenty of jobs to be done
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down at the plot getting things done and
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getting things sorted. But yeah, I hope
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you're impressed with how well it's all
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looking. We've got his garlic growing.
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We've got his broad beans growing. We've
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got his onions grow. These are Chinese
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garlic. I'm doing a comparison to see if
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Chinese garlic actually grow well or
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not. A lot of people say don't grow
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Chinese garlic because it's not any
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good. And that's the UK and looking at
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it, Chinese garlic's doing better. So,
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we'll see which one grows the best down
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here at the a lotment. Broad beans are
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doing amazing and the onions are coming
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along good. So, yeah, happy with how
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everything's looking.
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