So what’s been happening at Ar Bruadair? 2018 in the garden.

5th August 2018 0 comments By Eli

It’s been a while since I took you for a walk around the garden, so let’s do that. What’s looking good and what are the lessons learned for this year?

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Having fun in suburbia. Growing our own, baking our own, brewing our own and generally enjoying life to the full.

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Slow cooker ham with a ginger crunch top

Our recommended tools and gear

We get asked a lot for the details of the specific bits and pieces we use around the garden or the house, so we thought it might be easier for you guys if we made a list of all the details and you could peruse to your hearts content.
Link below...

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Organic living soil in an easy to use kit

I've said so many times that the soil is the most important thing for successful growing, not the fancy self-watering planter or the posh greenhouse but the soil. And we’ve also had a lot of chat over the last year about how compost and soil aren’t the same thing. So this week, I'm checking out a "living soil" kit promising to give your veggies and plants everything they need to grow healthy and strong. This claims to be the works - a kit to make soil, not just compost with some fertiliser added.

Living soil is a method for creating the perfect growing environment for container gardeners like myself, growing in pots, planters, raised beds - generally container gardening where the plants don't come into contact with natural soil.

Find out more about these kits and lots more organic growing at https://www.greenhandorganic.com/
Use the discount code THEKITCHENGARDEN at the checkout for 10% off

Sections
00:00 Intro
00:10 Topic
02:10 why you might be interested in this kit
04:47 what's in the kit
09:04 mixing the soil

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Watering system in the greenhouse

We're having a quick chat about the self-watering system in the greenhouse I introduced you guys to last year. It uses a capillary bed to bottom water multiple pots and trays and keeps a consistent and reliable level of watering.

Today we're just having a quick chat about the bits needed to build the system and once we are going in the greenhouse proper, we'll do a video of the whole set up and use process.

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The plan was to make a vertical strawberry planter

The plan was to make a vertical strawberry planter out of old pallets but it all went wrong as the weather took a real turn for the worst. Leaving me with a box of live strawberry plants and nowhere to plant them.
A wee chat about our plans, the weather and what I did to keep the strawberry plants happy until the planter is finished.

CHAPTER SHORTCUTS
Our plans 00:00
Getting the planters started 2:17
What went wrong 03:10
In the greenhouse to sort the plants 3:43

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Repairs to the raised bed hinged covers | silliness in the garden

This time of year is mostly about keeping on top of things while we wait for sowing and growing time. This week we're getting some of the repairs done, starting with adding some much-needed stability to our hinged hoop covers on our raised beds.

As usual, it's pretty much just us mucking about in the garden.

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Pricking out and potting on for beginners

We're in the greenhouse today to prick out and then pot on all the little pepper and tomato seedlings. So if you are growing for the first time and aren't sure how to get your tiny seedlings from seed trays or modules into their own pots, join us for a beginners guide.

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Bubble wrapping an unheated greenhouse | Was it worth it?

The time has come, we have had suitable cold and frosty weather over January so we can now give you a proper review of our bubble-wrapped unheated greenhouse. Was it worth the effort, the expense? Did it make a difference to the plants in the greenhouse? What were the negatives or positives?

Will we do it again next year?

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--- Frequently asked questions ---
1.Our greenhouse is 6ft by 8ft
2.No the greenhouse is not heated - there is no power in there
3.We have no intention of adding power to the greenhouse
4.Our garden is 10 metres square (roughly)
5.We live in East Lothian on the East Coast of Scotland
6.Our greenhouse is by a British company called Rhino Greenhouses

#GreenhouseInsulation #Greenhouse #WinterGardening #GreenhouseGardener #Greenhouses #KitchenGarden #GrowYourOwn #GreenhouseGardening #ScottishGarden

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I'm starting my seeds indoors | grow light and heat mat germination station

It's the middle of January and I'm sowing my peppers seeds indoors. For some people, starting your seeds just now is an option, but it's not for everyone. Seeds need heat to germinate and then those seedlings need a lot of light to thrive. I've set up a germination station in my office with a heat mat and lights to take my seeds from germination to healthy plants, hopefully getting ahead start on my growing season.

So join me to chat about frost dates and why they are important and to learn how to tell when you can and should be starting your seeds off too.

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Make your own potting mix

Not only can you save money by making your own potting mix (or potting soil). When you make your own, you have complete control over what is in there and even better you can adjust your recipe as needed for different situations. Today we'll go through the basic info you need to give you the understanding to make your own mixes and I'll share my basic recipe to get you started.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 Not soil? So what is soil?
02:30 Soiless Potting Mix - What's in it and why
09:54 My Recipe

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Don't sow your seeds yet | seed viability test and potting soil prep

Welcome to #seedanuary the month where we all get excited about buying and sowing our seeds. However, I'm going to ask you to stop for a second so we can talk about and test your seed viability. Will your seeds germinate?

Today we're going to do a seed viability test (which is dead easy) to determine if our seeds are worth sowing, this means we know before we get going and can't prevent disappointment and wasted soil and time. Talking about soil, we're also going to prepare our soil to get the best results. We want to make sure it is as fine as possible to help our little seedlings and we're going to sterilise it to make sure we kill off any nasties like fungus or fungus gnats and aphids.

Chapters
00:00 Intro to #seedanuary
Part 1
01:15 Seed Viability Test - will my seeds germinate?
07:26 top down demo
Part 2
11:47 Preparing potting soil
13:45 making the soil right for the seedlings
17:13 making the soil right for us - kill off nasties

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