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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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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With the new year upon us, why not take a bit of a fun and lighthearted look back at the previous year in the kitchen garden and greenhouse. What grew well in the vegetable garden? What garden experiments did we get up to and most of all what silliness ensued?

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We talked about taking cuttings at nodes in our propagation episode 1 video, but what if there is no obvious stem to find the nodes on? Spider plants (or airplane plants) are a perfect example of this, so we are propagating from these to show how it can be done.

Thanks to https://www.sebsurbanjungle.co.uk/ for the help to make this video

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5.We live in East Lothian on the East Coast of Scotland
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This week I've been getting on top of some of the jobs I've been putting off, but thought it would be an interesting way to chat to you about the tools I use (my favourites if you like) while I work. So we're finally moving that salvia to its new home, dealing with last years tarragon in the greenhouse and basically, all my plans go awry as things just go wrong which eventually ends in a bit of a panic in the greenhouse over the hydrangea and mould!

00:00 Intro
02:14 the salvia is getting dug up and moved
06:03 replanting the salvia in its new home
07:34 OOPS I dug up the spring bulbs
09:11 tidying the greenhouse
11:12 Tarragon to be binned
14:45 buckets and their uses
15:47 Panic in the greenhouse

Videos from today
Planting spring bulbs: https://youtu.be/lO__XpVVKVU
Insecticidal soap: clearing up the confusion: https://youtu.be/jEdjPpyNpHc
Neem oil to control pest control in your garden: https://youtu.be/xRUnpbXLgcw
Naturally JB Winter CHores playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8jQma6YR7c&list=PLN4LsN_65N2YIzFE7t64k0XlE4Wbpmicy


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• Sharpal Pocket Sharpening Tool: https://amzn.to/34ke7ZC
• Twist Clips to hold bubble wrap inside greenhouse Glazing bars: https://amzn.to/3iO7YJ7
• Triple Laminated 25mm Bubble UV Stable bubble wrap: https://amzn.to/2IfCFtW
• Mosquito Dunks: https://amzn.to/30M2hVN
• Mosquito Bits: https://amzn.to/36LltXG
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• Strulch Mineralised Straw Mulch 100L: https://amzn.to/2I2hJqd
• Westland Landscape Bark 100L: https://amzn.to/3iFnira
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5.We live in East Lothian on the East Coast of Scotland
6.Our greenhouse is by a small British company who does not have worldwide or online outlets. Rather than look for our greenhouse, we suggest you investigate local companies near you.

#GardenTour #WinterGardening #Greenhouse #ScottishGarden #AScottishGarden

Let's talk about the very basic scenario of propagating plants from cuttings. You guys asked for some propagation videos so today is the beginning of our Propagation Station series.

This video is very much the 101 - high-level overview to give you the basic concepts so that you can go out and research for more in-depth knowledge. So today, let's talk NODES and how this influences the growth of your cutting and of course we'll pop into the greenhouse to plant these us.

A great chance for me to finally take those salvia cuttings I've been talking about.

Pop over and watch the previous video where I talked about basil cuttings
https://youtu.be/YBZLEuYasyY

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2.No the greenhouse is not heated - there is no power in there
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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

#Propagation #PlantPropagation #PlantCuttings #Greenhouse #GreenhouseGardener #Greenhouses #ScottishGarden #AScottishGarden

In the garden getting my raised beds and containers in tip-top condition ready for a new growing year. I revitalise my raised bed and container soil to replace all those nutrients that have been used up in the previous growing season. Soil can get tired and used up, so if you want to keep getting those gorgeous flowers and amazing harvests, you need to give it some love.

Luckily I can grab some fresh compost from my hotbin composter and add that as organic matter and then a wee bit of fertiliser works wonders.

Grab a coffee and come enjoy a wee chat while I get my beds sorted for the coming year.

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--- Frequently asked questions ---
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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

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