my allotment, a short video tour

[Two_Sheds]

I've been playing with my headcam, my new computer and you tube

The quality isn't great (there's no zoom) but someone might be interested in having a nosey round my plot

[Flummery]

What a lovely tour! Your plot is about twice the size of ours (and we only have 11). Nice to see others let things self seed and leave stuff in because it's bonny! Hope the French beans pic kup - been cold here too at night.

[Two_Sheds]

cheers Flum x
I did sow the French beans too early *just to see what happened*. It confirmed what we all say all the time: April is too early for a direct sowing (1st lot failed to germinate at all, 2nd lot [the ones in the vid] came up, then were checked by the cold).
3rd lot are currently hardening off in the back garden

[taff]

I enjoyed it
Nice managing of sweetcorn seedlings too

[Irie Jan]

Great film nice lottie! I had no idea you had so much room to plant on! Well done you for all your hard work!!!

[rustylady]

Well done TS - nice video.

[greengas]

Lovely plot TS, funny I did the same thing yesterday and made a video of our plot on my camera (which everyone is welcome to look at on my blog in signature).

How do you add captions as it looks really more professional than mine? I started doing a commentary but gave up half way through. Would also add my french climbers were also checked by colder weather a couple of weeks back.

[pipkins]

That was great, thanks for sharing

[SarzWix]

Ooh, I like that I love a nosey round other folks' plots

(wonder if #1 son will lend me his digi-camcorder....)

[Jeanied]

Echoing all the comments above, Two_Sheds - nice to have a stroll round your plot and a nosey at what you are growing! Love the bike too.

[binley100]

I enjoyed that thankyou for letting us have a nosey round

[Tomatoking]

Wow TS that was really good to watch, the camera quality was fine.
You certainly have plenty to cope with there. I just wonder how you keep everything watered, when its been so dry, well up to a week ago.

I was about to put a new video on my blog, but think i might have to up the quality after seeing yours.
Once again very well done.

Mr TK

[vicky]

That was so interesting! I love having a nose round other people's gardens/lotties - thank you!
(what are the big plant clumps at the end near the compost bin that are cut right down to the ground?)
Now inspired to take my camera round my own garden...

[janeyo]

Thanks I like noseying about too - just like being there! I prob wouldn't have managed not to speak though and you would have heard me saying things like 'oh ar*e, my onions have bolted' on the film!
lol

[Two_Sheds]

How do you add captions as it looks really more professional than mine?

I use Windows Movie Maker

I just wonder how you keep everything watered, when its been so dry

I don't use that much water tbh (we have really dry, sandy free-draining soil too).
I puddle in every plant that I put in, and if it's a particularly thirsty one I mulch with newspapers/grass clippings (mainly pumpkins, French beans & spuds)

I believe that watering the soil is a bad thing: it encourages roots to grow near the surface where they are apt to dry out even more, and just creates more & more watering to do.

I have planted those upturned pop/milk/water bottles all around the plot (every 4 feet or so) and I water into those, so it goes straight to the roots: once a week if it hasn't rained. The soil surface remains dry and acts as a mulch, trapping moisture below ground instead of evaporating from the surface

(what are the big plant clumps at the end near the compost bin that are cut right down to the ground?)

That is sorrel - it had just gone to seed. I'm now going to dig it up and split it.