My garden in springtime ( UK ) video , show us yours please

[nigelandjan]

Sorry about putting this in the Thai garden section ,, I went through all the options and couldnt really find anywhere else to put it.

This is an idea I have been toying with for a while ,, it would be good to see others interested in growing theyre fruit and veg post pictures of theyre gardens through the seasons as the crops grow ( or not )


I wouldnt expect to see anyone go to all the bother of doing a video ,, just some pictures would be great .


Anyway I thought you might like to have a look around my spring garden ,, later on I will probably post just some pictures of the various crops as they progress toward the next stage as they grow up a bit .

Hope you enjoy .

[stevefarang]

Very nice Nigel.
I had a nice little garden, way back in the early 90's with the first wife (back on the East Coast of USA). My favorite were the sugar snap peas. I used to eat those right off the vine, couldn't grow enough of them.
I have one sister who's really into gardening as well.

I might try some gardening in Thailand, but I don't think sugar snap peas will grow there.

Steve

[palexxxx]

Well done, Nigel. I'm looking forward to when I have a place of my own here. I want to grow fruit, although I don't know why. They're cheap enough to buy.

[Aberlour]

Great video Nige, put a smile on my face that. Loved the commentary. Especially, "I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden"

It's a lovely sized garden, you don't get those with the houses they throw up these days, and you've got it laid out nicely. Hope you make another vid when it's all ready to be eaten. And then I dare say we'll be seeing it on your plate on the dinner thread.

[blue]

I feel proper cheated , I though Nigel was going to get his ladder out and climb high into the sky , and do a special perched at 45 degrees , showcasing his jungle like roof garden with his prize winning Algae, lichen and Moss , and go on to explain which are edible or medicinal .

But no , he's just plodding about his garden,
I cant make out from his reflection if he's got a bright orange shirt on , or is just topless with a radio active sun tan , either way he seems to have scared all the birds and butterflys away .

I'd be a bit pissed off if I was that Rhubarb plant ; survives the whole harsh winter and doesn't even get a mention ..

[Dillinger]

love the farmyard animals.

[Gipsy]

Nice... I wish my garden was that organised and well maintained... fancy a very long holiday, Nige...?

No vegetables here, just a few Habanero peppers growing like weed and while the rainy season slowly moves in the first mangoes are harvested. Jackfruits getting bigger by the day and roseapple in full bloom now.

The rest of the garden is filled to the rim with ornamental plants and the Plumeria (Frangipani) and Delonix regia (flame tree) are on display now, soon followed by the Hoyas and the Bromeliads.

Now is the time to take cuttings and I'm doing some trees and shrubs now, just last week fishished potting too many Plumeria pudica 'sticks' but they will be flowering in 6 months time and then I'll be happy I have that many.



Hoya mindorensis in full bloom

[nigelandjan]

I'd be a bit pissed off if I was that Rhubarb plant ; survives the whole harsh winter and doesn't even get a mention ..

If YOU was that rhubarb plant Bluey , I would bring the cow in from next door to excrete its mornings lunch over you to parp you up a bit

[nigelandjan]

You look to have a wonderfull garden there Gippo ,, I just love the idea of being able to go and pick some exotic fruit in my wilderness

[S Landreth]

show us yours please

here's one,......

https://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gard...khon-kean.html

[nigelandjan]

^ Now your just trying to make me feel really sick SL ,,,,,,,,,,,,BTW you have succeeded that looks wonderfull mate , could just see me sitting under there for a cold one

[Loombucket]

Very nice garden you have there. It looks about ten times the size of mine, but then, I don't have all that grass to cut. I'm still working on mine, but may have some pics to share later in the year. I would like to see yours again, with everything ready to harvest. Well done!

[Bangyai]

Very nice Nigel......hope you get a summer to enjoy it.

[toslti]

Very nice Nigel.
I had a nice little garden, way back in the early 90's with the first wife (back on the East Coast of USA). My favorite were the sugar snap peas. I used to eat those right off the vine, couldn't grow enough of them.
I have one sister who's really into gardening as well.

I might try some gardening in Thailand, but I don't think sugar snap peas will grow there.

Steve

Loads of mangetout available in the local fresh markets here, along with real peas in pods. Cant imagine that they are imported.

[bobforest]

Nigel

Thanks for sharing your garden with us.

Good to see another rhubarb-lover. I brought some into Thailand from Oz once. I declared them to the customs officials but their agricultural specialist wasn't on duty at that time, so I explained what the plants were, how one cooked them, and what they tasted like. Plants and me were waved through.

However, they never survived the heat of Isan and I now have to limit myself to sampling the joys of rhubarb when I visit Oz.

bobforest

[nigelandjan]

Interesting Bob ,, I guess the poor rhubarb had a shock in the relentless heat .

This year as you can see with everything in the garden its all so far behind because of the LONG cold winter we have had again . We have had one meal so far of it , mabe pull it again in a couple of weeks , but normally there would be a huge clump of it there by now , along with the potatoes , should all be well up by now .

[terry57]

Bloody brilliant Nigel, love your garden, can tell you are no spotty chav as your living in a massive gaff and not a squat in Brixton.

Like the Beatles as well, awesome Bra.

You sound like a right geezer mate and reminds me of those hard men who used to live in the East End. They talked like you innit,

Have a nice day Nigel,

Cheers

[Loy Toy]

I truly love gardening and your video has really interested me. I look forward to seeing your garden vegetables grow.

Well done mate. Best thread for a long time.

[Aberlour]

^ Totally agree LT. Just wish I could contribute. I'm city folk at the minute, no garden to speak of.

Hope we see some more gardens soon.

[DrAndy]

I want to grow fruit, although I don't know why. They're cheap enough to buy.

fruit and veg always taste better when they are grown at home

and it gives a great sense of accomplishment to nuture a plant and eventually get some produce from it

On my farm I have loads of different fruits, and some veggies, some from Portugal

they survive Ok but the rats can be a nuisance

[nigelandjan]

can tell you are no spotty chav

Well thanks indeed Tel ,,,,,however I am sorry to spoil the illusion

You sound like a right geezer mate and reminds me of those hard men who used to live in the East End. They talked like you innit,

Very observant mate ,, if you want confirmation ask my old mate Dill when he first met me ,, ( and he,s a big handy lad ) ,,,,,yeah there he was waiting at reception , then I came down in the lift and burst out the doors ,, poor bugger ni on shat himself ,, ran up the road he did

Have a nice day Nigel,

Cheers for that bud ,, everyday my eyelids part at 4.50am and I think " Great " lets have another day at it !

[nigelandjan]

I truly love gardening and your video has really interested me. I look forward to seeing your garden vegetables grow.

Well done mate. Best thread for a long time.

Praise indeed ,thanks so much mate ,, but more to the point so glad you enjoyed it ,, mabe it will encourage a few others to post up some pics I hope.


As and when the summer arrives and things progress I promise I will update it all .

I am hoping when I live in Thai to do a similar thread ,, and I will have plenty of time to do some videos if people like that as well

[sunsetter]

nice one nige, looks like you got it covered there!!

i threw in loads of bulbs and iris roots a few weeks ago....waiting......

[HermantheGerman]

Very nice nigel. How about some trees. I noticed you have no fruit trees like cherrys or apples.

[nigelandjan]

No true mate ,, well not quite I do have one very old apple tree in the back hedge .

Its fair comment though ,, and the reason is we have only lived here 4 years and will probably be gone to Thailand for good in the next 2 or 3 years so it dosent make sense to spend on fruit trees to leave for someone else ,, and besides I have a nice low step over fence between my neighbour and when he is out bowling I can nip over and sample his plums