17th September Tour Part 1, problems and solutions

Many weather difficulties in 2024. There is some plant damage and disease in Homeacres no dig garden, Somerset, UK.
And there is abundance generally! Thanks to no dig, appropriate use of covers, minimum slug habitat, and good timings of sowings.

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Filmed 17th September 2024 by Nicola Smith. Homeacres in in the UK, a maritime temperate climate zone 8.

00:00 Intro
00:23 An early frost, and the effects
00:54 Winter squash, when to harvest and how to protect from cold nights
01:42 Slug damage
02:23 Chicories for hearts
02:39 Chervil, with fleece cover
03:11 Tomatoes in the polytunnel - late blight
05:05 Cucumbers, and growing winter salads
06:01 The equinox, and light levels
06:22 Tomatoes in the greenhouse - no blight
07:16 And loofahs
07:51 Basil - different types
08:32 Propagation for winter, including trays of lettuce and spinach
09:34 Wild rocket, and comparison with salad rocket
09:59 Pricking out, the benefits
10:38 Germination comparison, old and new seeds
11:41 Chard seed, home-saved
12:04 Sowings for outside
12:20 Sowing dates
12:56 Cabbages - different varieties
13:14 Dig/no dig bed comparison, and multisowing
14:25 Leeks for early harvests, Jolant variety
14:40 Dwarf beans, leaves singed by frost
15:02 Runner beans for dry beans - how to harvest
16:10 Compost - the biggest bays
16:49 Balancing green and brown
17:31 Temperature of the heap
18:08 Shredder
18:04 Woodchip on a bed of raspberries - too much
19:49 More leeks, Bandit variety
20:11 Asparagus
20:44 Jerusalem artichoke
21:43 Beetroot - large but not woody
22:16 Squash, Crown Prince and Winter Sweet
22:46 Mildew on old leaves, not an issue
23:19 Calabrese, not growing well
24:06 Gall weevil, holes in mesh!
24:27 Carrots under mesh against rootfly
24:55 A compost trial, with cabbages
25:42 Grapes, Phoenix variety - mildew
26:32 September Tour Part 2, upcoming!

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