EMMA'S ALLOTMENT DIARIES / APRIL 2020 / PLANTING OUT PEAS

Oh God. Oh my God. What's happened? They've all fallen over. Oh no. Are they water plants? They're water plants because they're in the water. I should have come back earlier. Maybe because they're in the water. Maybe because they're in the water. They're supposed to be in the water. But maybe you added too much water. Oh no. Mum, what about if you put it on some rock? It was the rainfall. Oh man, they all sunk. Mum, what about if you put them on the rock there? No, because they've got to be in the water. Oh God. Maybe we just need to take some water out. Morning everyone. Welcome back to my allotment diaries. If you're new around here, my name is Emma and this is my first allotment plot. Hopefully you saw the video. It's going to be my new channel trailer. The last video I put up showing you my progress from January to March. I've got my kids here with me today so you know what it's like when you've got two kids to look after as well. I'm trying to get here less and less because I obviously don't want to leave the house that often at the moment for obvious reasons. I'm trying to make sure that I've got jobs to do when I get here so it's a purposeful visit. Today I've got to plant out my second batch of peas. As you can see, these ones are doing really, really well. But they're growing. These ones are doing fantastic, are they? These ones are dead so I'm going to yank them out. Poor things. Because they are dead. So we'll try again. Right, let's make sure this is pulled tight. So I'm going to have one. The soil is really good here now. It wouldn't have been so good when I planted them the first time. Maybe it was a soil problem. Maybe the soil wasn't heated up enough or something. But this is crumbling away. This is great. This is exactly how Monty Don's is supposed to be. I've got a good feeling about these ones, you know. I've got a good feeling about them. I've got a really good feeling about these. I think these are going to be the ones that actually grow. Let's do the other side. Surprisingly, these ones have done a bit better than that side. They must be getting better conditions over here. Some of these look alright. Let's have a look which one is alright. That can't be right. It's me, I'm killing them. Here's a surprise. That one doesn't look very happy with me. Sorry mate. Oh god, that's just going to die. Get it out. Oh, hello Wormie. Oh sorry Wormie. Oh shit. Sorry. Oh god. The second batch of peas are now in the ground. Whether or not they grow better than the last batch, I don't know. They look healthier. They look stronger plants. And the soil looks better. And obviously the weather is a little bit better. Though we did have a bit of frost this morning. But they look healthier. They just look better. I can't explain it. They just look more like, where are they there. They look more like they're actually going to grow. I'm really glad that I grew them again to be honest. I'm really glad that I did that. I think I'm going to tie a little bit more support. I think they need the supporting to be a little bit closer together. So I'm going to spend a little bit of time doing that now. I was wondering if I should have maybe chosen a different type of support than that. I'm not sure that was the right thing. But I've done it now. So I've got to see it through. I've got to tie all that twine again. Right, okay, let's do that. Let's stop moaning and let's do that. Right. Are you alright? Yeah. Yeah? You're out of breath? I'm fluffing all the way down that way. Poop smelled so bad. The manure. The manure? Mummy, Tommy just threw all of his drink into the shed. Why are you doing that, Tom? Guys, don't fight or I'll compost you. This thing here. I want to take it apart. And turn it into something. I don't know what. Oh God, look what they've done with the seed. For God's sakes. Right, okay. Right, so to take it down. I don't really know how we take it down. So I just brought an array of tools that I found in my husband's toolbox. So I brought these. They look quite clicky. I brought one of these. And I brought this. I don't know what this is. But maybe it will help me to take it apart. So. I brought what I could find. I think I'll try this little thing first. Oop. What's this do? Let's try this one. That's nothing. I'm kind of worried about your apple. It works. I'm going to pile there so I don't lose them. I'm kind of worried about your apple. Because. There's actually. Two of them. They're trying to find worms. To hold it out to a bird. So that a bird flies down and lands on their hand. It's keeping them busy. A bean structure. I'm just going to do two holes. I can't think of what to do with it to be honest. I've sort of just got that so far. I think I need to do some research on bean structures. Maybe something for a cucumber to grow up. Because I know that needs quite a shallow. Shallow growth. I could do. I could just use them as supports. This year. And then think about it for next year. Yeah I could do actually. They're quite good poles really. For supports. They're quite sturdy. Yeah I could do. That's a good idea. Hey Tom. At least it's down. At least the whole structure's down now. It's been taken down. Because I was really dreading doing that. Because I'm not very good at things like that. I don't know why the pond plants fell over. It was stressing me out. The iris was okay. That survived. But these two. They just got blown over. I don't know if they're going to survive now. Because half their blooming aquatic soil is gone. For God's sakes. Oh my God. The pond's all full of dirt now. So I don't know. Oh look. This is a. Like an obstacle course. Be careful with them guys. Because they are. You know. Weapons. For you. Right. So I put the peas out. Which is what I wanted to do. Took apart that structure. Which I wanted to do. Checked on the dahlias. They look fine by the way. I've already packed them with compost. So. They haven't like. They don't look like they're going rotten at all. They're really dry. I did pull one up. And it has got little roots growing. So I think they'll be okay. Carrots and spinach are fine. Foxy's not been back. Thank God. Bloody fox. Right. We better be making a move. Because we're not really allowed to be here that long. And I will be back again. When it is time to plant something else out. Which hopefully will be soon. Might do a little video in between. Showing you what I've actually sown at home. Guys. Please be careful with that. And we are going in a minute. Dad's coming.