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Quickcrop
Добавлен 27 июн 2012
Quickcrop provides advice and information on how to grow your own food. Quickcrop is all about making vegetable growing easy and accessible whether you live in the city or out in the country, whether you want to grow a pot of salad leaves or want to feed your whole family all year round. We can show you how to grow the most delicious food with the minimum of effort and enjoy all the great benefits your own fresh food brings.
Our online store offers a wide range of gardening products from raised beds & soil to seeds & garden tools and our favourite composting solutions. Viisit our website for more growing tutorials and to read our garden blog.
Our online store offers a wide range of gardening products from raised beds & soil to seeds & garden tools and our favourite composting solutions. Viisit our website for more growing tutorials and to read our garden blog.
Charles Dowding Seedling Trays
This long lasting heavy duty module tray is made from durable recycled plastic.
🌱 When ready to transplant, plants push up easily, thanks to the 14mm hole size of each cell bottom. This improves drainage too.
🌱 The polypropylene is smooth so there is little or no damage to the plant roots as they slide out.
🌱 Each cell has a volume of 21 cm³, which is a game changer for anyone with limited propagation space.
🌱 The Charles Dowding tray is highly recommended for bringing on seedlings. There are 3 sizes to choose from.
www.quickcrop.ie/products/charles-dowding-15-cell-plant-tray.html
www.quickcrop.ie/products/charles-dowding-30-cell-plant-tray.html
www.quickcrop.ie/product/charles-dowding-60-cell-...
🌱 When ready to transplant, plants push up easily, thanks to the 14mm hole size of each cell bottom. This improves drainage too.
🌱 The polypropylene is smooth so there is little or no damage to the plant roots as they slide out.
🌱 Each cell has a volume of 21 cm³, which is a game changer for anyone with limited propagation space.
🌱 The Charles Dowding tray is highly recommended for bringing on seedlings. There are 3 sizes to choose from.
www.quickcrop.ie/products/charles-dowding-15-cell-plant-tray.html
www.quickcrop.ie/products/charles-dowding-30-cell-plant-tray.html
www.quickcrop.ie/product/charles-dowding-60-cell-...
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Liquid Seaweed Fertiliser
Просмотров 214День назад
This Liquid Seaweed Fertiliser from Better Plants is unique in that it uses a process called 'cold extraction'. The lack of heat involved in the extraction process means that the natural composition of the seaweed - with its bio-active molecules and nutritious benefits - is retained. Better Plants use 100% Irish and Organic seaweed. The seaweed grows naturally on the northwest coast of Ireland....
Better Plants Liquid Tomato Fertiliser
Просмотров 159День назад
A 100% natural, balanced, potassium-enriched feed. Better Plants' Liquid Tomato Fertiliser contains nitrogen, folic acid and cold extracted organic seaweed. This is a slow-release fertiliser that contains a balanced ratio of the main elements that tomatoes require to thrive (NPK). When tomato plants don't get sufficient nutrients they can suffer from issues such as yellowing leaves, pest infest...
SpudBoost Organic Liquid Feed
Просмотров 111День назад
This certified organic foliar feed can be diluted and then watered onto the leaves of your potato plants. This is a very efficient method for nutrient uptake and you will soon see the results: vigorous dark green leaves due to enhanced photosynthesis, not to mention plentiful high-quality tubers come harvest time. The unique formula facilitates better absorption of essential nutrients Another b...
Better Plants Root Booster
Просмотров 113День назад
Better Plants' Root Booster is an excellent root stimulant; it can also improve soil structure and water storage capacity as well as prevent soil erosion. Ideal for use when planting out seedlings that have been started in trays or pots. The naturally-derived product increases root length and biomass, while also encouraging the growth of secondary (hair) roots which absorb nutrients and water f...
The Vigo Electric Apple Mill
Просмотров 30221 день назад
This stainless steel Electric Apple Mill makes short work of apples or pears. Inside the machine are pre-pulping blades and two horizontal blades (which are reversible when blunted). Place a bucket or container under the Apple Mill to catch the resulting pulp as it comes down the chute. This fine pulp will be an ideal consistency for pressing. A great piece of equipment for enthusiasts or commu...
The Vigo PulpMaster
Просмотров 17521 день назад
The 'Pulpmaster' is a drill operated fruit pulper that can be used alone or with our range of fruit presses. First, securely fasten a lid to the 9 litre plastic food grade bucket. Then you can pulp fruit by attaching a mains powered electric drill to the spindle. The stainless steel blade runs smoothly while the plastic bucket and lid are robust and strong. This pulper can crush up to 3kg or 6 ...
The Vigo Fruit Crusher
Просмотров 24421 день назад
For successful fruit pressing, you should crush or 'pulp' your fruit before adding it to a fruit press; otherwise it will be very difficult to extract juice. We supply three different sizes of crusher, from the small 'Hobby Crusher' to the Heavy Duty unit. The differences aren't just in size; the crushing mechanisms are stronger and more efficient with the larger models. The Hobby Crusher featu...
The Cross Beam Fruit Press
Просмотров 21221 день назад
Vigo's Cross Beam press is so called because of the characteristic beam running across the top of the container. The cross beam design is the ideal option if you have a large fruit harvest to make your way through or you are part of a community group. It is easier to use and requires less maintenance. The cross beam can be unscrewed and moved out of the way to allow access to the crushing drum....
Spindle Press vs Cross Beam Press
Просмотров 18021 день назад
Comparing the Spindle and Cross Beam Fruit Presses from Vigo There are two basic types of fruit press: the spindle press and the cross beam press. In terms of the amount of juice that you can extract from your apple pulp, or how efficient they are, they are both exactly the same. The difference is in ease of use. The spindle presses are available with cast iron or stainless steel frames. The ce...
The Spindle Fruit Press
Просмотров 25521 день назад
Trust us, it's great fun making your own fruit juice with these easy to use spindle fruit presses from Vigo. Once you have your fruit pulped (this can be done with the Vigo crusher), you prepare the fruit press by fitting the straining bag over the spindle, folding the edges of the bag down around the outside of the timber drum. Once you add your apple pulp to the drum, you then place the 'half...
Dealing with Horsetail
Просмотров 684Месяц назад
🌿 Mare's tail or horsetail is very difficult to get rid of, even if you do spray weedkiller, because the stems and leaves have a waxy coating that repels moisture (and therefore the weedkiller spray). Also, the rhizomatous roots bury themselves deep in the soil and will re-generate a new plant from the smallest remnant if you try to dig them out. 🌿 From an organic control point of view, it is h...
Strawberry Fruiting Problems and Tips
Просмотров 404Месяц назад
What can you do if your strawberry plants aren't fruiting very well? 🍓 Strawberries won't fruit well if they are in cramped or overcrowded beds. 🍓 The more common June or Summer bearing varieties will be reaching the end of their fruiting cycle towards mid July. At this point runners are produced which will grow new daughter plants where the nodes touch bare soil. This is how strawberry plants ...
Q & A: Feeding Tomatoes
Просмотров 513Месяц назад
Tips on Feeding Tomatoes 🍅 In this video I show an example of a plant that I left too long in a small pot and has run out of feed. You can clearly see the light green upper leaves and yellow lower ones in contrast to the dark green of the plants in the background. 🍅 If your plants look anything like this, you will need to start feeding with an liquid feed every 2 weeks. The reason we need to us...
Re-Using Old Compost
Просмотров 595Месяц назад
A good question: ❓Is it ok to re-use old potting compost after clearing out old pots? If the crops that had been growing in the pot were free weren't stricken by pests or disease (such as vine weevil) the compost should be good to re-use. Another thing to take into account is that any multipurpose compost is going to have enough feed or nutrients for about 3 months of growing, so you should ass...
How to Harvest French Beans in the Polytunnel
Просмотров 2672 месяца назад
How to Harvest French Beans in the Polytunnel
Renovating a Cabin in the Quickcrop Garden
Просмотров 4832 месяца назад
Renovating a Cabin in the Quickcrop Garden
Suburban Garden Project - Getting Started
Просмотров 4102 месяца назад
Suburban Garden Project - Getting Started
Growing French Beans in the Polytunnel
Просмотров 3272 месяца назад
Growing French Beans in the Polytunnel
Planting Beetroot in the Vegetable Garden
Просмотров 6433 месяца назад
Planting Beetroot in the Vegetable Garden
Planting Bush Tomates in the Polytunnel
Просмотров 3883 месяца назад
Planting Bush Tomates in the Polytunnel
Planting Sweetcorn Seedlings in the Polytunnel
Просмотров 3553 месяца назад
Planting Sweetcorn Seedlings in the Polytunnel
Planting Aubergine in the Polytunnel
Просмотров 4333 месяца назад
Planting Aubergine in the Polytunnel
Planting Cordon Tomatoes in the Polytunnel
Просмотров 4483 месяца назад
Planting Cordon Tomatoes in the Polytunnel
Explaing the Difference between Cordon & Bush Tomatoes
Просмотров 5893 месяца назад
Explaing the Difference between Cordon & Bush Tomatoes
Hi 👋 Is timber tanalised/pressure treated ?
Hi, the Premium ponds & Avon ponds are pressure treated & tanalised & the aquatic planters are pressure treated. Here are some links to our pond pages for more information :) www.quickcrop.ie/raised-garden-ponds/ & www.quickcrop.co.uk/product/raised-pond-with-liner-6ft-x-4ft/ Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any more questions
@@Quickcrop Morning buddy, thanks for the reply and links 🙏 I will order for sure 😃
I bought them from you still going strong and a favourite. Any chance you can stock the larger version of these or the Hue Richards range ?
Delighted to hear that, thank you. I can see why they are a favourite! We have a couple of sizes of the Huw Richards trays. Here is the 10 cell tray www.quickcrop.ie/products/huw-richards-10-cell-tray.html & the 20 cell tray www.quickcrop.ie/products/huw-richards-20-cell-tray.html
Thea are awesome 🙌
You can tell they were designed by a gardener!
Brilliant vid thanks
No problem 👍
More on cabbage collars. Very interesting and heartbreaking
It can be very frustrating. This article may be helpful www.quickcrop.ie/blog/how-to-protect-cabbages-and-carrots-from-2-common-pests
Another interesting video Andrew! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks again!
What do you do with these over winter, can you put them and put them into the greenhouse and will they grow over winter or keep til summer . First time growing. Thanks
Hi, great question. You can pot them up and pop them in the greenhouse but you will need to keep them watered and possibly move the pots outside for a time during the winter. Strawberries need a period of vernalization (exposing them to a period of cold during the winter for more successful flowering & fruiting next season). What I do, to keep things simple, is to plant them into a bed outside now, that way I don't need to worry about watering or moving pots. They'll be well settled in by winter. I'll then dig some up with a good root ball & re-plant into the tunnel in February and keep some outside. The ones grown in the tunnel will flower & fruit earlier so I'll get a longer season of homegrown strawberries. Hope this helps.
Do you take away some of the outer leaves of swede as they are growing
Hi, yes, we take them away when they start turning yellow, so as not to attract slugs. We do the same with other brassicas too.
Thanks Andrew 👍
No problem 👍
If it’s not ripen do you leave it?
Hi, yes, I would leave it longer if it's not ready yet :)
Thanks Andrew that's great. How often do you water your plants in the beds?
Hi Mike. I give a good deep watering every 2 or 3 days depending on the weather. If very sunny and hot, I might do every day. I would avoid more regular light watering as this will encourage shallow roots.
@@andrewdavidson3918 thanks very much for your reply Andrew.
Love the recycling of the old propagator base 😮
Ha ha, well spotted! Yes, that broken Vitopod base gets more use as a potting tray or a watering reservoir than it did as a propagator!
My problem this year has been mouldy strawberries. They are growing in my tunnel and I'm trying to be careful with watering but have lost a lot before they turn red. Any suggestions for next year?
Hi Karin. I would say this is down to airflow in the tunnel, I would keep all the doors open as much as possible in summer, even at night. Also keep your planting distances so there is plenty of room around the plants. How are other plants doing in your tunnel?
Thank you Andrew, another great video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for watching!
This is the main plant in my garden that really benefits from pruning. Removing lower leaves so fungal diseases doesn't take, and removing suckers, so the plant grow up instead of out. The key is supplementing your soil in the fall/spring. I just use compost, but I throw a handful of 10-10-10 in as well. If I have to feed during the season, I've already screwed up. Rotating crops is always good with tomatoes, because they are such heavy feeders. Last year I had problems with blossom end rot, and I think that was a cal-mag deficiency, because I'm just not getting enough from the compost pile I guess.
Absolutely, if you're growing in large garden beds with plenty of soil and adding plenty of organic matter, then there should rarely be a need for supplementary feeds or fertilisers. You are feeding the soil rather than feeding the plants. If you are growing in pots or containers, as in a small urban garden, then supplementary feeds will be necessary as the plant has a much smaller volume of soil/compost from which to draw nutrients.
Just a note, blossom end rot is more commonly caused by lack of water. it is true that it is a calcium deficiency but often shows itself because there isn't enough water to transport the calcium. I would try more heavy watering every 2 days to rule this out before getting upset with your compost pile! 😉
Best of luck with it Andrew. The garden looks beautiful.
Thanks Mike :)
Any actual tips for growing? Mine are never bigger than a large coin. They get plenty of manure and regular watering. Only thing I can think of is the fact that they might get too much sun
Hi, Im having trouble getting my Sheen gun going. The jet has been cleaned, the wick is very old, can this be replaced
Hi Donna, could I ask you to send in an email to support@quickcrop.com FAO Andrew & he will troubleshoot with you, just in case the problem isn't the wick. It could be that there is a blockage elsewhere. We do sell a service kit including a wick if that does turn out to be the issue. Thank you :)
@Quickcrop thankyou, I'll drop you an email with an update 😊
Just looked at the plan in your email. Can I ask what you put beneath the gravel? I love the idea of gravel/stone around beds but loathe to put membrane under it😬
Hi, was chatting with Andrew on this today. He is going for mypex under the gravel.
@Quickcrop very little alternative I guess...otherwise the weeds would have a field day! Thank you for your reply🙏
That cabin will be great Andrew 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you, I hope so :)
Impressive!!
I thought it was interesting :)
Lucky Quickcrop garden summer staff - I'm sure they'll enjoy working and living there!
I really hope so. Thank you :)
Andrew, if only we in the U.K. had some bloody melons to train! 😏 I planted 5 Honeydew and 5 Sugar Baby melons in a polytunnel. All honeydews slowly died, all but two Sugar Baby died and they are showing no interest in fruiting, let alone being trained! I wonder if there is something going on with these bagged composts, it can’t possible be me 😇
My two are growing nicely but I have planted mine in an unheated greenhouse 8 x 6 in South of England in Clover multipurpose compost containing peat. Maybe that's why.❤
@@vanessaeden8174 I only use ‘traditional’ peat compost too. My 15x8 polytunnel was (low) heated from February to around end of May and they still kicked the bucket. I suspect that it has something to do with compost. The old lady next door was unable to plant tomatoes so I planted a couple for her, I got two 30ltr pots and filled them with a new bag of compost (Lexington’s I think?) NEXT MORNING both were collapsed at the base of the supporting bamboo stick! Not sickly looking, not wilting, DEAD. * Upon opening the bag I had commented upon the strong farmyard smell of the compost. Despite washing my hands repeatedly the smell was still on my hands in the evening.
@@venenareligioest410 What a shame, especially as you had grown a few to allow for failures. Having said that, mine might not survive either.
@@vanessaeden8174 Maybe WHICH magazine should do some spot checks on compost, something is wrong somewhere 😱 Good luck with your 👍
You're not the first to mention that this year. I had someone with a similar issue last week, also in the UK. Can I ask if they are growing in pots/containers or in beds? I'm guessing that you've grown them before so you know they need regular watering.
Great video, thanks for making it
Glad you enjoyed it!
A very c-ape-able baboon. You forgot to mention that Jake used a mon-key to open the locks. 😂
Very good video! Thank you for showing all stages from seed to harvest.
what kind of soil do they need?
A deep sandy soil is best. Here is some more information :) www.quickcrop.ie/learning/plant/parsnip
Sorry but where do you store the onions after harvesting them? In a cool dark room or warm and sunny room? Thanks
Hi, I dry onions in a bright dry place (just inside the dooor of the polytunnel) before plaiting for storage. Onions store better where it is warm and dry so the house is better than a cool, dark shed. Onions stored in a shed can rot due to sweating when warm air enters a shed after a cold night, this causes condensation to form on the onion skins.
I've grown then over the years and for the most part they did well...this year it was so late and rainy and cold I didn't get them in...but i must say they are a lovely bunch you have there...
The weather hasn't been very cooperative alright! A few days of sunshine would be a tonic for us all, flowers included. :)
It's always a summer highlight...picking a bunch for my better half
That's such a lovely thought :)
Pity its not smellyvision. I bet the fragrance is sensational ❤
A nice treat for the senses on the way into & out of the tunnel ;)
Beautiful 👍
One of my favourite flowers :)
My parsnips are flowering in early June. Is there something wrong?
Hi, sorry to hear that. Parsnips are biennial so sometimes, if a cold spell is experienced they may be triggered to flower to produce seeds.
@@Quickcrop Yes, we had a late frost. Can I still harvest the parsnips?
FYI there is a variety of tomato in Australia called "Bush tomato" Kutjera that grows out bush (desert land) Very different!
Very interesting, thanks. I've read they're like a cross between tomatoes & aubergines?
Never had em! Was trying to find out About them and that's what led me to this video. They do match that description though 😊
This channel will blow up sir, I’m so glad I found it! Very quick elaborate and professional guides that gets straight to the point!
Thank you for your kind words :) Have a great season!
May I ask what is that hanging log for? Trellis?
Hi, yes, it's to support twines for cucumbers, tomatoes etc. :)
Cedar....
These are pressure treated spruce. The boards are treated after cutting so even the ends are treated. The treatment used is certified by the soil association as safe for use with organic food crops.
Good video,Ally
Thank you, very kind :)
why don't you just seperate them and did you start the seeds? looks store bought? which variety?
Sowing & varieties here ruclips.net/video/Vn0lrndjwg8/видео.html Have a good day
Don’t think you will get store bought seedlings in a HR12.
Thank you.
You're welcome!
what best choice to grow it in tropical season (south eastern asia) ?
Hi, I'm not sure that leeks would cope wery well in the hot and humid conditions of the tropics. Sorry I can't be of much help. Hello from Ireland!
Andrew, you should have included information for beginners regarding pinching out (or not) the side shoots. 😟
Hi, no need to pinch out side shoots in bush tomatoes. Here are 2 more tomato videos from last week, one explains the difference between cordon and bush tomatoes ruclips.net/video/GDYqlMolOKo/видео.html and this one shows planting a cordon tomato ruclips.net/video/kOeggWO4uoU/видео.html
@@Quickcrop Thank you.
Thank you 👍
You're welcome :)
Andrew, how does this method compare with results from the traditional ‘pop them in a deep hole and water them’ method!
I was wondering what you were planting we call them egg plant
Hello from Ireland :)
@@Quickcrop Howdy from Tennessee USA
Well…looks beautiful-but much more intensive than this little urban food forest I’m doing!
it doesn't feel like that long ago that I was watching Klaus show you guys how to tie up tomatoes with the string for the first time. only feels like a couple of years ago I look back and see it's 11 years ago wow how time passes.. love the videos guys keep it up
It's crazy how time flies. Hope you have a great season :)
Can you please tell me how do I know which plants to prune? I bought some tomato plants, one says tumbling so I will put it in a hanging basket, but the others don’t give any information! And one says Money Maker! I would be grateful for any information you can provide, thank you 🙏
Hi, the tumbling tomato is most likely a bush tomato, probably Tumbling Tom so you won't need to prune it. They are well suited to baskets/containers but you will need to water very regularly as baskets tend to dry out very quickly. You'll also need to feed it with a liquid feed at least once a week once it starts to flower. Moneymaker is a salad tomato and you can grow it as a cordon tomato, training it up a string/bamboo cane & pruning out the suckers. Hope this helps :)
The crap people come up with just to make a video.
This was perfect, thank you!
You're so welcome!