Yea they love eating my water line to live in my beds or have there baby’s. I would always think it was the squirrels. Two year now deal with them

You ok Eli not seen you for a month missing my fix you should be a new presenter on beech grove you were brilliant

Oh no…the naughty blighters! Jo (sister) has wire around the bottom of fruit cage, on top of her mesh, because she kept cutting the plastic mesh accidentally. Seems to have worked a treat for her, as she’s not made any new holes lately.

That rabbit was bold as brass! Stunned they’ve breached your defences. I love the juxtaposition of solving the problem with the most epic harvest! I’ve never had rust before either, first year for me too

Beechgrove Garden star. Fantastic

When did you plant the broccoli seedlings that you just pulled out of the bed please?

It goes without saying you must name him Peter! He’s followed you to the plot 😂

Hi Eli,
the solution for your water pot problem is pretty simple 😂.
You used the same size bottom and top, but if you use one size smaller one the top it will slide inside the bigger pot for 3cm.
you could have used a mosaik piece for the bottom hole and to seal everything together and not have chemicals in the growing area beeswax is excellent 😊
And in winter you pick it up, break the wax seal and store the pots stacked inside each other like always.
I've done this for many years now. works great. its important that when you place the pots in the ground, to water it in thoroughly.

I'm giggling two minutes in so I had to pause and comment. So funny looking at those naughty rabbits on the camera. Felt like I was watching CCTV on an episode of Crimewatch, was half expecting you to say "Do you recognise these rabbits? Do not approach them, please phone our hotline" 🤣🤣🤣Pesky buggers.

I really recommend fermenting garlic, it preserves it beautifully!

Foot high fine mesh metal chicken wire attached all the way around the fruit cage will stop bugs bunny and it's pals.

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Rabbits absolutely did chew those holes. They find obstructive plastic that size intriguing and well worth the effort of chewing.  In fact they can get through each section with just one chomp.  I used to have a house rabbit (Yes, he did live indoors and was toilet trained) when I was a kid.  His fav thing to do was sneak up to my grandmother where she was sat knitting, grab the plastic handles on her knitting bag and hold them in his mouth and wait for her to notice him.  She'd eventually notice him, tell him, "Don't you dare bite that, you little sh!t!"   Then he'd chomp down and quickly scramble away while she struggled to her feet.  My Mum would then notice him leg it past her in the kitchen, with my Grandmother in hot pursuit and they'd play dodge around our dining room table.

Add scarecrow

I managed to plait my hardneck garlic, mostly through brute stupidity, but they're drying nicely and hardly taking any space at all!

Hi Eli and Kate, naughty rabbits getting into your fruit cage, maybe add chicken wire high enough around the edges to deter them chewing tgrough your fruit cage netting? i have trialed using terracotta pots, with a cork pushed into the hole, i sanded them to fit snug. In one of my pallett collar beds in my polytunnel, filled with water, and put a terracotta saucer sat on the top to help with stopping the water from drying up. I have 4 by each timato plant and works perfectly..i water twice a week and sometimes, they still have water in. So, I'm going to put more in for next season but, thinking of the size of the plants ill be growing, mat buy bigger pots a saucers for another bed 😊 it all about what you eat and how much you grow too. I change my plans every year, some plants work, others don't. Its all about what fits in with you and Kate. We kearn wvery sesaon and the wrather has had a massive impact this year too. I get rust every year on my garlic so, I'm going to sacrifice a bed in my polytunnel next season after some research, worth a try. I blend it, amd put it into ice cube trays then bag it. Great video update.  Thanks for sharing and take care 😊

So many wonderful surprises. 😄 It's a proper garden now and so exciting.

Rabbit stew for dinner?  We rabbit proof fenced out 20 acres when we started to revegetate it.  Instead of stopping the mesh fence and ground level, or burying it,  bend it into an L shape with 30cm lying flat on the ground outside the fence.  Peg the outer edge down every 3 to 5m.  The rabbits can't burrow at the fence and don't work out that they need to backup 30cm to avoid the mesh.  Works really well

Def going to need metal mesh sheet to stop rabbits from chewing in

Well, would you ever……thought they would just dig their way in, but I guess they prefer the direct, chomp route.   Cheeky blighters!

Congratulations on the garlic. Why not get a load of ginger & process together in ice trays… then freeze & store in bags ready for stir fry or curries etc. Also a load of garlic butter mixed with parsley roll into “Sausage” refrigerate to set up & slice  wrap in freezer paper & foil. Lastly Fermented Garlic & Honey  get a jar of real honey from bee keeper, sterilise some jars / lids peel garlic cut bulbs into 1/2 or 1/3 & bash a bit fill jar with layer of honey & then garlic & see it’s well covered with honey but leave a gap top of jar. Set on surface, not in sun… leave lid loose so gasses can escape & turn into lid every 24 hrs… leave a good month or more before using ( it gets even better in time) it makes a fantastic immune booster, fab taste in a salad dressing, great with Fets Cheese, in meat to marinate or anything you fancy. Keep it on a little plate or tray incase it leaks a bit of honey out. You can peel garlic & freeze in a tray before bagging… so your garlic will all be saved for all year round too…. What a Joyous thought!! Happy Gardening Kate & Eli