This is the only channel I know of, where viewers are happily watching a pitch black screen. 🤣
@smiller6925
Жыл бұрын
that's true- I watched a lot of muttering in the dark, even after permission not to. haha
@maecarpenter6735
Жыл бұрын
Was absolutely fascinating just for the fact that I wanted to experience an English night sky. The smell of cut grass intermingled with the fresh salt air of the sea surrounding that fair and ancient island nation. One day...
@traceymoores218
Жыл бұрын
Actually very calming… Thank you 😊
@twilightshealy4152
Жыл бұрын
@maecarpenter6735 I agree, Mae. I long to visit England as well. I refer to myself as an Anglophile. ❤🇬🇧
@AtomicShrimp
Жыл бұрын
*Afterthoughts & Addenda* *Glow Worms* - Although this video only contains muttering in the dark, I can confirm that I have now seen actual glow worms - last night in fact, just before this video went live (so too late to include it here), I managed to observe some. Unfortunately you'll have to wait for next month's Random Stuff to see the footage (Spoiler: _excited_ muttering in the dark, with additional green pixels!)
@PeppersnGlowworms
Жыл бұрын
Yes, they are really hard to get good footage from! Be glad (?) you don't have Lamprohiza splendidula. Their males glow in flight (not too strong though) and they seem to be especially camera shy.
@sirllamalot1980
Жыл бұрын
I went to Llandudno regularly about ten or so years ago, and on the Great Orme headland we'd go looking for glow worms in the evening. Sometimes we'd see larvae about in the day, but once we got to see them I'd have described it like a little green phone LED. Really fascinating creatures but I don't think they're terribly common where I live.
@PeppersnGlowworms
Жыл бұрын
@@sirllamalot1980 Oh? Over there, the season seems to start quite early.
@tonijones8646
Жыл бұрын
Great, look forward to them. I thought my phone had broken with a black screen and only your voice.
@AcornElectron
Жыл бұрын
For the courgette flowers would a hotter, fast deep fry make for a crispier ball shape?
@wormcollects
Жыл бұрын
55:01 my mum has done this my whole life, we would have jokes about her having a cooking show in the kitchen when cooking together. She’d say “and now to camera 2”, point to the corner of the room, and we’d commentate together on what we were doing. It really helped me passively learn how to cook from a young age 😊
@AtomicShrimp
Жыл бұрын
I love that!
@Tamara_SL
Жыл бұрын
That's adorable. What a fun way to learn cooking. ^.^
@vitamins-and-iron
11 ай бұрын
that is so lovely!
@OGKenG
Жыл бұрын
What I did discover during the glowworm portions is that I have a dusty screen on my phone with a few fingerprints. 😆
@timhuddle7393
Жыл бұрын
I am probably more excited than I should be for "excited muttering in the dark, with additional green pixels!" in a month from now. Your enthusiasm is infectious, good sir.
@BaggieReg63
Жыл бұрын
I appreciate it very much that you don't have mid video ads and always let the beginning / end ones run through in the hope this helps you out in a small way to keep making more of this wonderful content. Thanks Mike.
@tincanblower
Жыл бұрын
Same here!
@rafaelortiz2099
Жыл бұрын
If I had to define the apotheosis of good, “pure” content, it would be very close to your channel. Here, there is nothing fighting for your attention, nothing that feels artificial or faked, it’s just a long form polished appreciation of life in all its forms. Because of this, I’ve got to say you are one of my favorite creators at this point, and I very much appreciate the content you continue to create.
@frankbooth2879
Жыл бұрын
Like ‘old’ youtube feeling
@bernadettemccarthyflahive5357
Жыл бұрын
Hear hear!
@lillyted5294
Жыл бұрын
These videos litrelly help/helped me through the worst times of my life. Thank you :)
@lanskandal1181
Жыл бұрын
Same, buddy! Same.
@icezekiel6189
Жыл бұрын
I don't often comment but feel like you need to be thanked for enriching mine and my daughter's lives. You give us so many ideas for new ways to entertain ourselves whilst also making us more inquisitive about the world we live in. Massive thanks to you at Shrimp HQ for the constant inspiration!
@adolin.kholin
Жыл бұрын
I know you get these comments often, or at least every now and then, but your videos and general presence are so very appreciated. One of my biggest mental health issues is related to existentialism, it comes in waves and I always just kind of have to... get through. Your work helps a lot with those moments. Sometimes it's videos where you talk, even if I would never have cared about what you're discussing otherwise. Other times it's the slow TV. (Those are also great to have on in the background while writing or something similar!)
@cliveramsbotty6077
Жыл бұрын
get through it mate, any way you can just get through. wait long enough it will get better
@adolin.kholin
Жыл бұрын
@@cliveramsbotty6077 Yeah
@charinajohansson3890
Жыл бұрын
Love that you publish the date on screen when it’s filmed! More like that!😍🥰🥇
@DevinMoorhead
Жыл бұрын
I could hear Townsends heavy breathing with that nutmeg addition
@tylerdejong6930
Жыл бұрын
Addition or addiction?
@KovietUnionDefector
Жыл бұрын
@@tylerdejong6930 addiction...well for me on a good old fashioned East End of London traditional bakery from the 70's.
@sarahstrong7174
Жыл бұрын
Thankyou for sharing.
@sarahstrong7174
Жыл бұрын
Looks yummy to me.
@sarahstrong7174
Жыл бұрын
Did your courgette flowers taste a bit like chocolate? I have found them to do that.
@scanmead
Жыл бұрын
You see, this is why your channel is like dropping in on that one friend who is always doing something interesting. One thing leads to another, and I find myself reading for an hour or so about the struggles of glow worms in various English counties.
@obsydium
Жыл бұрын
Your slow TV is fabulous, it is a calming escape and to know that it’s also good for you and to know that someone else is enjoying the calm wild places as well is wonderful. Thank you.
@sandrosliske
Жыл бұрын
I just love the comment positivity section of these videos. Feels good seeing/hearing the interactions between creator and viewer. Also good luck on the next glow worm hunt.
@kateblack6406
Жыл бұрын
Honeyberries are lovely but we've been growing them a few years now and have found the following. They taste ok as a garden snack one by one as they ripen but a handful of ripe berries is 100 times better. Initially I thought of sour blueberries, sort of like bilberry but a handful tastes more like really nice blackberries. Patience is also key, they stay ripe on the bush quite a while and holding off until they're fully plump and soft and the sourness almost disappears. We've got 3 varieties, can't remember what, and one stands out head and shoulders above the others so if your varieties are underwhelming, try another. They took us about 4 years to get more than a garden snack. Enjoy these and glad they're gaining popularity here as they're lively and the earliest berries of the year we're considerably further north than you and ours are available mid May to end of June
@AtomicShrimp
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully I'll get a little handful to try next year - interesting that you mention the handful method of tasting - a couple of years ago, I was out picking blackberries and on a whim, I decided to cram a large handful in my mouth all at once (far too many really) - the burst of blackberry flavour and aroma was amazing!
@kateblack6406
Жыл бұрын
@@AtomicShrimp I've never done that, I'll have to try it! Also honeyberries lay really easily for propagation do if you do find a favourite you can easily multiply.
@Sunny.Jay22
Жыл бұрын
Please post more ceramics content! I'm absolutely obsessed with the ceramics videos!
@JigmeDatse
Жыл бұрын
I can highly recommend Florian Gadsby's videos if you haven't already found them.
@Sunny.Jay22
Жыл бұрын
@@JigmeDatse Great recommendation!
@JigmeDatse
Жыл бұрын
@@Sunny.Jay22 Thank you. Mike has mentioned him, and I've watched his videos a fair amount.
@Lreserved
Жыл бұрын
There is a subtle humour to your videos that I seldom find in other KZitemrs. Love your content! Edit: hope Jenny and her family are ok!
@miaththered
Жыл бұрын
You are both younger and older than I expected. Thanks for the variety, honestly.
@claytonrumer204
Жыл бұрын
I like the view of the random plants growing in a garden as volunteers. I would see them as breaking up the order of my maintained garden, but really the plants don't care if there's a rogue potato growing with tomatoes or whatever else.
@justjet175
Жыл бұрын
When the world becomes too much and too horrible, your voice is instantly calming.
@psychedelikchameleon
Жыл бұрын
Hope Jenny and the family are OK. Merlin app says that's a tawny owl. Very useful for spotting birds! Lovely to see the insect friends 😍 I spent a few minutes on our dog walk this morning, chasing butterflies around to try and photo them, I'm not 100 % sure what they all were and the ones I didn't know wouldn't land (possibly holly blue?) argh! However I managed to ID small copper, small skipper and meadow brown. Delighted to catch an AS video on the same morning as it's uploaded!
@marylynne9104
Жыл бұрын
I really love your slow TV videos Mike, so glad you make them. I love your channel in general, the variety, and you and Jenny and Eva are a delight. Life would be poorer without you.
@suemills5108
Жыл бұрын
I hope the family is ok, sending positive thoughts. ❤
@alexseaford4029
Жыл бұрын
The calling bird was a female tawny owl. The Toowit- toowoo call as we call it is actually made by two owls. The female calls Toowit and the male replies Toowoo (the lower hoot). Thanks for your videos, educational & entertaining.
@blueskymoments
9 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for identifying! I was so curious I scrolled through the comments until I saw this! ♡
@TheJamshaw
Жыл бұрын
Thank you as always for the videos AS, a lovely way to start the weekends. I hope Jenny and the family are all ok. Take care.
@bethenecampbell6463
Жыл бұрын
I never knew how to tell the difference between male and female flowers. I always learn something from you!
@glenmorrison8080
Жыл бұрын
Shrimp, I'm never this early. Thanks for all these wonderful videos. I freaking love this channel. :)
@rmil4531
Жыл бұрын
You are my favourite KZitemr. Thank you for being you.
@GoldenGrego
Жыл бұрын
I really like that you don't use mid roll ads, it means I can leave it on when I'm going about my household tasks and not have to come back to find the remote
@TakeWalker
Жыл бұрын
Ooh, I've never seen a nutmeg grinder before! :O Didn't even know they made them. How neat! Also, thanks for letting us hear that bread, not something you think of often but it was intensely satisfying. :D
@caittastic
Жыл бұрын
i enjoy how advert/sponsor free your videos are compared to most other channels. i find it helps me relax and get into the content of a video more when my attention isnt pulled away by ads
@ErwinPommel
Жыл бұрын
Being at the age when stuff doesn't go in as quickly as it once might have sounds like a good reason to make yourself do it to me.
@myfavoriteviewer306
Жыл бұрын
Maybe it's called bittercress, not due to the flavor, but because it developed a bad attitude when it found out that the name "cress" was already taken 😉
@maecarpenter6735
Жыл бұрын
^ new Dad joke for the book.
@rotundrodent
Жыл бұрын
I always thought people were just saying a bit of cress! I had never seen it written down until recently
@myfavoriteviewer306
Жыл бұрын
@rotundrodent I was far too old when I realized the saying "bearer of bad news" wasn't the fuzzy woodland antagonistic to the bluebird of happiness named, the bear of bad news. 😂
@myfavoriteviewer306
Жыл бұрын
@@maecarpenter6735My daughter is still young enough to think I have the funniest jokes in the world, so I take advantage of dad joke privileges more than I probably should. 😂
@vitamins-and-iron
11 ай бұрын
@@myfavoriteviewer306made me chuckle. thanks 😅
@doogledog1740
Жыл бұрын
I like these packets of random Shrimp variety. A bit like those small multi-packs of breakfast cereal, but without the dud one you always avoided.
@fieryvale
Жыл бұрын
As a bonus, the videos never get soggy! I still really like watching the old videos, especially Weird Stuff in a Can.
@dianebondhus9355
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this calming, educational video. I always look forward to your posts. I hope Jenny's family are okay. ❤
@andrewmcintyre8636
Жыл бұрын
That was a tawny owl Mike, they are regular visitors to a large oak tree next to where I work in Southampton city centre, they usually start screeching like that at about 01:00am, they also make the classic ‘Ho ho hooo’ sound which everybody recognises as an owl.
@AtomicShrimp
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. We used to get tawny owls at the old house. These sound a little bit different. Dorset accent maybe
@marylynne9104
Жыл бұрын
@@AtomicShrimp, The difference is probably that that was an alarm call rather than a hunting or mating call. All three calls are different, and yes, they can vary a little with region.
@mikebarton3218
Жыл бұрын
I'm with you on the crisps. Ready salted ones are disgustingly salty. I also share your liking for freshly ground black pepper 👍. Thanksfor the videos !!
@mikebrown6805
Жыл бұрын
£20 extra was a bargain to stay in that Hotel, hopefully it will inspire people to spend more time searching for their next short break 😁👍
@jenniferingle888
Жыл бұрын
I love the slow TV videos!! Love all your videos actually. You are a treasure😊
@robchissy
Жыл бұрын
i'm sure many people here like me, would love to see you release bloopers in a video
@childofnature4402
Жыл бұрын
Wow. You’re really spoiling us with content. I always enjoy your little slice-of-life vlogs. Your life looks so cosy and fun. I’m kinda jealous lol.
@jmt7676
Жыл бұрын
Love your slow TV videos. Great part of the mix you bring us.
@leapingkitties
Жыл бұрын
Speaking for myself, I would enjoy seeing the process of 3D printing from a complete amateur start up. I think its a fascinating idea. But I enjoy all of your videos. So thank you for all you do. Cheers from Canada.
@jayjenzee
Жыл бұрын
your videos bring me so much joy and comfort. I love watching you to just wind down after a busy day! I especially love your random stuff videos and seeing all the positive comments in your comment positivity section. Whether people are intentionally leaving comments in hope to be featured or genuinely leaving comments it certainly brings an amazing atmosphere to your channel
@ghostladydarkling3250
Жыл бұрын
I love your cooking ideas, I am waiting patiently for my veggies to get ripe, especially the summer squash. Hope all is well across the pond.
@melissakalloway1916
Жыл бұрын
Hello, Mike. It would be amusing to see a video dedicated to Eva, with narration by A.S., chronicling her life story. Here's hoping (or, in her case, "hopping").
@HillfortLady
Жыл бұрын
I adore fireflies and go out to search for them every year. I guess one reason is that they are triggering wonderful childhood memories in me. Anyway, was also always wondering what exactly makes them start to appear, and I noticed although it is around the same time each year, it is never really exactly the same time. Some times they would appear mid June, and other times they would start almost near the end of it. It seems not to be fully researched and confirmed yet, so it is still kind of mystery, likely linked to temperature, moisture level of the soil, and like you mentioned, even phase of the moon. Also, they seem to dislike rainy, cold and foggy nights, and (almost) always are nearby a stream or river. They also need and prefer long grass and shrubs, so I often discovered they would disappear in some parts of town they previously roamed around after mowing (always made me sad). I found a few in my garden few days ago, and was so happy! Thank you for another wonderful video as always, Shrimp!
@pixie706
Жыл бұрын
Councils seem obsessed with mowing and can't seem to realise that nature needs to be left in peace sometimes.
@annieclaire2348
Жыл бұрын
Wandering and muttering 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 - love that description.
@honeyb2393
Жыл бұрын
Most of my life I've lived in a more or less rural setting, until recently. I appreciate your observations of the bugs and plants etc as I miss wandering about my gardens and yard and finding those satisfying little surprises. Hopefully I'll get out of the noisy soul sucking concrete jungle sometime in the next year. Until then, your videos help soothe the need for peace and calm, thanks so much for that. 🌸
@Ah1str0m
Жыл бұрын
These long form videos + the sit down talking at the end is some of your best work. Love videos like this one!
@islandgal7159
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for what you do. I so appreciate watching your exploring, discovering, cooking and teaching videos. As a Canadian lady that has dreamed of visiting the UK, this is so valueable to me. I will keep dreaming and enjoying your videos in the meantime.
@MarleneSB
Жыл бұрын
Atomic Shrimp videos are the highlight of my weekends now, even got me pottering in the garden a bit more. I have to say the Slow TV content is really nice up on our big projector, it's like I'm visiting another part of the world. I'd love to see one with a river lock, those thingers always fascinated me but I never seemed to have the time to watch the whole process and there's none in such a high quality that I can find on the youtubes.
@zacharywidener
Жыл бұрын
You are such a breath of fresh air. Watching from Colorado all these years. Thank you Mike!
@mariaedwards7515
Жыл бұрын
I wasn't sure at first about the slow tv videos but I have really grown to enjoy them. Especially when you walk along the beach. Where I live here in America our beaches are sand. Yours tend to have pebbles and the sound of the tide washing up against the pebbles is so pleasing. I will frequently them as background sound for my meditation. Keep them coming
@africa_everyday
Жыл бұрын
Love ur garden ❤
@AcornElectron
Жыл бұрын
Loved your noodle and Vegemite video. It’s a shame the flavours didn’t really work at the end when you added the garri. ❤
@SierraNovemberKilo
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like and showed us ladybird pre-beetle. (Sorry, braindead this morning). When I first came across them I couldn't find any reference/picture in so-called identification books I had access to. I eventually found out what they were. Is there a reference you use - or did you learn at someone's knee?
@ShellyS2060
Жыл бұрын
Re: scambating audio recording times, you say its tough to read because the english is broken. Mr. Shrimp, that English has been not only broken but folded, spindled and mutilated! Thank you again for another wonderful video. Much respect to you and your from me and mine.
@milkbox103
Жыл бұрын
I know the thing with youtube videos right now is shortform content, but I really love these longform random stuff videos. absolutely perfect to put on while I'm drawing. I didn't even know about the slow tv videos until now, those sound right up my alley!!
@leafywalker
Жыл бұрын
Shrimp, Your phrasing of "absolutely yes" at 55:00 is so human and a little tiny bit sheepish, like you got caught with a hand in the sweets jar. I just love it.
@jensgoerke3819
Жыл бұрын
The filling with another egg or two would also work well in a quiche or a frittata.
@lanskandal1181
Жыл бұрын
I am one of the fans of your Slow TV videos and I'm glad that you'll be continuing them!
@someguy4262
Жыл бұрын
I am so impressed to hear someone use the proper phrase that "pride goes before destruction" in a general video. That sort of specificity tends to be relegated to QI-style questions. Good job, Mike.
@Aenima308
Жыл бұрын
Your channel inspired me to start growing peppers. It’s my first grow, but they’re holding up well!
@symetryrtemys2101
Жыл бұрын
The “narrative in my head” was why I stopped using Facebook: I was always thinking about what I would “post” about what I was doing. I became tired of it, and so stopped using Facebook. I enjoy “the moment” much more now.
@Kilork13
Жыл бұрын
I truly believe that you can feel the difference between the store courgette and the one grown in your own garden. I feel the same way about the tomatoes or carrots from my own garden as well, they are what I define as “full of flavor”.
@qqLela
Жыл бұрын
I came across your channel a few years ago when you were doing budget shopping and cooking. The down to earth approach in your videos is calming on its own, and I always find it interesting and relaxing to watch. I haven't personally seen the "slow-tv" videos you have added yet (I will blame the algorithm for that one) but I'm from Norway where slow-tv really took off many years ago so I will have to check those out. Keep creating content that you love and enjoy, that makes it enjoyable to watch from a viewer perspective.
@eikkargh
Жыл бұрын
I am amoung those that love your slow TV videos. I grew up in the Dorset area and sitting by a river or the sea and watching the world go by is the perfect way to relax. The end of High Wall on the Cobb was my favourite spot. I miss living there and your videos are a great way to tide me over until the next time I make it back.
@angustheterrible3149
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for telling us about insect friends :3 Its such an odd coincidence, but I saw some ladybird larvae in my garden, and had no idea what they were. About 6 were sitting on one leaf, looking a bit intimidating with their orange pattern. I let them be, and I'm quite glad that I did, because there you were with a new video talking about them just as I was about to look them up! They seem to be enjoying time on my aubergine plants. Also, I enjoy the way you label your storage draws. "Sticky" amused me. We need a tour of them!
@GinValid
Жыл бұрын
Hi Mike! Since you recently moved to a new area it would be nice to see/hear how you go about finding new spots for foraging mushrooms and plants. A lot of people tend to have their old trusty mushroom forests and finding new ones that both produce goods and aren't rummaged by other people can be challenging.
@stevenarmstrong6622
Жыл бұрын
have you ever heard of Bokashi? it's a system to ferment kitchen wastes into nutritious liquid fertilizers with the help of lactic acid bacteria. There are good ways for DIY Bokashi containers aswell.. maybe something for a project :)
@BlindBabeBeth
Жыл бұрын
I found the glow worm portion of this video incredibly relatable, having no night vision at all. 😆 I hope things are well in the Shrimp household.
@linaboutin5569
Жыл бұрын
I Planted these blueberry looking shrubs a few years ago, and all I have to recommend is protect them with netting because the birds adore them also. Clever things.
@busymom7936
Жыл бұрын
My 4 year old was having a temper tantrum. I started this video and in minutes he was fast asleep. He finds your voice soothing as I do. I needed a break so thank you for coming to my rescue!😊
@foamige
Жыл бұрын
Yea that River Slow TV is one of my favourites so far. I work in the New Mexico desert for 6 months of the year and having a bit of The Green and Pleasant land to experience helps a lot.
@derrmeister
Жыл бұрын
Until now I didn't watch your slow tv videos, but the comment positivity section made me rethink and consider it actually might be for me, so I might try it out soon! Actually, most of the time the comment positivity section makes me rethink something, which I guess just about is what you do them for. Thank you for all of that!
@sarahkorus994
Жыл бұрын
They are wonderful! I put them on at work or when I need to relax. They are fantastic when my anxiety starts to overwhelm me.
@tylerdejong6930
Жыл бұрын
In the US (not sure if its a thing in the UK) we have online vendors who ship out bumble bee hives that are basically just boxes that have a hole for foraging. The intended purpose is for pollination. They're much less of a commitment compared to honey bee hives, as bumble bee hives can only survive up to a year before the hive naturally dies out. Before then theyll release new queens that will begin colonies elsewhere. Theyre also much less hands on- you just open the hole and leave them be. Very lowkey.
@miked2662
Жыл бұрын
Mike, I watch your slow videos, as well as cruising the cut videos (canal videos) while I am cleaning and reorganizing my apartment. Lovely videos.
@Keyboardje
Жыл бұрын
I like all your content, but indeed, I like the slow videos a lot. I think mostly because that's as close as I can get to having a nice walk in nature myself, as I am housebound because of severe agorafobia. In other words, I can't go outside, not even into my own (sadly because of that very neglected) garden most of the time. It's a way for me to experience the outdoors without panic attacks, and I LOVE it! So thank you so SO much for all the interesting and funny things you do, but even more so for videos like that.
@whytophat
Жыл бұрын
2 videos in one day ( kinda lol ) ❤ Edit: I think the slow TV retention rate thing would be a tub curve, like with mortality rates and that kinda stuff lol
@AbdulMunimKazia
Жыл бұрын
I think its my goal in life to live like you when i retire... somewhere in a beautiful countryside with lots of woodlands, spending my time gardening, foraging, experimenting with food, doing craft projects and just observing nature.
@princesscrazy-locks5866
Жыл бұрын
Childhood memory unlocked!!! My Italian grandad grew much of his own fruit and veg, one day whilst it was just me, him and grandma, he took me out into the garden to pick marrow flowers, which we then had battered and fried for lunch! Nom nom nom! Hehe!
@RainVale
Жыл бұрын
We are growing both of those haskap verities here in NB Canada. They are similar to blueberries, but much more tart and larger seeds. They make great jam, with 1 one cup of berries to one cup of sugar!
@m.m.1646
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: where I'm from (Sardinia, Italy) broad beans cannot be planted within a certain distance from city centres because the prevalence of broad bean allergy (favism) is much higher than national average and apparently correlated with the longevity of Sardinian people!
@UpLateGeek
Жыл бұрын
Many years ago I went with some friends to see the glow worm tunnel at Lithgow (NSW, Australia), and I thought it would be completely boring, but I was actually surprised how interesting it was. There were literally thousands of them. They did indeed react to sound (and obviously light), because there was a family there with children who were more interested in hearing the sounds of their screams echoing through the tunnel. If you ever go there, do make sure you pay attention to the route to get in and out of the place. It's pretty remote, and people have taken the wrong turn and got lost.
@deeriehs4777
Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness that bread sounds delicious! And that ratatouille meal is making my mouth water. You are so interestingly informative to watch. Sending you love from Allen Texas, USA!❤
@DP80s
Жыл бұрын
Oooh yes please more crafts/build videos! I miss those. Do you do much diy around the house? Especially since moving. I'd be interested to see how you go about that
@al3k
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Hey I have a honeyberry plant and I didn't even know, but now I do, cheers! :) It just produced one of those weird long blueberries the other week.. The berries are quite commonly sold here in local shops and markets around this time of year actually so it must be a common side plant here at the moment. Cool stuff. :)
@bettylewben
Жыл бұрын
“We all have a tendency to think that we are smarter than we really are”- best synopsis of the Dunning Kruger effect!
@francesT5877
Жыл бұрын
I live in western Massachusetts and fireflies are around every summer. This year we had a lot of rain in June and when I get out of work right after nightfall the field next to the parking lot is full of them, right next to an artificially lighted space. I think from seeing them in various gardens and fields what they like is a lot of brush or shrubs that they can use as cover and that has dew on it. In Japan, we used to see them by irrigation ditches for the rice paddies.
@TheJamshaw
Жыл бұрын
We stayed at the Mangreen Country House Hotel as well! Did you dabble with the crystal healing? Was a lovely place, and great value.
@Darylharper-d6w
Жыл бұрын
Can’t believe you were at Mangreen House, literally 5 mins away from me. I agree it’s such a lovely old building
@Laralinda
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I don't have a garden (yet) but I see that patience is very important for a really nice garden. Many gardens I see in my neighbourhood are sad, and I bet people put much money in it nonetheless. But plants can't be forced and the people don't have knowledge about the soil and the whole ecosystem. For instance, my aunt wants to have a bit of "English style" lawn, but in front of a hedge row under some trees. It just doesn't work. So every few years she buys new rolled sods just to watch their decay over and over again.
@capitalb5889
Жыл бұрын
Where do you live? I've seen some good English style gardens outside of the UK.
@Nathan_A_RF
Жыл бұрын
Ever thought about making your own crisps? Even using vegetable peelings with a bit of oil on them in the oven are lovely, more so with carrot or parsnip peelings.
@fafski1199
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My veg/fruit garden and allotment has been the typical mixed affair this year: Peas: Most failed to come through and of the ones that did, most of them then got decimated by slugs/snails (Just 2 plants left) Runner Beans: Started off poorly, but have just shot up the poles in the last 3 weeks after a decent couple of feeds (late flowering, but the first small beans appearing) Broad Beans: OK, just had my first small harvest, but I had a serious bout of blackfly to contend with last month. Dwarf/French Beans: All but 3 of them failed to come through. However, those 3 plants where looking great, right up until the blackfly also took an keen interest in them around 2 weeks ago. Garlic: All failed to come through. The early cold frosts and damp weather must have been just too much. Carrots: Looking good and just had my first small harvest. However, I'm now wishing that I would have chosen a larger & later variety. Potatoes: 2 varieties in 10 foot rows (Maris Piper/King Edwards). Both where doing brilliantly well right up until last week, when suddenly heavy rain and high winds flattened most of them (Looking very bedraggled, I'm just hoping they'll recover) Cucumbers: Doing pretty good, looks to be a decent crop this year (might harvest my first one this weekend) Chilli's: Massively over did it with 16 potted plants (4 varieties). They have all gone far beyond my expectations with loads of fruit and many still flowering. Far too many TBH, so I will desperately need to look at ways of preserving them (already harvested around 8 'green' Jalapeno's) Cherry Tomatoes: Just 3 out of 6 plants remaining, that started off pretty poor but are now doing reasonably well (again they where fairly late flowering, but now have a moderate amount of unripened fruit) Garlic Chives: The first time at trying them out after seeing them on your channel. Done brilliantly well. A 12' pot full and with very little attention given to them (great thrown into pasta dishes) Rhubarb: Planted 2 crowns out last year and where looking good this year. That's until those high winds & heavy rain also flattened them last week (although they'll likely recover pretty quickly) Strawberries: Poor harvest, looks like they are now well past it (4 years old and some from runners, so I'll need new plants next year) Wild Strawberries: Wild, that grow under my 2 lilac trees, which have done exceptional well this year (a nice little snack, while out gardening this time of year). However, they are spreading at a fairly rapidly pace, so I really need to cut them back once they've finished fruiting. Elder: Huge abundance of flowers this year and it's looking highly likely that they'll be a bumper crop of Elderberries this year (if the starlings don't pick it clean) Wild Damson: Decent amount of flowers back in April/May and looks to be a decent amount of fruit. Likewise, I just hope the birds & wasps don't get to most of them, before I manage to. Apple Tree: "Meh", looks like it'll be a slightly below average harvest this year. I think the Sunlight to it is starting to getting blotted out by my every growing Elder, that's nearby. Cherry Tree: Died back in early spring and has since been cut down (They where extremely sour anyway)
@johanneswerner1140
Жыл бұрын
I really like how you flipped the graph (around 52 minutes) so it points the right way for us. I do the same (as do gym instructors...) and some people actually really get confused by that (which I enjoy, sorry). I had similar thoughts about 3d printing. I'm also a bit concerned about adding yet more plastic to the environment. Let's see if there are good solutions coming along!
@AnyKeyLady
Жыл бұрын
Courgettes are totally different home grown. They cut different and as you harvest them younger than in the shop they are less bitter/ soapy. Alas, like last year grown in containers, they aren't doing so well. Different varieties that the Nefryt F1 previous years. Zucchini and Black Beauty this year. We got the males and then the females but no males. Now we just had a male but no females ready. I might keep the male handy in an ice cream tub. This is over 5 plants! I already have my next succession batch popping up as squash like this and cucabits like cucumbers get tired as they are fast growers. I'm based in London so can start the second batch in July. If you ever try eating the stem, gentally and thinly peel the skin and blanch them. I wouldn't eat to much like bitter gourd but it is good to try and taste it. I find that my wormery aren't to fond of it, so i divvy it up between the big composter and to make Jadam fertiliser. So are the red poppy seeds not the ones you can eat? We got a pack of wild seeds, as a gift, with those in but they never germinated but i see them everywhere now. I went to my Dad's today to rip out, re level and re silicone his bath tub and was looking for borage as i remembered he had some furry leafed plants. Found some purple bindweed and got some gloves to remove it as well as some Casper surge. He has a cat and i think they are poisonous and he has a cat and wildlife. He had a stroke during the heatwave last year in July so has had to stop feeding them as his garden needed cleaning of poop all of the time and he has a massive protected oak tree in his garden. To cut a long story short, i got hubby to dig up this borage type plant, only to find out that it was green alkanet growing in his garden! I literally just want to grow either borage or comfrey in a pot or tub for mulch and fertiliser. Sorry for this long mess of a post. P.S. Did you ever do IT contracting in London and/or Surrey area per chance? I have a bad memory and my Dad said is runs in the family like bad jokes and bad feet. He also said other things runs in the genes but i wasn't sure if he meant jeans?
@DeathMetalDerf
Жыл бұрын
Mainly commenting to appease the almighty algorithm, but also to wish everyone well. It's these videos I look forward to most, and I don't need a reason to enjoy your work. I really just do. It's soothing, it's informative, it's insightful, and it good-quality content that isn't divisive, anger-inducing, poking fun at anyone or anything, or trying to get me to feel some type of way about a subject. I very much appreciate your work, and everything you share with us, and I really want to say thank you for your efforts.
@MeowMeowKapow
Жыл бұрын
Oh!This is now my second year with my haskap bushes, and I've discovered that they very much enjoy acidic conditions, much like blueberries! Hadn't realized that my original plant was sort of nodding-off and drooping, because I just thought it was the result of gravity and the slope its pot was on, plus reaching in the direction of the sun. But, one day, I'd mixed too much fertilizer for my blueberry plants and, out of curiosity, I dumped the rest onto my haskap. Within hours, it had proudly perked up! Now, it's very much growing skywards, rather than sort of sideways and reaching out. Figured you may appreciate my experience! You can either amend the soil near your honey berries, use a mild vinegar solution, or mix them up fertilizer that has acidic properties. This will keep them very, very happy! But be careful with how and where you make these choices, because while it appears that honey berries and blueberries require these acidic conditions and will falter if not provided, surrounding plants that don't agree with such PH will begin to struggle if they're too close. It's a balancing act!
@oddchinateashop7038
Жыл бұрын
Love your videos. Yes I like salt and shake crisps without the salt too. Tyrells also do unsalted available from Waitrose and Ocado. On a similar theme have you ever had roasted but unsalted peanuts? I wonder if this would be easy to do at home? Sainsburys used to sell them but stopped some time ago.
@oddchinateashop7038
Жыл бұрын
Scrap that, KP do the unsalted but roasted in Sainsburys. I used to love putting them on salads.
@gemma6549
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for another great video. These Random Stuff videos are my favourite. I hope Jenny is home now and the family member(s) are OK after the emergency.
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