Adam yn yr Ardd

Producing natural heat: Creating a hotbed for seedlings

It is a busy time in the garden sowing all the seeds ready for a brand new growing season. To ensure that the seeds germinate and that small seedlings grow under the best possible growing conditions, we often require a constant temperature of between 10-20°C.

It is possible to grow a number of seeds indoors or use electric/fuel heaters but did you know that there is another way to do this using a completely natural and organic process to generate heat in the garden?

In this video, I share how I use chicken manure to build a hotbed in the polytunnel and produce natural heat that is completely sustainable and environmentally friendly.

@adamynyrardd

Learn Welsh in the garden / Dysgu Cymraeg yn yr ardd

Do you like gardening and would like to learn Welsh? I hope to share weekly updates from the garden introducing Welsh language vocabulary and sentences to help you learn how to garden in Welsh.

The videos will share Welsh common names for native flowers and plants, nature and general gardening terminology. This is an introductory video and I would really appreciate it if you could share some of your ideas and comments on what kind of content/ Welsh language terms you would like to learn, I will then try to incorporate this as much as possible in the videos over the next few months.

Pob hwyl gyda'r dysgu :)

@Adamynyrardd

Plant Pruning Tips

Pruning is one of the most important gardening tasks to master to ensure plant growth, health and flowering. In this video, I share some of my useful pruning techniques from pruning deciduous fruit bushes to roses amongst other plants.

This video was filmed in the Autumn which is the beginning of the optimum time to prune most plants and this period continues all the way into early spring. The video shows us:

Why we prune?
What we need to prune?
How we prune?

@Adamynyrardd

Making Compost a few simple steps

In this video I explain how I create my compost using green and brown ingredients. I also share something new I'm trying this year which is biochar to speed up the composting process and ensure that my composting set up is better for the environment.

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Grow your own salad

In this video, I share advice on how to go about growing all your salads for spring and summer. Includes spinach, lettuce, pea shoots, radish and spring/welsh onions.

This video was created as a part of the National Botanic Garden of Wales' Growing the Future project.

@AdamynyrArdd

Protecting our plants from slugs, snails and caterpillars

Certain creatures in the garden can pose a particular threat to the growth of our plants and crops if we don't keep a watchful eye on them.

@Adamynyrardd

Gardening with nature

Learn how to garden in a way that supports wildlife and nature. In this video I share some hints and tips to help you give nature a home in your garden. I discuss some of the things you can do to entice nature into the garden, beneficial plants for birds and insects and how you can maximise the space that you have. This video is a part of the Growing the Future series. Growing the Future is an exciting project in Wales encouraging people to make use of their open spaces and enjoy gardening.

Growing The Future

Weeding your garden the easy way

Learn how to weed your garden the easy way. In this video I share some time saving tips to help you get started. Weeding doesn't need to be a difficult back breaking job, when done using these techniques.

@adamynyrardd

Planning your Garden: Back to the Basics

In this video I share some golden rules to follow when going about planning our gardens. From drawing up an initial plan, planting schemes and adapting the plan as ideas evolve.

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Gardening is Healthy for both Mind and Body

In this video, I discuss how our gardens and outdoor spaces can become our sanctuaries and how best to enjoy them.

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Sowing Seeds the EASY WAY

First time gardener and want to learn how to sow seeds? In this video I talk you through the simple steps of seed starting.

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Adam is a Welsh gardener trying to live a self sustainable life growing and raising food in a small corner of Wales. Here he shares with us his inspirational back garden that is full of food abundance, nature, and joy.

Producing natural heat: Creating a hotbed for seedlings

Learn Welsh in the garden / Dysgu Cymraeg yn yr ardd

Plant Pruning Tips

Making Compost a few simple steps

Grow your own salad

Protecting our plants from slugs, snails and caterpillars

Gardening with nature

Weeding your garden the easy way

Planning your Garden: Back to the Basics

Gardening is Healthy for both Mind and Body

Sowing Seeds the EASY WAY

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