Gardening at 58 North
Gardening at 58 North is a Youtube gardening channel which focuses on house plants and gardening. The channel contains a series of horticultural videos, some are instructional and informative, whilst others are video diaries of how my plants are doing over the year. Please have a look through my videos, if you have any questions, leave a comment and I will try to answer your questions.
My outdoor videos are filmed in North Scotland between Inverness and Elgin, the USDA of my garden is around 8 and the USDA of my parents coastal garden is around 9. However as we are only 640 miles from the arctic circle, the summers are very cool with an average daily maximum temperature of 18C (65F) in July and grass frosts are possible any month of the year. Although July and August are nearly always frost free.
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Gardening at 58 North
I have been experimenting with a new live stream of grass growing recently.
Although many people are enjoying it, youtube is sending out multiple notifications to my existing subscribers who are not interested in such content.
I will be moving the live stream over to a new channel called 'Watch Grass Grow Live' in the next day or two to ensure that this channel remains just for my usual video content.
New streaming channel: youtube.com/@GrassGrowLive
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The answer to last weeks mystery macro photo is Purple ornamental Kale (Brassica oleracea). There are several varieties of ornamental Kale and cabbage which have bright colourful leaves which are hardy enough to survive all but the harshest winters. I like growing these as winter bedding plants as they are some of the few plants that can give you colour over winter. As an added bonus they send up a large stem in spring which is covered in yellow flowers.
Well done to all the people who guessed correctly, there was quiet a few of you this week, and those who guessed incorrectly were close with your guesses of closely related plants.
I will take a break from Monday mystery macro photos for a few weeks, but I intend to bring them back again soon.
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Its Monday mystery macro time. What plant does this macro close up belong to?
Comment below with your guesses, I will reveal the answer next Monday.
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The answer to last weeks mystery macro photo is Dandelion seeds (Taraxacum officinale) . The seeds of this common weed form the easily recognised fluffy balls, the seeds themselves however are covered in tiny spines.
Well done to all the people who guessed correctly, there was quiet a few of you this week.
I will upload another mystery macro photo later today.
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Gardening at 58 North
Its Monday mystery macro time. What plant does this macro close up belong to?
Comment below with your guesses, I will reveal the answer next Monday.
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The answer to last weeks mystery macro photo is a Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana). This species of fir tree has quickly become the UK's most popular Christmas tree with its dense soft needles which do not easily drop. Although originally from the Caucasus mountains and Turkey, it grows very well in Northern areas of the UK and is extensively farmed in North Scotland.
Nobody guessed correctly this week, although a lot of people were very close with guesses of spruce.
I will upload another mystery macro photo later today.
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Its Monday mystery macro time. What plant does this macro close up belong to?
Comment below with your guesses, I will reveal the answer next Monday.
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The answer to last weeks mystery macro photo is a Variegated privet leaf (Ligustrum ovalifolium 'aureum'). This variety looks yellow from a distance giving it its common name 'Golden privet' however it is a variegated plant with yellow margins to its green leaves.
The variegation in this variety varies a lot with some leaves almost completely green and others which are pure yellow. Although generally evergreen in my Climate it becomes deciduous most winters when temperatures drop below -10C (14F).
Nobody guessed correctly this week, although a lot of people did guess very similar looking variegated plants such as Ficus.
I will upload another mystery macro photo later today.
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Gardening at 58 North
Its Monday mystery macro time. What plant does this macro close up belong to?
Comment below with your guesses, I will reveal the answer next Monday.
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The answer to last weeks mystery macro photo is a chive flower (Allium schoenoprasum) Chives are usually grown for their edible leaves, however they also put on a great flowering display which is loved by the bees. Well done to all that guessed correctly, there was a lot of you this week.
I will upload another mystery macro photo later today.
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