Author Topic: Gardeners World Allotment (Read 32515 times)

albacore1854 · « **Reply #140 on:** April 18, 2008, 18:08:39 »

Knowing Joe's luck some kind soul wanted some exercise and dug it over for him, then gave him an unused rotovator that they had kicking about.Having helped Joe load up his greenhouse, the kind soul then cooked him dinner, let him have a go on his wife, and gave him a pony for the diesel.

albacore1854 · « **Reply #141 on:** April 18, 2008, 18:09:55 »

having got the greenhouse up, Joe used it to solve world poverty, and developed a cure for all known illnesses.Which was nice.

cambourne7 · « **Reply #142 on:** April 18, 2008, 18:15:55 »

I am sure that we will see what tonight has to show. Given previous posts from Beeb reserchers i am sure some of these comments will find there way back.

I still DONT think its an april fool!!

Mubgrub · « **Reply #143 on:** April 18, 2008, 18:49:20 »

Well now... I've been away from this forum for a while and look what's kicked off! Hee hee.

I wish him luck n_n I wish I had as many helpful neighbours as Joe does, everyone on my section of the site has given up or retired, it's really lonely. :'(

cambourne7 · « **Reply #144 on:** April 18, 2008, 20:36:29 »

very short segment this week :'(

allaboutliverpool · « **Reply #145 on:** April 18, 2008, 20:41:35 »

So all you have to do is phone Monty!

And then you get iffy advice about onions and shallots.

Someone on the forum predicted piles of topsoil being delivered and there they were!

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments1_homepage.html

cambourne7 · « **Reply #146 on:** April 18, 2008, 21:01:37 »

Hes brining his kids next week that will be fun.

Lauren S · « **Reply #147 on:** April 18, 2008, 21:05:30 »

Well he did mentioned about bark under the shed decking and weed surpressant under the path......Oh and that he has/will dig dig and dig again in the raised triangles to rid of weeds...Do you think he read this forum...? ::)

manicscousers · « **Reply #148 on:** April 18, 2008, 21:15:12 »

didn't really make me want to get out and grow :)

grawrc · « **Reply #149 on:** April 19, 2008, 00:39:16 »

I watched because of the interest on this forum and yawned .... and yawned .... I'm awake now! ;) ;)

Froglegs · « **Reply #150 on:** April 19, 2008, 01:01:50 »

If tonight's program was anything to go by i think it's the beginning of the end for gardeners world. :'(

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #151 on:** April 19, 2008, 08:51:53 »

I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but GW died as a serious gardening programme years ago. Nowadays it dances round things while giving no real information.

Plot69 · « **Reply #152 on:** April 19, 2008, 09:11:49 »

Quote from: Lauren S on April 18, 2008, 21:05:30

Do you think he read this forum...? ::)

Why would he want to read this forum? He's got a direct line to Monty Don.

I've got a direct line to Alan... My brother Alan who knows buggerall about gardening which is why I read this forum :D

theothermarg · « **Reply #153 on:** April 19, 2008, 13:35:12 »

didn,t see it all as I forgot again ( says it all !!) my method is to record it and fastforward over the trash saw the bit where he was given the garlic and then planted some of his own in modules mmm why? he had just seen them growing well outdoors, why not go by his fellow allotmenteer instead of asking monty (he,s very good at digging holes isn,t he! anyone need a lesson)
and no-one knows how to split perenials do they fastforward CK!!
not much reaction to last nights prog so far,but then not much in it was there?
marg

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #154 on:** April 19, 2008, 20:13:18 »

I wouldn't think any hardy vegetable needs to be started in a module now; it may be a late spring, but the soil will be warming up, and a bit of fleece will compensate for the cold weather. Monty gave a 'book' answer not one designed for the specific situation. I wasn't so critical of this episode, but I do wish they wouldn't take enough material for an hour's programme, and compress it into half the time.

I think it's designed for the sort of people who use a garden centre I visited today. Lots of extremely well-build sheds and furniture, at prices to match, and lots of expensive specimen plants for those who want to buy a garden rather than growing one. You can watch GC, learn a few fancy words to impress the total non-gardeners, and you don't have to worry about actually learning how to grow anything, so skip all that.

simon404 · « **Reply #155 on:** April 19, 2008, 20:23:09 »

I've made a conscious decision to be more charitable to the folks over at Gardeners World - I've had to, I was running out of televisions, and bricks. Especially now that the other two presenters have put a few hundred miles between themselves and moody Monty, and he's got to cope all on his own with just the YTS girl to help him out.

I didn't think Joe's segment was too bad last night; he did his onion sets the same way that I do so I can't argue with that.

No, I reckon I'll just take the advice of one or two others on here and treat it as entertainment; it works fairly well on that level, although not as well as watching people bash their heads against brick walls on YouTube ::)

betula · « **Reply #156 on:** April 19, 2008, 20:26:57 »

I liked it when Joe said "It is taking over my life"

I feel like that sometimes. :)

caroline7758 · « **Reply #157 on:** April 20, 2008, 10:38:55 »

Monty's away for 6 weeks now :(- wonder if they'll get anyone else in -Sarah Raven would be good to keep the ranting going on here ;) but my preference would be Chris Beardshaw!

albacore1854 · « **Reply #158 on:** April 20, 2008, 19:15:14 »

I think they'll struggle to find someone that would make Monty look good.

What if I need to dig a hole in a meaningful way, without Monty, how will I knwo how to throw the spade at the ground.

Funny how you rarely see builders doing that isn't it.Ah yes, that'll be because you have to work all day.

grawrc · « **Reply #159 on:** April 20, 2008, 20:47:31 »

I like Monty! I know he isn't Geoff Hamilton or even Alan Titchmarsh but I think he does OK.

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