Author Topic: LOOKING FOR TOMATO GROWERS! BBC 2 series - What to Eat: Summer (Read 8305 times)

davyw1 · « **Reply #20 on:** June 30, 2009, 22:34:12 »

Bloody heck can you imagine the great gardener being filmed and as the camera pulls back a great big stack of books at his feet.

I hope who ever does this has a dig at the commercial growers for half inching heritage tomatoes to create hybrids

Baaaaaaaa · « **Reply #21 on:** June 30, 2009, 22:58:48 »

Shouldn't they just be talking to the DigIn bods also at BBC2 ?

Eristic · « **Reply #22 on:** June 30, 2009, 23:07:02 »

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a ripe `heritage` tomato doesn`t really need a `chef`-it`s flavour speaks for itself

Well said!

As for varieties, I've whittled my list down to 7 that suit my needs.

Beef.
Aurora.
Cream Sorbet.
Santa Cruz Cada.
A Bulgarian plum of my own strain
2 heirlooms with lost names, a round and a plum.

They all fill different niches in the kitchen if they make it that far.

Back to the BBC, I doubt that they are looking for good growers so much as good looking but cheap scenery.

saddad · « **Reply #23 on:** June 30, 2009, 23:20:59 »

As we are considering an "heritage" tomato plant sale next May any publicity would be great..

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all the other gardening bods have a gimmick Saddad.

Mine is sitting on the pew with a good beer... does that count?
;D

grannyjanny · « **Reply #24 on:** July 01, 2009, 06:41:41 »

They could probably do most of the series from your site saddad apart from what they have to kill ;D. Come on go for it.

shirlton · « **Reply #25 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:09:58 »

Go on you know you want to. ;D

saddad · « **Reply #26 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:29:01 »

Not quite there yet... some pics to drool over...

Now I'm going to stop looking back through photobucket and go and do some work on the lotties as it is "judgement day"...

macmac · « **Reply #27 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:08:24 »

All this talk of tomatoes....the last two years we lost them all to blight :( :( :(
and the weather doesn't look too promising again :(

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #28 on:** July 01, 2009, 10:15:43 »

When Jamie Oliver did those programmes on kitchen garden cookery, wasn't his garden stuffed full of heritage toms? Why can't they use him?

What!? you mean they were planted there 5 minutes before they started filming, and hoiked out after he'd gone?! :D

Mr Smith · « **Reply #29 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:03:04 »

I think our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment, ;)

Eristic · « **Reply #30 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:06:42 »

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our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment,

I don't come cheap either. Not only am I too expensive for the BBC's cheap TV, I very much doubt that they could handle the controversy.

Mr Smith · « **Reply #31 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:11:56 »

Quote from: Eristic on July 01, 2009, 11:06:42

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our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment,

I don't come cheap either. Not only am I too expensive for the BBC's cheap TV, I very much doubt that they could handle the controversy.

Sorry to hear that you are not going to be a telly star, I would of loved it for some of my hard earned money that I pay for a TV licence go into your back pocket, ;)

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #32 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:23:03 »

isn't Trixiebelle supposed to be on the telly at some point?

Hector · « **Reply #33 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:25:40 »

Quote from: Eristic on July 01, 2009, 11:06:42

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our Jamie does not come cheap like some old boy off an allotment,
I very much doubt that they could handle the controversy.

Eristic, I personally would LOVE to see you as a guest presenter on Gardeners World...can just see you in the end section where they have their cup of tea and have their matey discussions. Suspect your inclusion would be shortlived but memorable?

Would you wear a cravat?

betula · « **Reply #34 on:** July 01, 2009, 11:48:44 »

Saddad will get my vote.A true gardener' and grower :)

saddad · « **Reply #35 on:** July 01, 2009, 12:51:56 »

Angling for a selection box later in the season Betula? ;D

betula · « **Reply #36 on:** July 01, 2009, 12:56:20 »

Well the thought may have crossed my mind............... ::)

asbean · « **Reply #37 on:** July 01, 2009, 17:46:51 »

never :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

Eristic · « **Reply #38 on:** July 01, 2009, 23:02:47 »

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Would you wear a cravat?

No!

I could sit there with my mug of tea upsetting everyone while adding a bit to my bee skep, and not even miss a stich. 8)

shirlton · « **Reply #39 on:** July 03, 2009, 19:50:25 »

Quote from: ceres on June 30, 2009, 21:50:19

We should put them in touch with that great gardener ;)

Good idea but where is he or she. haven't heard from them for some time. ;D

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