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General => Top Tips => Topic started by: digmore on December 26, 2013, 10:45:13

Title: Best tip of the year.
Post by: digmore on December 26, 2013, 10:45:13

Treat yourself, The Victoria Kitchen Garden, 2dvd set by the BBC with the late Harry Dodson, £15.00 approx. from Amazon.

Superb, a no nonsense history and practical application of veg and flower gardening. Everybody who has or wants an allotment should watch and study these dvds.

Digmore.

Ps. Buy now and start your growing plan in conjunction with Harry, it does work. :wave:

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: Melbourne12 on December 26, 2013, 21:04:08

Thanks, Digmore.  That looks superb - I've just ordered it!

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: pumkinlover on December 27, 2013, 21:01:18

I've treated myself as well but to the Kitchen garden/ flower garden and kitchen combined. Thanks digmore, only ordered it last night and it's been dispatched by those poor Amazon workers  :disgust:
Did order through this site though to redeem myself a little.

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: Jayb on December 28, 2013, 08:32:34

Great tip  :happy7: and after reading this post http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,76976.msg782502.html#msg782502 I treated myself to the combined set too, just before Christmas, though it was cheaper then. I've not watched it all yet, I'm up to mid summer and have to say it's really interesting. I've ordered a second hand Victorian Kitchen Garden book too!

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: Melbourne12 on December 28, 2013, 19:36:51

You've obviously started something, Digmore!

We ordered the combined set, too.  It arrived this morning, and we've just watched the first Kitchen Garden episode.  Absolutely riveting, both for the history and the sheer practicality of the advice.

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: Martin T on December 29, 2013, 16:03:34

http://www.youtube.com/user/sanrt2?feature=watch

Very good.

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: Digeroo on December 29, 2013, 17:20:08

Got it before Xmas really enjoying it.   

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: Jayb on December 29, 2013, 19:01:59

Quote from: Martin T on December 29, 2013, 16:03:34

http://www.youtube.com/user/sanrt2?feature=watch

Very good.

Nice one  :happy7:

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: digmore on January 01, 2014, 07:50:08

Jayb,

You should find the book fills in the question side of the video. How it wasn't to expensive.

Digmore.  :wave:

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: Jayb on January 01, 2014, 09:17:45

Quote from: digmore on January 01, 2014, 07:50:08

Jayb,

You should find the book fills in the question side of the video. How it wasn't to expensive.

Digmore.  :wave:

Thanks Digmore, it looks like it will be a super read and at only £2.81 inc postage I think money well spent  :happy7:
I love the plan of the garden showing what fits where and which way everything faces.

Title: Re: Best tip of the year.
Post by: AlanO on January 01, 2014, 20:05:28

Thanks Martin T, just spent most of a rainy afternoon watching episodes on YouTube. Excellent stuff.