Allotments 4 All

Tonight on BBC Gardeners World the big chief was doing a Chit/No chit trial. and said to chit potato's in a warm sunny spot. Have I been wrong all these years in doing it in a light frost free cool position?

Brian

Forget it. It's television. You're in the real world.

I dont like him at all , boring posh kid, and such an untidy gardener, you can tell that !!!!!  bring back Bob flowerdue.

...yes he had me confused with that comment too!

Q: Why does Sarah Raven always wear a skirt for gardening ???

I don't know, Why does Sarah Raven Wear a skirt for gardening?

You leave SR out of it, weird but nice
Montys spuds will be OK, warm & light, he'll need to plant them out soon though

Quote from: Gardenantics on March 31, 2006, 22:35:50
I don't know, Why does Sarah Raven Wear a skirt for gardening?

So you can tell the boys from the girls ;D

Hi Roy,

Or maybe something about two in the bush.

Brian

 :o :o :o

SR dresses like a bag lady because the other female garden presenters have done everything else (mane of hair, masculine scruff-bag, two bags of jelly in a t-shirt, etc etc) and telly thrives on who's-got-the-latest-gimmick. Monty Don is a jewellery designer, nuff said. Personally, I'm still mourning the loss of Geoff Hamilton (and still refer to his books when I need a question answered sensibly).

All I can say is, thank goodness I don't watch television ! I used to be glued to the thing, my life would revolve around it.  I am not trying to wind people up here, I genuinely enjoy not having to be directed by a programme planners ideas. Good gardening does get a look in.

I think you're being a tad unfair but can see maybe what you're getting at.  For us newbies, well me anyway, I haven't got a clue what I'm doing so my only education has come from experience (precious little) mags and the occasion book, you very kind and wonderful people on here who i take a lot of notice of, and the tele.  now this is my first year, i'm bounding with enthusiasm, a total novice and anything and everything is wonderful.

i've looked forward to tonight's prog since the allotment one, cos i'd rather sit and watch GW than Footballers Wives or whateverelsedross is on.

i did raise an eyebrow about the chitting conditions though but apart from that i was quite please with my spuds but devastated that my last year's hungarian hot wax was so tiny in comparison with the guys on the farm.

sarah thingy, like me, needs a haircut, but i'm sure she's a very nice woman.

;D

I just like watching someone else doing the work.  And seeing nicer gardens than mine.  ;)  It's the first time I've watched Gardener's World for a couple of years, so I'm pleased I bought the magazine last month and watched the dvd that came with it, or I might have got a bit lost on his whirlwind tour at the beginning.

I think all these gardening programmes pontificate a bit.  But I suppose we wouldn't watch them if they were saying "Well, we think this, but of course we might be wrong".

Were they right about sweetpea seeds not needing soaking or chipping?  I'm just getting around to sowing some this weekend.

i've soaked mine and planted them whether they swelled or not.  i think it was 10% didn't swell, so we'll see what happens.  will get my @r$e into gear and sow the rest though.

I missed it as I feel asleep.....

I miss Geoff Hamilton as well, good sensible advise.

When watching these TV programmes you can always seem to tell the plantsman/woman from the TV presenter type.

Maybe that is why Chris Beardshaw made a quick exit.

Chris I think GW will be all yours one day ;)

someone once said to me
"what, you don't have a tv? what do you do with your life?"
poor lady, i couldn't help laughing as she realised what she had said.

(perhaps i should have answered that i go on the internet until 2.45am to read other peoples comments on vegetables!)

When it comes to gardening advice, I find it more convincing coming from an old geezer than some young whippersnapper like C Beardshaw.  Mind you, I can remember Percy Thrower, see.

Monty to me means 'Yehhhhhh weekend is here!' and not much more....
HOWEVER...the bit of fluff (6'7'' scouser....city boy grew his first thing - tomatoes in a pot last year...and he's 36 not a small child...) Thinks the progs marvelous and it fires him up to go dig my allotment for me... Please don't ruin his rural myth ideas, I get a lot done for me thanks to Monty!
;D ;D ;D

So with people hanging on his every word he should be very careful to give the right advice. Chitting potatos in sunny warm conditions will give you weak shoots that will be easily damaged in the planting process.
I can't remember ever thinking "That's wrong" when listening to Geoff Hamilton or Alan Titchmarsh. Bring back trained dyed in t' wool gardeners!

Brian