I enjoyed GW last night, and the hour long programme just flew by. I laughed at the man with his prize winning marrow that looked like a crocodile, and, like Monty I have always wondered if they get eaten.
I liked his section on root cuttings, but I always angle the first cut and he cuts them straight. I don't think it matters as long as they are the right way up.
Overall, a very enjoyable hour.
I forgot to add that the section on solitary bees was very informative and there seems to be a lot more to it than just providing bee hotels.
I admit to fast forwarding through most of Frances' section about her allotment as it holds no interest for me. However she and Adam did seem to be having fun constructing that cage. I noticed that when she collected the seaweed, there were lots of those midge like things jumping around (sand flies ?). When she was spreading it out at the allotment they were still springing about. Presumably they are not included in the creatures she referred to when talking about the right time to collect it. This is not to be contentious, but l wish she had explained further what these "creatures" were. I have never tried root cuttings, but l hope we get to see the fruits of Monty's labours in the Spring. The article on solitary bees was fascinating. I was interested in the comment about keeping the hotel free of spider's webs, but short of emptying the whole thing out to check for spiders l am not sure how you could realistically keep the spiders out. I thought it was a good show last night though, a bit of something for everyone, and l learnt something new .
Half watched it while cooking veggie curries last night @Hostafan1 and yes, worth it, if only to make OH sit and watch the construction of the cage for keeping butterflies etc off veggies. Great project for us to do.
Root cuttings section good, dahlias and pumpkin showing a bit too long and not informative on cultivation but OK. More shots of Monty squeezing yet another plant into a gap in his borders.
Need to watch the whole show now to see the first part and also re-watch the bee lady whilst paying full attention. She was good.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
“The bee lady” has been writing the wildlife column in the GW magazine for as long as I can remember. Good to see her getting some airtime 😀.
Thought it was a great programme - Nick B on night scented plants was also very good. Loved the one that looked like cherries 🍒 in the day, opening to lovely white flowers at night. Will keep my eyes open for that one ......did anyone catch its name?
Loved the one that looked like cherries 🍒 in the day, opening to lovely white flowers at night. Will keep my eyes open for that one ......did anyone catch its name?
Zaluzianskya capensis has the best scent, which is phenomenal, despite its small size. There is also Z. ovata. I think he showed both. Seeds are sold wildly, and they are sometimes sold in garden centres.
They are lovely @chicky bought a couple of plants in early Spring...hope they'll survive the upcoming winter. But since my apple scented pelargonium did against all expectation...fingers crossed!
I would think the seaweed creatures could have been sand hoppers @AnniD - depending on the beach and the weather you could have flies on the seaweed too. I wouldn't be overly concerned having either in my garden.
I enjoyed the programme too, as always some sections I found were more interesting than others, and although I didn't particularly like the show Dahlias section - it takes all sorts and without these country shows life would be a little less interesting for us all - it is good to have competition in all aspects. The cuttings, the sections in Longmeadow and those big ugly squash were the most enjoyable for me.
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I liked his section on root cuttings, but I always angle the first cut and he cuts them straight. I don't think it matters as long as they are the right way up.
Overall, a very enjoyable hour.
I forgot to add that the section on solitary bees was very informative and there seems to be a lot more to it than just providing bee hotels.
This is not to be contentious, but l wish she had explained further what these "creatures" were.
I have never tried root cuttings, but l hope we get to see the fruits of Monty's labours in the Spring.
The article on solitary bees was fascinating. I was interested in the comment about keeping the hotel free of spider's webs, but short of emptying the whole thing out to check for spiders l am not sure how you could realistically keep the spiders out.
I thought it was a good show last night though, a bit of something for everyone, and l learnt something new
Root cuttings section good, dahlias and pumpkin showing a bit too long and not informative on cultivation but OK. More shots of Monty squeezing yet another plant into a gap in his borders.
Need to watch the whole show now to see the first part and also re-watch the bee lady whilst paying full attention. She was good.
Thought it was a great programme - Nick B on night scented plants was also very good. Loved the one that looked like cherries 🍒 in the day, opening to lovely white flowers at night. Will keep my eyes open for that one ......did anyone catch its name?