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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    It is a good job we are all different. I laughed a lot at the Susan Calman piece, and I thought it would be useful for a total novice.....don't worry, have fun.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • GearóidGearóid Posts: 198
    I was very impressed with Monty's terracotta pot with the removable bottom! I could have done with one of those when i was trying to prise out a large dahlia from its pot this week. I had to make do with lots of water and bouncing up and down. Got there in the end though. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    9pm tonight. 

    " Monty gives advice on plants to use for foliage with tropical proportions and shows us how to plant them to suit their needs, gives a masterclass on herbs to grow in shady areas of the garden and sows sweetcorn and cucumbers for summer harvests.

    Arit Anderson continues her investigation into the use of peat as she talks to the people involved in the manufacture of compost as well as growers and consumers. In Cheshire, an enthusiast aims to have a clematis in flower every day of the year in his garden and has amassed a collection of over 150 plants in his quest for floral abundance.

    One of the most vibrant of spring flowering plants is the euphorbia, and Carol Klein is at Oxford Botanic Garden to explore their national collection. We also find out what viewers have been getting up to in their own gardens."

  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    The compost manufacturing piece could be interesting. Maybe they'll be able to explain why peat-free compost is so inconsistent and why they don't always screen out the bits of plastic and other rubbish.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Jungly leaves and euphorbias.  Lots of FFing then.  Peat stuff OK.  
    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)."
    Plato
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited May 2021
    I loved the Susan Calman piece too. 
    I couldn't believe Nick planting Cares Pendula  :o
    Looking forward to Jungle leaves. Makes a nice change from MD raking his veg garden.
    No need for more yet lecturing about peat, so I'll FF that bit.
    Devon.
  • Valley GardenerValley Gardener Posts: 2,851
    @JennyJ.   I couldnt agree more,I bought what is considered a good compost,but the rubbish that gets put in with it is nothing less than disgusting. Found inch across bits of wood,foil and plastic. I will riddle it next time!
    The whole truth is an instrument that can only be played by an expert.
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    I also was inertested by the fact that not all peat free compost suits all plants, so how are we to garden in the future,  have bags with instructions on for which plants to use it for.🤔
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    To be fair not all peat containing MPC suits all plants.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    @JennyJ.   I couldnt agree more,I bought what is considered a good compost,but the rubbish that gets put in with it is nothing less than disgusting. Found inch across bits of wood,foil and plastic. I will riddle it next time!

    The compost I have just purchased had pieces of timber in it which looked like sections of old trellis!
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