I watched Gardeners World today and I especially liked that it was different to normal format. I liked Arit and Frances, but they were probably a bit nervous. No reason for that, ladies. Just one thing, the gardening itself came too short.
From all of the Gardeners World team, I like Adam Frost the most. Maybe he is just lucky to have a new garden, but he is always so calm, whereas Monty Don seems to be in a permanent state of war with his garden. Everything is overcrowded with plants which don’t look very healthy from what I see. Then he slams his spade into the ground, and a poor plant is now the victim.
What do you guys think about that lady’s giant carrots? As in the giant too growth but teeny tiny root? I reckon she’s fertilised it too much ? I’ve never seen such a huge too growth from carrots before.. and I somehow knew the actual carrot / root was gonna be small and voila.. it was as expected.
What do you guys think about that lady’s giant carrots? As in the giant too growth but teeny tiny root? I reckon she’s fertilised it too much ? I’ve never seen such a huge too growth from carrots before.. and I somehow knew the actual carrot / root was gonna be small and voila.. it was as expected.
I'm growing carrots for the first time this year so I'm glad you think they're not normal. I was seriously wondering how disappointed I'm going to be when I pull them up!
I watched GW again while having a well-earned glass of wine as Possum cooked dinner tonight. Being able to skip past monster man and tomato lady certainly helps. I thought the lady with her winter carrots in the border in the greenhouse was fine and intend giving it a go this autumn once all our tomatoes are over. Certainly have no success in the beds or even in window boxes and yes, the soil will be so fertile I'll get loads of top growth but also soft enough to get decent roots.
On 2nd viewing there is a great deal more than meets the eye in the Wakeham place coverage and it is definitely more interesting than watching Monty shoe-horn plants into non existent space in his claustrophobic borders. Love the winter garden piece and I hope they go back and see those 3 prairies develop.
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" At Longmeadow, Monty turns his attention to containers, planting them up for drama and summer colour in the jewel garden and showing us how to repot citrus plants.
In Hampshire, Joe Swift meets the designer of an award-winning contemporary garden to explore the techniques and the plants she has used to seamlessly integrate both house and garden. Meanwhile, we catch up with the three extraordinary sisters from Dorset who we met last year to find out about a whole new growing project they have started.
In Cheshire, we visit a garden where lack of space has not deterred the gardener from packing it full with tropical plants, and in Staffordshire, we get expert growing tips from the holder of a national collection of one of summer’s most delicate flowers, the angel’s fishing rod. We also find out what our viewers have been getting up to in their gardens."
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normal format. I liked Arit and Frances, but they were probably a bit nervous. No reason for that, ladies. Just one thing, the gardening itself came too short.
I ♥ my garden.
On 2nd viewing there is a great deal more than meets the eye in the Wakeham place coverage and it is definitely more interesting than watching Monty shoe-horn plants into non existent space in his claustrophobic borders. Love the winter garden piece and I hope they go back and see those 3 prairies develop.
" At Longmeadow, Monty turns his attention to containers, planting them up for drama and summer colour in the jewel garden and showing us how to repot citrus plants.
In Hampshire, Joe Swift meets the designer of an award-winning contemporary garden to explore the techniques and the plants she has used to seamlessly integrate both house and garden. Meanwhile, we catch up with the three extraordinary sisters from Dorset who we met last year to find out about a whole new growing project they have started.
In Cheshire, we visit a garden where lack of space has not deterred the gardener from packing it full with tropical plants, and in Staffordshire, we get expert growing tips from the holder of a national collection of one of summer’s most delicate flowers, the angel’s fishing rod. We also find out what our viewers have been getting up to in their gardens."
I thought MD did his lemons a couple of weeks ago?
Maybe they're this season's Bananas?
I re-potted 3 small citrus plants recently so he can tell me what I did wrong.