I actually watched Beechgrove for the first time last night. My immediate reaction - what the **** have the done to it. Not only Callum, but coming up a multitude of presumably occasional presenters. I'll wait to see what the longer term effect of them is, but Callum will continue to be muted!
I watched it with interest after seeing how popular it is on the forum here. It was an introductory programme so not a lot happening on this one. I will continue to watch.
I am interested in the growing for showing segment. A few years ago now I was secretary to our local horticultural society and organised the thrice yearly shows. It was great fun, with all the banter between the old boys and their perfect specimens. I was also secretary of the allotment association and tried to get the allotmenteers interested in showing their veg but they never were - they grew for eating not showing!
Sadly, as we lost more of the old boys and couldn't attract younger enthusiasts, the hort.soc. was wound up. And I no longer have an allotment, just a small veg. patch in the garden - although the Allotment Association is still going strong.
I am decidedly not keen on Callum either cos his accent is almost impenetrable. I was saddened to see Carol using commercial feed on greenhouse veg last year after Jim's previous experiments proving home-made comfrey tea is better.
I hope they are not losing the plot with the general direction of the show. I do like Mairie the head gardener and think it's fine to have regular home gardener spots from different areas as their conditions are so different it could be informative as long as they're not just fumbling along.
I hope they'll keep the experiments between varieties, composts, growing methods as these have proved interesting and useful.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Showing of any kind is a finely honed skill. We used to go and take a look in the tents at the agricultural shows for a swatch at the veg. Not my thing, but I know the dedication that goes into it. I enjoy the boy's enthusiasm. It's a bit of fun, but it also gets taken very seriously. Nothing wrong with that, and it's really no different from people collecting hundreds of varieties of the same plant etc, except from the rosette - or not, as the case might be
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl, for me there is a difference between enthusiasm and being totally OTT and Callum totally OTT for me. Others may well enjoy him, but I find him far more annoying than Carol was at her peak.
I got the impression that Callum had calmed down a bit since the last series, although he still can't believe his luck with landing a job on Beechgrove. I must admit to using subtitles when he speaks, but l am getting used to his accent. I hope Chris Beardshaw makes a few appearances this year.
@Balgay.Hill I am British, have Scottish blood and can cope with most UK and even French and Belgian accents tho I find an old Glaswegian friend hard to understand sometimes and Callum too often unfathomable.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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I am interested in the growing for showing segment. A few years ago now I was secretary to our local horticultural society and organised the thrice yearly shows. It was great fun, with all the banter between the old boys and their perfect specimens. I was also secretary of the allotment association and tried to get the allotmenteers interested in showing their veg but they never were - they grew for eating not showing!
Sadly, as we lost more of the old boys and couldn't attract younger enthusiasts, the hort.soc. was wound up. And I no longer have an allotment, just a small veg. patch in the garden - although the Allotment Association is still going strong.
I hope they are not losing the plot with the general direction of the show. I do like Mairie the head gardener and think it's fine to have regular home gardener spots from different areas as their conditions are so different it could be informative as long as they're not just fumbling along.
I hope they'll keep the experiments between varieties, composts, growing methods as these have proved interesting and useful.
It's a bit of fun, but it also gets taken very seriously. Nothing wrong with that, and it's really no different from people collecting hundreds of varieties of the same plant etc, except from the rosette - or not, as the case might be
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I must admit to using subtitles when he speaks, but l am getting used to his accent.
I hope Chris Beardshaw makes a few appearances this year.