Hosta, agree re making pesto on GW. Seemed a bit odd.
Clari, in the past we've had a couple of dogs with very sensitive stomachs but I can't say I ever thought of dehydrating bulls' bits Ok, so I know I've got a weird imagination but I now have this mental picture of a line of them pegged up on the washing line to dry out in the breeze....Maybe it's too early in the morning for me....ignore me,....of course you dehydrate them in the airing cupboard like everyone else
Ha ha! Fear not Lantana I have a special dehydrator machine I use so the neighbours wont have to wonder what's on the washing line. Its a brilliant bit of kit: slightly addictive though!
Plant Pauper: they really are huge things. I mean I know a bull is big but these could cause some serious injuries bouncing around if they ran at you!
I'm sat in my classroom now, the museum awaiting its first visitors. I don't blame them for staying away Sheffield is looking very grey and moist today.
yeah, that's what we need . I've never seen cookery on telly.
As we're overrun with gardening programmes, seems a great idea to interrupt gardening with a bit of cooking / prepping, whatever making pesto is classed as, it's certainly not gardening.
I quite like the idea of showing how to use the food you're growing! I haven't watched the programme yet owing to lack of a television in the house while we are renovating. All too often we see on this website keen gardeners appearing filled with the dream of self sufficiency and never having to trek around Tesco again (I don't blame them). I wonder how many actually are able to use all the food they provide.
My personal opinion however is that this would be better as some spin off programme: a gardening / cooking mix up (like Riverside cottage but less pretentious) and leaving Gardeners World for the pretty flowers and grand designs of (again my opinion) predominately southern gardens.
If anyone in Gardeners World wants to take up this idea and need a wee lass with a bit of Northern grit, bad soil, weeds, whose dog helps dig up the seedlings when no one is watching, gets the odd snow shower in May, and whose kitchen is basic so you'll be eating real food with the slugs washed off rather than some fancy meal where you need twelve different utensils, give me a shout I'd be happy to host. You can pay me in seeds and the occasional bare root fruit tree!
Hmm... perhaps I ought set up my own YouTube account and start this myself. KEF how are you at holding a video camera? Dove I'll hire you in as head cook! Wonky: get over here and be my partnering host!
I liked the Riverside programmes. I didn't find them pretentious though. Maybe that's my being stupid?
Didn't Jamie Oliver do a similar one too?
Fusion programmes are great, but stick to " what it says on the tin" if it's gardening, stick to gardening, if it's cookery, stick to cookery, if it's sport, stick to sport etc etc.
I haven't watched GW for 15 or 20 years. Can't stand it, can't stand Monty. Can't stand most cookery progs either. They make me long for something savoury so I eat crisps! Any wonder I got rid of my telly?
I case anyone is wondering...I ran out of weedkiller. And anyway it's time for elevenses.
Clari - if you have Wonky you won't need me - she's a superb cook ... she's also worked at a butcher's - she could sort out your bull's kn@ckers for you
Right, mowing and edging done - just a bit of deadheading and chopping back of the chives to do ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Ha ha! Fear not Lantana I have a special dehydrator machine I use so the neighbours wont have to wonder what's on the washing line. Its a brilliant bit of kit: slightly addictive though!
Plant Pauper: they really are huge things. I mean I know a bull is big but these could cause some serious injuries bouncing around if they ran at you!
I'm sat in my classroom now, the museum awaiting its first visitors. I don't blame them for staying away Sheffield is looking very grey and moist today.
Don't have a problem with Monty making pesto , it is changing the day !
He often says about what he does with his veg , perhaps this could be the start of a new cooky programme , after all not many on TV !
yeah, that's what we need . I've never seen cookery on telly.
As we're overrun with gardening programmes, seems a great idea to interrupt gardening with a bit of cooking / prepping, whatever making pesto is classed as, it's certainly not gardening.
I've just about given up on GW these days
I think we definitely need more cookery shows Hosta....
Dehydrating bull testicles you say? B******s to that
No wasn't me Dove - I've only done the walk back from the garage today
and now I'm off outside..catch you all later
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I quite like the idea of showing how to use the food you're growing! I haven't watched the programme yet owing to lack of a television in the house while we are renovating. All too often we see on this website keen gardeners appearing filled with the dream of self sufficiency and never having to trek around Tesco again (I don't blame them). I wonder how many actually are able to use all the food they provide.
My personal opinion however is that this would be better as some spin off programme: a gardening / cooking mix up (like Riverside cottage but less pretentious) and leaving Gardeners World for the pretty flowers and grand designs of (again my opinion) predominately southern gardens.
If anyone in Gardeners World wants to take up this idea and need a wee lass with a bit of Northern grit, bad soil, weeds, whose dog helps dig up the seedlings when no one is watching, gets the odd snow shower in May, and whose kitchen is basic so you'll be eating real food with the slugs washed off rather than some fancy meal where you need twelve different utensils, give me a shout I'd be happy to host. You can pay me in seeds and the occasional bare root fruit tree!
Hmm... perhaps I ought set up my own YouTube account and start this myself. KEF how are you at holding a video camera? Dove I'll hire you in as head cook! Wonky: get over here and be my partnering host!
GW was on for 3 Wednesdays, think it was because of Golf, back to Fridays now.
I liked the Riverside programmes. I didn't find them pretentious though. Maybe that's my being stupid?
Didn't Jamie Oliver do a similar one too?
Fusion programmes are great, but stick to " what it says on the tin" if it's gardening, stick to gardening, if it's cookery, stick to cookery, if it's sport, stick to sport etc etc.
I haven't watched GW for 15 or 20 years. Can't stand it, can't stand Monty. Can't stand most cookery progs either. They make me long for something savoury so I eat crisps!
Any wonder I got rid of my telly? 
I case anyone is wondering...I ran out of weedkiller.
And anyway it's time for elevenses.
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my consumption of crisps has plummeted since I gave up booze. ( but I do like a sneaky ice cream at night White Magnum anyone? )
Clari - if you have Wonky you won't need me - she's a superb cook ... she's also worked at a butcher's - she could sort out your bull's kn@ckers for you
Right, mowing and edging done - just a bit of deadheading and chopping back of the chives to do ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.