I agree. 30 mins is such a short programme so every minute needs to be packed with plants and "how to" or even "how not to". Lots of weather easily available elsewhere.
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)."
Totally agree about the weather being a waste of time. It's not detailed enough for each place to make a proper difference, time could be used with gardening tips instead. Also, so may people either record the programme or watch it on iplayer at a later date so whatever benefit there might have been had has already gone.
Chloe I'm pretty sure Monty said that in some areas it's fine to leave dahlias in the ground over winter, but as the soil in his garden gets cold and very wet in the winter (it sometimes floods) he doubts that they would survive - that's why he digs his up and stores them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Certainly can't leave them in the ground up here - for the same reason. Cold wet soil
I don't have the time for plants like that now, although I grew them years ago. Nowhere suitable to overwinter either, although I may have some in future now that the cold frame's on the go. Useful for the new hotter border.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
On leaving Dahlias in the ground I live in the north west and it does get really cold and wet here, plus it's clay soil. I lift the majority of Dahlias but do leave some in the ground all winter. I've done this for four years now and never lost one. The big difference I find though is the ones I lift end up twice the size and start flowering a month earlier.
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I think the weather is helpful as it's on a Friday and we get an idea of what we can do over the weekend.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm in the " the weather is a waste of time" camp.
we all have the internet and can easily find local weather reports.
TV only viewers can see the same weather report after the 6 , and 10 o'clock news. Waste of gardening time, but so are the endless shots of dogs.
hey ho , each to his own.
I agree. 30 mins is such a short programme so every minute needs to be packed with plants and "how to" or even "how not to". Lots of weather easily available elsewhere.
Not everybody is on line.
Logan. WE are online, WE are discussing this.
I did also say " TV only viewers can see the same weather report after the 6 , and 10 o'clock news"
There's also weather forecasts on ITV and Channel 4 , but no gardening programmes.
Totally agree about the weather being a waste of time. It's not detailed enough for each place to make a proper difference, time could be used with gardening tips instead. Also, so may people either record the programme or watch it on iplayer at a later date so whatever benefit there might have been had has already gone.
Chloe
I'm pretty sure Monty said that in some areas it's fine to leave dahlias in the ground over winter, but as the soil in his garden gets cold and very wet in the winter (it sometimes floods) he doubts that they would survive - that's why he digs his up and stores them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Certainly can't leave them in the ground up here - for the same reason. Cold wet soil
I don't have the time for plants like that now, although I grew them years ago. Nowhere suitable to overwinter either, although I may have some in future now that the cold frame's on the go. Useful for the new hotter border.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
On leaving Dahlias in the ground I live in the north west and it does get really cold and wet here, plus it's clay soil. I lift the majority of Dahlias but do leave some in the ground all winter. I've done this for four years now and never lost one. The big difference I find though is the ones I lift end up twice the size and start flowering a month earlier.
I have always lifted my dalihas, but I might try leaving them this year. I'm in west suffolk