nice one, Carol

[cornykev]

I loved the girl on the balcony and I didn't even watch it, just my luck Swedish chicks and I missed it. Cheers for that Sprout will keep an eye out if not I know a lovely lady called Mrs KP who has them on DVD. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) :-*

[cornykev]

[tricia]

Grow your own veg. is being shown on BBC2 on Monday 15th Jan at 7:30pm. I don't know if it is a repeat or a new episode.

HTH
Tricia

[manicscousers]

says "gets down to earth with root veggies, " so would take a guess at a repeat  :)

[mc55]

it was definitely better - the deep bed carrots & parsnips were very impressive.  Determined now to get my bath root bed ready.

[cornykev]

Cheers Tricia can't wait for the balcony scenes must get some beer and snacks in.    ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Mrs Ava]

Kitten, your carrots will be full of tiny holes containing tiny white grubs.  The carrots look bruised almost - sometimes it is quite hard to tell until you peel them.  Fleece for me is the only way!

[triffid]

Still trying to work out how to stop the lottie foxes from ripping the fleece to shreds, which they seem to do every time I cover anything.    ( ::)

[MrsKP]

you know me so well cornykev  :P

[sally_cinnamon]

Link here says Episode Two is repeated tonight 7.30 till 8, and again Weds 17th at 12.55 (midnight) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/whatson/search/genre.cgi?genre=life_gardening

The BBC page for the the show is quite good, tells you about each episode.

I thought it was okay on the whole, definitely aimed at beginners and to encourage newbies.  If a programme was put on aimed at more experienced people it would perhaps only get a more limited population watching it.  The way they've marketed it will get a more broad population of generic TV viewers. Even my garden-phobic OH watched it through (although I think the pretty Swede did help when his interest started to wain!).  It would be nice to have a bit more info, like why were the RHS ladies collecting twigs...?  But then the programme is only half an hour long so is quite limited to what they can fit in.  Maybe there is a gap in the market - anyone fancy making a gardening DVD?!?!

;D

PS there is also a book to go with the series, reviewed here on the RHS website...
http://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/books.asp

[theothermarg]

I liked bothweeks and yes i have squealed and jumped around when something grows well and it has made me want to grow JA,s again yes nice one carol

[cornykev]

I shall be watching tonight, brushed up on my swedish as well. :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :- ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :P :P :P :P :P :P  :-* :P :-* :P :-* :P :-* :P :-* 

[cambourne7]

found this while i was searching for stuff on storing veg

http://www.stewarts.co.uk/NewsArticle.aspx?elementId=1459

loooks like a show breakdown

[angle shades]

:)

watched again tonight and would like to say, if you grow carrots under fleece you don't get carrot fly

and broad beans don't always get blackfly!!

CK you didn't miss your Swedish babe did you!!?? ::) /shades  ;D

[MrsKP]

perhaps a year of oohing and aahing at my first tom/beet/carrot/onion/leek/spud/courgette/broadie has elevated me to the lofty position of experienced grower !    :o

Au contraire, I still like to believe I am firmly in the novice category but need a bit more than happy and beautiful family bounding about their oh so lovely rich and nutritous soiled plot !

I can almost see the Colgate sparkle whenever they smile !

I need information about bugs and pests and diseases, none of which will ever descend on the beautiful plot.

Oh and the DVD will be available for those that want anytime after the final episode.

;D