'The Big Allotment Challenge'

[binley100]

My lottie neighbour was not impressed....his opinion was ...they must've brought all the soil in new , that new there wasn't even any worms ......

good point on the fruit . I have blueberry bushes and even tho' they crop well they are about three years old and you can't pick enough in one go to make a panfull of jam . So unless they've got about half a dozen mature bushes where have they got them from?

[veggiechicken]

I read that in a Welsh accent, I didn't know I could do a Welsh accent. Need to try it out loud now

You'll have to try out the cwtch too - preferably on a stranger who looks in need or .............has large radishes

[Olorin2001]

and so...looks like we have found a way to make The Big Allotment Challenge more viewer friendly???

Rubbish reality TV - Don't think I will be watching any more of it.
The only kind word I have for the programme is - at least Simon Cowell isn't in it

[Bren In Pots]

I finally got around to watching the program and won't bother again, not even sure what audience its aimed at certainly not gardeners.

[bretty666]

I have just read all these posts on the subject..definately better than watching the prohramme.some great laughs in there!

[Snadger]

The take-offs have started already

Now that was a show worth watching!

[Snadger]

Snadge. it must be a Geordie thing, as I posted earlier, "I have some drying paint that needs a good watching"

Great minds geordie!

I've had a read through all the posts now. I thought I was maybe being a tad controverial with my views but Im pleased to see members of the vine are basically in agreement.
Is there a second episode? I hope not as the paints just about dry now!

[bearded bloke]

Is there a second episode? I hope not as the paints just about dry now!

Best get yer brush out again Snadge,I think there are 6 episodes in total

[bearded bloke]

Yep,6 episodes in total,next week it's ...... This week they have to present their runner beans and roses for scrutiny on the show bench, before making summer wreaths and relishes.


Taken from ... The Big Allotment Challenge - TV Guide

[Snadger]

Yep,6 episodes in total,next week it's ...... This week they have to present their runner beans and roses for scrutiny on the show bench, before making summer wreaths and relishes.


Taken from ... The Big Allotment Challenge - TV Guide

One things for certain...........it can only get better and they will be one down on there viewing figures!









Can't it?

[Methe]

Yep,6 episodes in total,next week it's ...... This week they have to present their runner beans and roses for scrutiny on the show bench, before making summer wreaths and relishes.


Taken from ... The Big Allotment Challenge - TV Guide

Ooooh I know when I finally got the keys to the plot I'd waited to for 6 years for the first thing on my agenda was making wreaths and growing roses.. Not!


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[Martin H]

It must have cost the contestants a fortune in pot-grown, established fruit bushes, roses, lilies and other flowering plants. And that's just the first 2 episodes!

[Ja9]

My lottie neighbour was not impressed....his opinion was ...they must've brought all the soil in new , that new there wasn't even any worms ......

good point on the fruit . I have blueberry bushes and even tho' they crop well they are about three years old and you can't pick enough in one go to make a panfull of jam . So unless they've got about half a dozen mature bushes where have they got them from?

I have 3 blueberry bushes in acid soil in a raised bed in my fruit cage and they actually crop really well. Got 5 litres off them last year.
One thing that made me laugh about the programm was the radish showing. I'm not the only mad one that carefully manicures dodgy looking veg for the local village show!i never appreciated just how difficult it is to get a set of anything that matches.Also the sheer delight that was shown by the winners...nothing like a "first"

[veggiechicken]

How allotments lost the plot | Julian Baggini | Comment is free | The Guardian

[Martin H]

Growing vegetables provides not carefree communion with nature but a struggle with an unco-operative Gaia.

He got that right.