Comments on: Catching Up & The Last Leeks

By: John

John — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:03:11 +0000

I’m just aware that many people watch GW as a training programme and it annoys me that they’ll get the wrong ideas, fail and blame themselves.

When I wrote my book I spent ages double and triple checking because I want people to succeed and not fail because I said something stupid. Someone with millions of viewers should think the same, in my opinion.

By: Paul Brindley

Paul Brindley — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:54:01 +0000

Following said Gardeners World I wrote to my local council (as advisd by Joe)to enquire if I could have a ton or 2 of free green compost and wood chippings – no reply as yet. Could do with some of those planks of timber to make some raised beds too.
Never mind, i guess it’s better to look forward to Friday night for 1 gardening programme rather than none.

By: John

John — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:38:46 +0000

I suppose it will warm up soon enough – read something about El Nino or something this year making it cold.
Whatever, I expect things will catch up – even in Denmark, a beautiful country I’ve yet to have the joy of visiting.

As for Mr Swift – I suspect it’s very trying dealing the hoi poloi!

By: keith

keith — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:06:28 +0000

Agree with your comments on Gardeners World If a provesional can not get it right what hope is there for the rest of us. when is it going to warm up at this rate we could be planting in June

By: Julia in Denmark

Julia in Denmark — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:42:22 +0000

Hi! My allotment is in Denmark – and if you think things are behind in the UK it’s even worse here!

NOTHING has come up – except ground elder. I also am wondering whether to did the lot up and start again!
And the windowsill seedlings are turning into plants and I daren’t take them to the plot.

Wel- moan, moan, moan. And I agree about tv gardening.
My hate is half an hour and a reasonable garden turned into a paved parking lot with tubs of flowers “easy to maintain”.

By: Toy

Toy — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:30:32 +0000

IF YOU FID ANY SPELLING OR OTHER MISTAKES, FORGIVE ME, I’VE BROKE MY GLASSES WHILE IN SCOTLAND AND i’M TYPING CLOSE TO BEING BLIND!!

I like your comments on Gardeners world!! I still like the programme but the allotment slot iss a bit yuk. Free pallets, boards, loads of wood chippings for free, diamond shaped raised beds and all the allotment cleared and rotavated –yeh right o. I hope he gets couch grass growing out of every square inch, — the way he’s trying to put it over he’s a complete novice –BULL S****T He’s only been a gardener for about 20years and earning a six figure salery.

By: John

John — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:16:48 +0000

Last year I lost my runners to drowning! Hope things do pop up for you, not like the telly is it? (Real growing, I mean)

By: James Dougan

James Dougan — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:02:30 +0000

Hi, I’m also finding everything is at least a month behind this year. Still waiting for the spuds to appear, even the ones I hotbedded. At least the days are getting longer, if the rain would stop being so showery so the soil could dry out a little.
I’ve had most of my digging done but everything is that slow to emerge I’m wondering if some has died and may have to dig it again and replant!