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Post by maglonian on Sept 9, 2016 6:14:07 GMT
600 varieties of tomato ? Wow. After seeing that and googling just how many varieties there are I'm blown away.
Which variety taste wise ( sweet ) reliability/ long cropping would you say for hanging baskets ?
Back on track I did enjoy the re-vamped hour long GW. Lots of food for thought.
I've started watching the A - Z of TV Gardening on YouTube. Very interesting
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 9, 2016 10:22:59 GMT
600 varieties of tomato ? Wow. After seeing that and googling just how many varieties there are I'm blown away. Which variety taste wise ( sweet ) reliability/ long cropping would you say for hanging baskets ? Back on track I did enjoy the re-vamped hour long GW. Lots of food for thought. I've started watching the A - Z of TV Gardening on YouTube. Very interesting I only grow heirloom tomatoes maglonian, havng said that if I see a F1 that catches my eye I give it a go.. I think the best true hanging tomatoes are still tumbling tom yellow and tumbling tom red, garden pearl...oldies but goldies... I know that Andy grows Balconi Red/Yellow which are better in small tubs as they do not cascade as such. Hundreds and thousands is one that gives tons of very small toms. My favourite for a few years has been Red Robin which I think is for sale in the UK - not a hanging sort as such but a small tub - I have mine in 5litres tubs and they do very well... I have been given a couple of dwarfs hanging heirlooms for next year - will see what they are like.. |
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Post by Tig on Sept 10, 2016 13:01:46 GMT
RF I am looking forward to your comments on GW - especially Montys pruning of shrub roses!
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 10, 2016 13:27:55 GMT
RF I am looking forward to your comments on GW - especially Montys pruning of shrub roses! I have just mailed Olaf - he normally watches as well, when he can Tig,.... The best I have ever seen was my FIL - he used an motor saw - I was amazed at how good the plants were, if you didn't mind the brown bits that died off...he accused me of trying to kill them off when I pruned them properly... |
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Post by Tig on Sept 10, 2016 13:34:22 GMT
I know plants are extremely resilient, but for those who are new to gardening I think MDs method was a bit .... well I won't spoil it, wait and see for yourself.  |
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Post by maglonian on Sept 10, 2016 19:40:09 GMT
I haven't watched it yet but bed and iplayer is beckoning.
Personally speaking I didn't think Beechgrove was that good this week, too many things happening at the cost of in depth 'analysis' IMO
Like Jim talking about the Osteospermums and all the cutting material. Show idiots like me foolproof ways because my 3rd lot have failed
Anyone got any tips ?
Thanks RF will order the tumbling toms.
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 11, 2016 7:59:53 GMT
maglonian, I've taken about a dozen Osteo cuttings successfully this year and never use hormone powder. This site might help but all I did was cut below a leaf joint, pinch or cut out the growing tip and pop them into cells keeping them well watered. My back yard is covered with perspex so stays fairly warm so I also sprayed or misted them every couple of days but I think the main thing is that I use perlite and ordinary multi purpose compost mixed. No particular ratio but I use that for all my cuttings and it definitely helps roots form. www.osteospermum.com/cuttings.htm I cannot for the life of me take Lavender cuttings despite trying many times over the years although everyone says how easy they are.  Like Tig I thought of you right away Rosefriend when I watched MD butchering (I mean pruning) his Roses!
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 11, 2016 9:38:20 GMT
RF I am looking forward to your comments on GW - especially Montys pruning of shrub roses! Being the Lady that I am I wouldn't dream of calling Monty a silly old git but that is what I thought when I heard and saw him. Any rose newbie will be totally confused. I started to think about it and came to this conclusion. He was pruning "Old" roses - a Gallica and an Alba - both should be pruned just after after flowering as they only flower once. Infact if you have the room old roses should be basically left, only old and dead wood should be taken out. What about the hips - think of Gallica officinalis - the fantastic hips that it has - well, he won't be getting them!! What he was doing was shaping the roses - not a bad idea in that once a rose has a good shape it will look great for ages. By that I mean "Old" roses.... Repeat flowering roses are totally different. He has given people a totally wrong impression - I can imagine loads of inexperienced rose lovers rushing out and making a right bugga of their roses - perhaps he should have explained a little better. We all have our own little tricks in the garden but I always tell people the proper way to start with. I do love Jim at Beechgrove - not afraid to call a spade a spade !! Toms - well as far as planting I think a 10litre in a grow sack (or a watering thingy) or a 20l bucket is all you need for Cordons at least. Shirley is a good solid tomato and I grew it for a couple of years - good slicer, salads etc... The dark ones - I have grown Chocolate cherry and it is a little beauty - not grown Rosella but heard of it and certainly Jim loved it - perhaps one to try!! Both are not F1's as far as I know and have high amounts of anthocyanins - not everyone's cup of tea - the toms have to be really ripe... That Gazania Daybreak Tiger is gorgeous - will try and find it as I intend to grow Gazanias every year as OH loved them... |
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Post by Tig on Sept 11, 2016 12:37:20 GMT
MD had time to explain in more detail what he was doing to those poor roses, I had visions of beginners all dashing out with their hedge shears and hacking back every rose in their gardens into neat balls!
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 11, 2016 13:51:22 GMT
MD had time to explain in more detail what he was doing to those poor roses, I had visions of beginners all dashing out with their hedge shears and hacking back every rose in their gardens into neat balls! It wouldn't surprise me if some don't - trouble is if they are "old" roses they won't get many flowers next year... |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 12, 2016 6:34:15 GMT
It's not the 1st time MD has done silly things and like you Rosefriend, Tig, I do think new gardeners will end up doing totally the wrong thing and their plants will suffer. I thought last week's bit with the Delphinium man was smashing, some real beauties there. |
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Post by andy on Sept 16, 2016 21:09:55 GMT
When did they change the daisy family from compositae to asteraceae ?
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Post by Tig on Sept 16, 2016 23:05:57 GMT
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 16, 2016 8:00:08 GMT
Just watched GW and I see that Adam Frost is going to grow his climbing roses on ropes....that has been my dream for over 30 years. Will never happen now of course and I doubt that we shall see the roses in 2/3 years when they are established, but it is nice to see his preparation.
Did I detect something in Monty's voice when he said that next week is the last of the series...?? Possibly the last Gardener's World series??
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 26, 2017 7:55:26 GMT
Well, to reply to myself - No it wasn't the last series, the new one has started and I have enjoyed the last two programmes and Monty as well - he seems to have loosened up a lot, smiles more and is generally better to listen to...
The bit about Lichen was interesting and helpful - I thought there could be a problem if found on trees etc..
Had to smile at him choosing Gardeners Delight - he is right, it is a good reliable tom - it also has 4 other names, wonder if he knows that !!
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Post by Auricula on Mar 26, 2017 8:53:25 GMT
I find I whizz through the programme now. Everything seems a bit irrelevant or old-hat. Probably just me getting old ( and I've never been able to stand MD )
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Post by Tig on Mar 27, 2017 11:29:30 GMT
Apart from the lichen bit I didn't find last weeks programme very interesting. I enjoy seeing the tropical flowers growing in Barbados but it isn't very relevant to UK gardeners when there is so much that they could be including in 30 minutes.
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Post by maggy on Mar 27, 2017 12:27:21 GMT
Im like you Tig, it was interesting but not relevant to us , well not me anyway in the N.E, I think its just an excuse for a holiday, I am talking about Around the world in 80 gardens I havent seen GW this week. I will catch up on my ipad. |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 27, 2017 12:47:42 GMT
There is no point to GW, it doesn't teach new gardeners anything about planting where and when, and it doesn't address problems of long time gardeners either, just MD and his lime trees now he has lost all his balls.
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Post by Rosefriend on Mar 27, 2017 13:03:14 GMT
There is no point to GW, it doesn't teach new gardeners anything about planting where and when, and it doesn't address problems of long time gardeners either, just MD and his lime trees now he has lost all his balls. really....lost all his balls indeed - hahahahahahaha!!!!! I thought it was supposed to be an hour long as it was during the last few weeks last year!! I was looking forward to seeing what Adam had been up to at his new house.. |
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Post by Auricula on Mar 27, 2017 15:25:08 GMT
There are going to be a batch of longer programmes Rosefriend, and we'll catch up with Adam apparently. I'm finding the magazine almost as boringly repetitive as the programme. Why do they always assume everyone has a small city garden? I know it applies to a lot of folk but, it's either Joe's "outdoor rooms" or Monty's rolling acres and lake size pond... why nothing in between?? It's not only his balls he's lost... he's lost the plot too ( no pun intended )  |
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Post by andy on Mar 27, 2017 16:58:33 GMT
I think there's 5 programmes at half hour and the rest is an hour.
I like Monty, love his chilled attitude.
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 28, 2017 6:39:02 GMT
I'm still watching GW but finding it irrelevant to me as well and I'm not a MD fan either. With a half hour programme it's a waste of time seeing the lovely plants in Barbados and the weather thing is a waste of time too as far as I'm concerned. I too am looking forward to seeing how Adam has gotten on with his new gardens. Beechgrove starts back this thursday and will be repeated on sunday morning.  |
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Post by maggy on Mar 28, 2017 6:59:31 GMT
Oh i love Monty 😀 In a Motherly sort of way.
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Post by maglonian on Mar 28, 2017 19:12:41 GMT
I must admit I was looking forward to the new series of GW and watched 3 episodes on catch up ... and really wish I hadn't bothered. I've honestly learnt more going through the threads here. ... I want one of the dogs to bite Monty to take that permanent smile off his face ...  |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 29, 2017 7:07:59 GMT
What's not to smile about maglonian, he's getting paid for doing his own garden. |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 29, 2017 9:45:10 GMT
So far this series I've learned how to prune a grape vine and plant a lime walk, probably not anything I'm going to be using in the near future  I've cancelled my subscription to the magazine Auricula, it was always the same old same old. Monty has grown on me though, he's much more chilled than he used to be, I like that he now says this is what I do rather than this is what everyone should do. |
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Post by maglonian on Mar 30, 2017 16:34:28 GMT
What's not to smile about maglonian , he's getting paid for doing his own garden. This is true ... I never thought of that. Not sure this helps me like him more ... |
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Post by Tig on Mar 30, 2017 19:13:14 GMT
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Post by maglonian on Mar 30, 2017 19:15:30 GMT
yep it works Tig, thanks for that ... I didn't know Beechgrove was back on |
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