redbug Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 A new show on BBC2 on Tuesday, April 15, at 8pm. will see nine pairs of green fingered contestants compete for the title of best grower by producing vegetables, fruits and flowers for a panel of experts. Hosted by Fern Britton, it was filmed over six months last year and will follow the same format as the hit cookery show, where contestants are set a different challenge each week and attempt to avoid elimination. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2599334 Not sure what this will be like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Might give it a look so long as it is done properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 What did we think? Not my cup of tea and I grow virtually all my own vegetables and lots of fruit and flowers. I won't go out of my way to watch it, the only thing I was really interested in was how to make the hand tie bouquet as I haven't done that before. Couldn't stand Fern Britton either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I thought it was awful. No excitement at all as there was nothing much for them to do on the day - not like bake off or sewing bee. Won't be watching again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I read about it and decided not to watch as I thought it would be boring - seems like I was right to be cautious! Apparently one of the contestants shares an allotment with a friend of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I was really disappointed in it - don't think I''ll watch again ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Watched the first episode and enjoyed it. Same format as the Great British Sewing Bee and Bake off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I saw a little of it the plots were far to tidy the sheds and green houses were far to new and of the self and the crops and plants were all to nice and perfect for a 'new' plot and were is the debris netting to keep the pigeons of the brassicas and the allium leaf miner of the onions and leeks I've been an allotment plot holder for over ten years and still can't get 50% of my crops to harvest there's another series planed for next year we had an email passed on to us about a month back asking for entrants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 and are you tempted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 and are you tempted NO the email went were all junk goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Sorry, watched about 5 mins. Got thoroughly bored, switched over. Who wants to know what breed of radish you're growing? Whatever next. Great British ...................... Fill in the blanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Not what I was expecting I was all excited as well, I thought it was going to show the actual planning, digging planting I thought I might pick up some tips I feel cheated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Sorry, watched about 5 mins. Got thoroughly bored, switched over. Who wants to know what breed of radish you're growing? Whatever next. Great British ...................... Fill in the blanks I know the variety of nearly all the veg I grow that way I know what variety not to plant again if I have a bad one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Sorry didn't mean to offend. I am a useless Gardner. Just thought I'd get something from this programme Just realised fill in the blanks could of looked a bit rude. I certainly didn't mean it to. Just meant maybe britains best chickens/eggs etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Whatever next. Great British ...................... Fill in the blanks Quite liked the idea of filling in the blanks with something rude - more entertaining than the programme was anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 How may wretched curds and jams did they taste? I couldn't believe they went through ALL of them. How can this be entertaining, it isn't taste television. The only thing I got out of it was seeing the various sweet peas and the flower arranging ties, otherwise BORING BBC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Sorry didn't mean to offend. I am a useless Gardner. Just thought I'd get something from this programme Just realised fill in the blanks could of looked a bit rude. I certainly didn't mean it to. Just meant maybe britains best chickens/eggs etc no offence was taken on my part two things you forgot about the program one it's made by the BBC. 2 it's follows the same format as the great British bake off they could make a real gardening program if their lives depended on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Whatever next. Great British ...................... Fill in the blanks Quite liked the idea of filling in the blanks with something rude - more entertaining than the programme was anyway I will second that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 We're not impressed with the programme either - it doesn't feel like proper allotment growing, more 'growing for show' .... which we're not interested in watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Also - chutneys etc improve with keeping - so tasting straight away was stoooopid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 We'd recorded and started watching on Sunday night..... Tolerated the first episode, but about 10 mins into the second episode we decided No More!! I don't care if my radishes are uniform shape, or that my runner beans are straight and I certainly don't want to be using valuable veg growing space for growing flowers to make a hand tied bouquet Not what real life allotmenteering is all about!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
