2017 Tomato Growing

Not part of his publicity drive anymore, never seen him at the show, come to think of it, i've not seen him around for about 10 years now

 

I had a feeling that would be the case pal.
He seemed to be immersed in all things green and growing when he setup in your neck of the woods. Now business is booming and he has staff, I imagine the hunger isn't the same or the original direction he had may have swerved off course

 

I think money was the driving force from the start, not that he needed to live off the land like us peasants do

River Cottage is now a thriving business, fair play to him though, and the series were interesting

 

Spot on! I could never knock the fella for his achievements, he seems a fairly decent bloke from what I've seen on the old tele box! He definitely opened quite a few folks eyes to the whole grow your own style of life.
Although not before Tom & Barbara ay lol

 

Eating toms every day now......scrumptious esp when warm from the sun

 

Quite right Tinker

Wish I could get away with charging £260 for a 3 hour fishing trip

I've been collecting and eating wild foods since the 70's, so I guess there's a bit of jealousy on my part, but like you say, he's educated a lot of folk

 

What do you do with spare plants that you had no plans for?






Have a go at growing them upside down, of course.

 

I'd be the same mate. We're not talking a few years either, you have decades of experience in comparison, but I suppose it's a question of drive and direction.

I imagine you make a point of filling your own stomach and a handful of friends, with your growing efforts, whereas from the off, HFW seems to have had a bit of a long game in mind, moving from the big smoke, renting the initial smaller cottage, then taking on a few more acres before upping sticks to the newer HQ, where he rents out the space for functions/weddings, has the cooking school, and the eatery place in Axminster as well.

I think we all have it in us IF that was the path we wanted from growing.
For me, I think about his phone and email being none stop, and the fact that he kicked off like me and you, and is now a fully fledged businessman with staff who do all the actual fun stuff out in the yard.
I dunno about you Zigs, although I have an idea I think, but I don't grow for that reason mate. It'd definitely soon wear out the shine ay!

 

Yep, i'll just stick to picking me Samphire

 

Blight is here...

 

Me plums fell off

 

Second tunnel, tomatoes planted in borders around 8th June, the beefsteaks at the back have had all their growing points removed



Big toms now shrouded, don't think update pics of them will be very revealing from now on

Mine are still green and hard, no rot on them, but they need to swell up a bit ...