THE BIG ALLOTMENT CHALLENGE BY BBC

Sounds alright, more interested in growing techniques than the 'what to do with it afterwards'. I can figure that myself. Hopefully they'll get the balance right.

 

Thanks for the heads up on that Our Mandy

 

Wasn't there a post on GC some time ago from a TV production company looking for people to participate in something like this? (or might have been somewhere else, I recall reading something about a series in the 'style of' bake-off)

 

Having watched it I'm only glad I didnt enter it. As usual EVERYTHING on the BBC has to have cookery in it. Won't be long before Huw Edwards will be showing us how to make scones half way through the news at 10

 

I feel sorry for the contestants who get knocked out each time, fancy having to walk away after putting in all that hard work.

 

Especially when you grow the best produce

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Im enjoying the show but i do feel that something is missing.

They dont seem to spend much time on the growing aspect of the show. It shows a flash of when they first sow the seeds and then a little bit near the end and then the final produce.

I suppose its hard to show all 3 aspects of the show with a decent amount of time for each one.

It does seem harsh with who goes too.

The chinese ladies have been great at growing the veg and flowers but were voted off because they hadnt done well in the flower arranging or cooking side.

 

As a new allotment holder, when I first heard about this show I was excited, as I hoped to learn a lot about having an allotment etc.

Sadly, after watching about half of episode 1 I lost interest ... making jam and flower arranging just doesn't 'float my boat'

Currently the best gardening show seems to be The Beechgrove Garden.

I do watch Gardener's World too, but although I do like all the presenters, the show is nowhere near as good as it was many years ago, when Percy and Arthur were involved.

Geoffrey Smith was good too, I think he had a special vegetable gardening TV programme, as well as a fruit version too.

Another chap I liked was Keith Fordyce, on a programme I think with Claire Rayner many years ago too.

Oh yes, Christine was good too, on Christine's Garden

 

I watched the show but was disappointed that it was basically a show where you saw "the end bit" of everything and nothing before.
I wanted to see more how they planted things, and what they looked like after 2,4,6 weeks ect. Being brand new to veggie growing, I really have no idea what my carrots, roots or courgettes should look like at different parts of its growing life (the internet does help though)

 

A bit of a non event really to me
More of a flower arranging and cookery show, with the addition of show us your best failures

Though I have just realised, that to qualify for the show you had to have been a keen respected gardener with an allotment for years, and this was the final challenge

One can grow the best of veg but have no idea for fruit, or to make Jam or chutney from the fruit

Jack McH

 

Dear BBC,

What a great concept for a show, unfortunately poorly executed and executed is the word that best suits those who where sent home after 15 weeks graft for making a bad chutney...shame on you BBC.

If you pursue a second series next year, might I suggest you have a league table for points till at least half way through the series, perhaps also judging on methods used to grow the fruit and veg, soil preparation etc..you know actual gardening skills.

At least this way those who have grafted for 15 weeks have a fair chance in the competition rather than being executed for a poor chutney.

Harvesting and storage is but a small part of Allotment gardening after all.

Regards

Steve...