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Planting a pot
Did anyone see the Blue Peter gardener planting that tub /pot on
Breakfast this morning? I thought it must be April 1st. I don't think I've ever seen so many shrubs etc crammed into a container that must ahve been no more than 24" probably less, A spreading conifer, a rose bush, What looked like a golden Philadelphus, 2 smaller plants possiblt Euonymus fortunei and some thing else around the same size. |
Planting a pot
Sacha wrote in :
On 2011-04-22 09:14:02 +0100, Dave Hill said: Did anyone see the Blue Peter gardener planting that tub /pot on Breakfast this morning? I thought it must be April 1st. I don't think I've ever seen so many shrubs etc crammed into a container that must ahve been no more than 24" probably less, A spreading conifer, a rose bush, What looked like a golden Philadelphus, 2 smaller plants possiblt Euonymus fortunei and some thing else around the same size. Didn't see it but it would be funny if it wasn't so tragically misleading! Pathetic isn't it. No wonder the 'would be' gardener gets confused. TV can be so uneducational in the wrong hands. This is the BBC I take it? The one channel which was always boasting correctness, and the one we pay for with the license fee! Education, who needs it? Shocking really. This story and others like it make me feel that in a few generations when we have all gone, what will become of us as a species? A bit over the top, I know, but a Blue Peter gardener educating young people this way during their most informative years sickens me. Ok on "Breakfast" there will not be many youngsters viewing, but it shows the type of misinformation broadcasted to young ones on their Blue Peter show. Baz |
Planting a pot
On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:24:24 GMT, Baz wrote:
Sacha wrote in : On 2011-04-22 09:14:02 +0100, Dave Hill said: Did anyone see the Blue Peter gardener planting that tub /pot on Breakfast this morning? I thought it must be April 1st. I don't think I've ever seen so many shrubs etc crammed into a container that must ahve been no more than 24" probably less, A spreading conifer, a rose bush, What looked like a golden Philadelphus, 2 smaller plants possiblt Euonymus fortunei and some thing else around the same size. Didn't see it but it would be funny if it wasn't so tragically misleading! Pathetic isn't it. No wonder the 'would be' gardener gets confused. TV can be so uneducational in the wrong hands. This is the BBC I take it? The one channel which was always boasting correctness, and the one we pay for with the license fee! Education, who needs it? Shocking really. This story and others like it make me feel that in a few generations when we have all gone, what will become of us as a species? A bit over the top, I know, but a Blue Peter gardener educating young people this way during their most informative years sickens me. Ok on "Breakfast" there will not be many youngsters viewing, but it shows the type of misinformation broadcasted to young ones on their Blue Peter show. Baz Blue Peter's definitely going downhill - when I was a youngster they wouldn't have tried that number of plants in a 24" tub, it would have been the bottom half of a washing up liquid bottle! More seriously, there willhave been adults watching who don't know anything about plants but want to get started with a pot or two and who could well go out and waste anything up to £50 on copying that pot. When it all fails they will give up. Result more gardens covered over with paving slabs and decking or just left to rot. Jake |
Planting a pot
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... Did anyone see the Blue Peter gardener planting that tub /pot on Breakfast this morning? I thought it must be April 1st. I don't think I've ever seen so many shrubs etc crammed into a container that must ahve been no more than 24" probably less, A spreading conifer, a rose bush, What looked like a golden Philadelphus, 2 smaller plants possiblt Euonymus fortunei and some thing else around the same size. Can't be worse than the pot planted up recently (so Iam told as I didn't see it) with Jasminum grandiflora, we have been inundated with people wanting it all unaware that its far too tender for growing outside in the UK, I am lucky to get it through a winter in the greenhouse -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
Planting a pot
Jake Nospam@invalid wrote in
: More seriously, there willhave been adults watching who don't know anything about plants but want to get started with a pot or two and who could well go out and waste anything up to £50 on copying that pot. When it all fails they will give up. Result more gardens covered over with paving slabs and decking or just left to rot. Jake Good point. Probably better than the point that I was trying to make. Baz |
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Sacha wrote in :
I don't know about you, Charlie but we find the trouble with this sort of nonsensical 'advice' on tv programmes, is that people come into the nursery and ask for a plant that we just *know* won't survive. But when we tell them that, they sometimes think we're the ones talking nonsense. You just know that they'll go to someone, somewhere, who will sell it to them without a qualm of conscience! It's just so unfair on unwary or novice gardeners who buy their plants from places where all the staff know is how to operate the tills! Sacha, I don't know if you have read my comment on this subject, but I agree with you. People will not take the advice off a dealer or vendor because it has been on TV, and the TV people are ALWAYS right. Sickening to say the least. Baz |
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On Apr 22, 11:41*am, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote:
On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:24:24 GMT, Baz wrote: Sacha wrote : On 2011-04-22 09:14:02 +0100, Dave Hill said: Did anyone see the Blue Peter gardener planting that tub /pot on Breakfast this morning? I thought it must be April 1st. I don't think I've ever seen so many shrubs etc crammed into a container that must ahve been no more than 24" probably less, A spreading conifer, a rose bush, What looked like a golden Philadelphus, 2 smaller plants possiblt Euonymus fortunei *and some thing else around the same size. Didn't see it but it would be funny if it wasn't so tragically misleading! Pathetic isn't it. No wonder the 'would be' gardener gets confused. TV can be so uneducational in the wrong hands. This is the BBC I take it? The one channel which was always boasting correctness, and the one we pay for with the license fee! Education, who needs it? Shocking really. This story and others like it make me feel that in a few generations when we have all gone, what will become of us as a species? A bit over the top, I know, but a Blue Peter gardener educating young people this way during their most informative years sickens me. Ok on "Breakfast" there will not be many youngsters viewing, but it shows the type of misinformation broadcasted to young ones on their Blue Peter show. Baz Blue Peter's definitely going downhill - when I was a youngster they wouldn't have tried that number of plants in a 24" tub, it would have been the bottom half of a washing up liquid bottle! More seriously, there willhave been adults watching who don't know anything about plants but want to get started with a pot *or two and who could well go out and waste anything up to 50 on copying that pot. When it all fails they will give up. Result more gardens covered over with paving slabs and decking or just left to rot. Jake- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Jake I think you missed something The Prog was BBC Breakfast 6am - 9am Not a childrens prog, the person doing the container was the Blue Peter Gardener, but it was aimed at adults. Also if the person with a garden covered with decking or paving would be the person who this item would be for, not the person with enough garden space to plant them out properly. Charlie Which are you calling Jasmin grandiflora, oval leaf or segmented leaf? David |
Planting a pot
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... Did anyone see the Blue Peter gardener planting that tub /pot on Breakfast this morning? I thought it must be April 1st. I don't think I've ever seen so many shrubs etc crammed into a container that must ahve been no more than 24" probably less, A spreading conifer, a rose bush, What looked like a golden Philadelphus, 2 smaller plants possiblt Euonymus fortunei and some thing else around the same size. I think he was just demonstrating how to plant stuff in tubs, not advocating cramming 643 plants into one! But it is slightly annoying when experts "dumb down" these things but leave enough out so that the "dummies" will still mess it up by following him literally. I get annoyed by cookery programmes (esp Saturday Kitchen) where they chop up a raw chicken, wipe their hands on a tea towel, use the same board and knife to chop the salad, turn the (half cooked) chicken over with the same tool that they serve it up with, then dry their hands on the tea towel and use their hands to put the salad on the plate. People watch these things to learn how to do it, I think they have a responsibility to explain the basics like food hygeine and proper plant care before they go into specifics. |
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On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 05:50:07 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
wrote: On Apr 22, 11:41*am, Jake Nospam@invalid wrote: On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:24:24 GMT, Baz wrote: Sacha wrote : On 2011-04-22 09:14:02 +0100, Dave Hill said: Did anyone see the Blue Peter gardener planting that tub /pot on Breakfast this morning? I thought it must be April 1st. I don't think I've ever seen so many shrubs etc crammed into a container that must ahve been no more than 24" probably less, A spreading conifer, a rose bush, What looked like a golden Philadelphus, 2 smaller plants possiblt Euonymus fortunei *and some thing else around the same size. Didn't see it but it would be funny if it wasn't so tragically misleading! Pathetic isn't it. No wonder the 'would be' gardener gets confused. TV can be so uneducational in the wrong hands. This is the BBC I take it? The one channel which was always boasting correctness, and the one we pay for with the license fee! Education, who needs it? Shocking really. This story and others like it make me feel that in a few generations when we have all gone, what will become of us as a species? A bit over the top, I know, but a Blue Peter gardener educating young people this way during their most informative years sickens me. Ok on "Breakfast" there will not be many youngsters viewing, but it shows the type of misinformation broadcasted to young ones on their Blue Peter show. Baz Blue Peter's definitely going downhill - when I was a youngster they wouldn't have tried that number of plants in a 24" tub, it would have been the bottom half of a washing up liquid bottle! More seriously, there willhave been adults watching who don't know anything about plants but want to get started with a pot *or two and who could well go out and waste anything up to 50 on copying that pot. When it all fails they will give up. Result more gardens covered over with paving slabs and decking or just left to rot. Jake- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Jake I think you missed something The Prog was BBC Breakfast 6am - 9am Not a childrens prog, the person doing the container was the Blue Peter Gardener, but it was aimed at adults. Also if the person with a garden covered with decking or paving would be the person who this item would be for, not the person with enough garden space to plant them out properly. Charlie Which are you calling Jasmin grandiflora, oval leaf or segmented leaf? David Dave First para of my post was a bit of a joke. Second para was more in keeping with the audience of Breakfast. Picture - you have a garden area. You don't know what to do with it. You may not have that much time to do whatever you want to do with it but you want something. So on a reputable programme you've seen a "gardener" potting up a tub. You're geting ready for work so hit the record button on your bedroom DVR. You like the look of that so next weekend you go out and buy the tub, the compost and the plants. The tub fails. So you think why bother and what you've got of a garden gets decked, paved, gravelled. Not everyone watching will be that daft but I bet you a fair number are. Jake |
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