Charlie Dimmock

[Dipper]

I liked Charlie too, a breath of fresh air, much more honest than Richard Jackson who just comes out with wey too many stck phrases for my liking e.g. 6 flowers this year but next year you'll get 14 thousand!
IMHO

 

[MissTibbs]

I liked Charlie too, a breath of fresh air, much more honest than Richard Jackson who just comes out with wey too many stck phrases for my liking e.g. 6 flowers this year but next year you'll get 14 thousand!
IMHO

LOL! He does say that, doesn't he?

I'm still waiting for these gazillions of strawberries to appear that I should be currently harvesting, along with barrel loads of blueberries etc. I bought his strawberry planter years ago and, the first year we did quite well - the next year not so good. This year I think we've had one - and the local snail population enjoyed that one. I do, however, have loads of raspberries AT LAST after three years. We can't eat them quickly enough - bloody snails aren't interested in them - only strawberries, basil and lettuce. :angry:

 

[Dipper]

Hi there Miss Tibbs, if your strawberry plants throw out runners try potting them up for next year as strawberry plants have a finite life span (forgive me if you've already tried this). Even commercial growers struggle with blueberries, so you aren't alone. Raspberries are great and freeeze well so there is a plus side to them. I know what you mean about slugs, I think it was Hugh Fearnley-wotsit who tried to convince all to cook them last week, that for me is taking the 'Good Life' too far though.

 

[ERICS MUM]

Hi there Miss Tibbs, if your strawberry plants throw out runners try potting them up for next year as strawberry plants have a finite life span (forgive me if you've already tried this). Even commercial growers struggle with blueberries, so you aren't alone. Raspberries are great and freeeze well so there is a plus side to them. I know what you mean about slugs, I think it was Hugh Fearnley-wotsit who tried to convince all to cook them last week, that for me is taking the 'Good Life' too far though.

Yum ! They make a great (and cheap) substitute for those enormous gautemalan prawns you see in Sainsbury's. Just skewer them, add a squeeze of lemon juice, a sprinkling of chilli powder and shove'em onto the barbeque.

Re snails - simmer lightly in a chicken stock (home-made) then serve with a pat of garlic butter and chunks of fresh warm baguette to soak up the juices (don't forget a toothpick or nut crackers).

Linda uke:uke:

 

[ERICS MUM]

I liked Charlie too, a breath of fresh air, much more honest than Richard Jackson who just comes out with wey too many stck phrases for my liking e.g. 6 flowers this year but next year you'll get 14 thousand!
IMHO

Don't forget:
plant and stand back
mouthwatering,
new generation
grggggh! look at those roots,
gardening ? It's my job, my hobby, my passion
I'm self taught you know
I'm not short - my legs reach the ground


Linda:flower::rain::40:

I lied about the last one.

 

[MissTibbs]

Hi there Miss Tibbs, if your strawberry plants throw out runners try potting them up for next year as strawberry plants have a finite life span (forgive me if you've already tried this). Even commercial growers struggle with blueberries, so you aren't alone. Raspberries are great and freeeze well so there is a plus side to them. I know what you mean about slugs, I think it was Hugh Fearnley-wotsit who tried to convince all to cook them last week, that for me is taking the 'Good Life' too far though.

Thanks Dipper! Yes, my strawberry plants have thrown out loads of runners - so much so that we now have two large long deep planters either side of the original planter - there are strawberry plants all along the side of my greenhouse - just no strawberries lol! I feed them, and they are beautifully healthy - I just don't seem to get so many flowers and, those that do are promptly gobbled by the snails before I can get to them. Such a pain. I keep throwing them over the neighbours fence, but they keep finding their way back.

I've given up on the blueberries - I've planted them in the right soil and only use water from the water butt. Ah well, they are nice looking plants.

I have had some real success stories with plants from QVC, my lavender in particular along with some hanging basket flowers which I got last summer, and are still going strong this summer!