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Post by farmerkevin on Feb 12, 2015 19:02:54 GMT -5
What an interesting show! It takes forever to load on my phone, but is a very interesting watch. Way cool to see how things are done differently, and hear different terminology! I'm gonna start using some of those terms, just because Just like when I used to order a 1/4 pounder (when I ate fast food), I'd order a double royale with cheese ;)
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Post by davidjp on Feb 13, 2015 10:56:21 GMT -5
Lots to watch Kevin if you're interested. There were two series with about 6 episodes in each. Not sure how many have made it to youtube though. Watch them soon though, I suspect that the BBC's copyright lawyers will probably be contacting the youtube videos posters to get them delisted. Although maybe they won't bother as not sure this series will be released on DVD.
I did recommend on one site to watch this great old BBC series "The Victorian kitchen garden" originally from mid 70's. It used to be on youtube but was eventually taken down, but they had DVD's and books to sell that went along with it. I haven't seen any books coming out of this series yet.
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Post by davidjp on Feb 13, 2015 11:08:26 GMT -5
And in cold , damp soil even one day less to get above ground can make a difference. I didn't think of that. It's always warm when I plant cukes here. I suspect its more something that everyone has always done and really not going to do any harm. I looked up "Joy Larkcoms" "Grow your own vegetables" which is a great little book that's packed full of info and has been round for quite a while. Its also regularly referenced by lots of experienced UK based gardeners. Its one of those books that's packed full of info, no pictures and you get the impression its full of actual experience rather than rehashing general knowledge. In their she says that its been shown that the old recommendation of planting cucumber seeds on their edge has been proven to have no effect and that flats or on edge they grew the same. But I say if you're just planting a few seeds in a pot its not going to take much more effort to plant them on their edge. Mine have just poked through in the greenhouse.
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