Well, I've watched three episodes now and last night put the lid on it for me...I won't be watching it again.
The way Alys planted out those seedlings,with no soil preparation that I could see...it looked compacted and stony....finished me off. She plonked them in the soil and pushed a bit of soil loosely around them, although she did firm in the sprouts(?) plant!
Anyone new to gardening, either edibles or ornamentals, would be hard pressed to find anything informative from this. Indeed, I think it is very misleading, giving the impression that it's just a matter of...sow a few seeds, chuck the resulting plants into unprepared ground and hey presto.....instant lunch!
Instead of flitting around from one thing to another, and covering the entire season in an episode, the makers should have taken us through the year, showing preparation, seed sowing/pricking out and planting out, following the progress of the vegetables to harvest. The one realistic bit was the Hailstorm damage!
It's like a gardening Fairy story and such a waste of opportunity and the talents of Alys, both as a gardener and presenter.
Cheers.
One positive note...I love her garden, hens and the dog!
