Monty,you were ripped off.

vegmandan · « **on:** April 04, 2008, 20:45 »

Just watched Monty Don planting his currants on Gardeners world.

I couldnt believe my eyes when he took the plants out of the pot and they were just bare rooted plants with a bit of compost chucked on top which all just fell off.

I bet he paid a lot more for his supposed "Pot Grown" plants than he would have done for Bare rooted ones (which his were anyway).

That's the oldest garden centre trick in the book.

Buyer Beware !!

CZ Silhouette · « **Reply #1 on:** April 04, 2008, 21:36 »

I must say I was LMAO at that too.

matron · « **Reply #2 on:** April 04, 2008, 22:22 »

And why weren't we allowed to see Joe's new allotment? Was the TV crew just finishing digging it over? :roll:

shaun · « **Reply #3 on:** April 04, 2008, 22:27 »

Quote from: "matron"

And why weren't we allowed to see Joe's new allotment? Was the TV crew just finishing digging it over? :roll:

now i cant see that :roll: jeeese hes such a wuss that fella :roll:

vegmandan · « **Reply #4 on:** April 04, 2008, 23:11 »

Quote from: "shaun"

now i cant see that :roll: jeeese hes such a wuss that fella :roll:

Well he is the real life son of Hyacinth Bucket's beaten down husband in Keeping up Appearances.(Honestly!)

Now you'll never look at him in the same way again.

shaun · « **Reply #5 on:** April 04, 2008, 23:15 »

Quote from: "vegmandan"

Quote from: "shaun"

now i cant see that :roll: jeeese hes such a wuss that fella :roll:

Well he is the real life son of Hyacinth Bucket's beaten down husband in Keeping up Appearances.(Honestly!)

Now you'll never look at him in the same way again.

so its not "what who know" its a case of "who you know" and theres me thinking he knew his stuff about banana plants and other tropical thingys :roll:

vegmandan · « **Reply #6 on:** April 04, 2008, 23:28 »

Thats the BBC for you.

Trillium · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2008, 02:38 »

Vegmandan, I was just looking through the GW website and they actually call for a bareroot currant bush for the filming. The loose stuff was obviously to just keep the roots from drying out until they could get it into the ground.

weeeed · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2008, 16:51 »

Well mine were bare roots from the £ shop and they are better than the ones I bought from "reputable" gardening companies. They have all take off and are very smug with it too!!!

iwantanallotment · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2008, 17:58 »

Snap weeeed, my cheap-as-chips (? chips aren't cheap? :!: ) Poundland fruit bushes are thriving too

Teen76 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2008, 20:23 »

I don't think Monty needed to worry about the roots drying out after that downpour he filmed in. Hail and everything!

mumsy · « **Reply #11 on:** April 06, 2008, 22:38 »

& do you really think he paid for them :?: :?: :?: :?:

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Monty,you were ripped off.

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