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Jamie Oliver at Home ep.9

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Mushrooms Jamie is off in search of mushrooms to cook the perfect mushroom risotto. There are no mushrooms in Jamie's garden, so he sets off hunting in his local forest. The chef goes back to his roots, literally. From his Essex kitchen and garden, Jamie Oliver shows how easy it is to grow fantastic fruit and veg, and turn them into simple, delicious food. Jamie Oliver at Home ep.9 Jamie must forage locally when his mushroom crop at home isn't bumper, and some of the specimens he brings home are strange indeed, but he puts them to good use in earthy fare such as stroganoff and risotto. Dishes: • Ultimate Mushroom Bruschetta • Venison & Wild Mushroom Stroganoff – Chicken of the Woods Mushroom • Grilled Mushroom Risotto

Gardening and Horticulture ep.13 2016

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As the longest day of the year approaches, there is more time for everyone to be outside and enjoy the garden and Monty is no exception. This post was moved , watch the video here :   https://video-clump.com/2017/12/11/ gardeners-world-episode-13-2016 / Although some vegetables do not respond well to a late sowing, there are others that do and Monty gives his tips on late croppers to sow now. Carol Klein and Joe Swift make a visit to GW Live in Birmingham to revel in the hundreds of summer flowering plants on display and to find design tips for small gardens. Gardening and Horticulture ep.13 2016 Biennials A biennial takes two years to complete its life cycle. In its first year, it grows and stores energy so that it can flower and set seed in its second. Many are easy to raise from seed – the problem is remembering to sow them in June! Here are 10 you might like to try: Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William) Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) Erysimum cheiri (Wallflower) Hespe

The Beechgrove Garden ep.12 2016

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In this edition of the gardening magazine, Jim and George are planning for jam tomorrow as Jim sorts out the raspberries, while George is a wee bit more exotic and tends to the fig and the vine. This post was moved here:   https://video-clump.com/2018/02/20/ beechgrove-garden-episode-12-2016 Jim is concerned that gardening is not offered as a career choice for young people. In a mission to find How to Grow a Gardener, Jim visits the enlightened Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy, which has practical gardening on the curriculum as well as a beautiful community garden to show for it. The Beechgrove Garden ep.12 2016

Jamie Oliver at Home ep.8

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Peppers and Chillies With peppers and chillies on the menu, Jamie makes a delicious spicy pork goulash using a variety of ingredients from the capsicum family. The chef goes back to his roots, literally. From his Essex kitchen and garden, Jamie Oliver shows how easy it is to grow fantastic fruit and veg, and turn them into simple, delicious food. Jamie Oliver at Home ep.8 Jamie has chillies galore in his greenhouse, and that's good because he's addicted to the endorphin rush he gets from the hot peppers. Now he'll help you make your own mouth burn with an appetizer prepared in his outdoor oven, and two entrées, including one from a homemade smoker. Dishes: • Roasted Peppers with Chillies & Tomatoes • Spicy Pork and Pepper Goulash – Served with Parsley Sour Cream • Smoked Salmon with Chilli Salsa

Beechgrove Garden ep.24 2015

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Jim and Carole walk around the garden pointing out plant combinations showing colour at this time of year. Jim prepares half hardy perennials for winter, whilst Carole enjoys the gloxinias which are still flowering well and shows how to dry off amaryllis bulbs. This post was moved here:   https://video-clump.com/2018/02/10/ beechgrove-garden-episode-24-2015 In Coldstream, George Anderson meets Alec West who has an orchard jam-packed with apples, pears and plums - his fruit collection is said to be the biggest in Scotland. It  was  a  fine  autumn  day  at  Beechgrove  this week and Jim and Carole were at the back of the Vegetable Plot looking at the cordon apples along the wall where there is a very promising crop. These cordons are the oldest apple trees in the garden  as  they  came  from  the  original Beechgrove garden where they were planted by Jim and George Barron in 1978, and were moved to the current Beechgrove Garden in 1995.  Jim explained that when they were moved the