The Big Allotment Challenge is back, and this time nine individual gardeners go head to head in a competition hosted by Fern Britton. Over six weeks, the amateurs are put to the test in a series of challenges. In Grow, they must prove they have the horticultural know-how to produce challenging fruit and vegetables to impress former royal gardener Jim Buttress.
In episode one, the nine gardeners are challenged to grow and present five matching new potatoes, three perfect zinnia stems and in the surprise Make challenge it's floral baskets. Finally, for a place in the next round, they have to make two Sunday roast sauces. Who will impress the experts and be awarded the coveted best in shows and who will be first to leave the allotment?
Ep2
The second round of The Big Allotment Challenge hosted by Fern Britton continues the search to find Britain's best amateur gardener. The eight remaining allotmenteers must present former royal gardener Jim Buttress with two perfectly uniform cucumbers. International floral designer Jonathan Moseley sets them the tricky task of growing larkspur and incorporating it into a bound bouquet. And finally, preserves queen and food author Thane Prince wants to see frozen lollies and syrups.
Ep3
Fern Britton hosts the third round of The Big Allotment Challenge. Just seven gardeners remain in the race to be crowned Britain's best amateur gardener. Former royal gardener Jim Buttress wants five perfect pods of peas. International floral designer Jonathan Moseley wants the gardeners to present lilies, which are notoriously difficult to grow, as well as show them off in the surprise make challenge, a floral candelabra. And queen of preserves Thane Prince wants the gardeners to use their glut of produce to make dips and crisps.
Ep4
The fourth round of The Big Allotment Challenge hosted by Fern Britton continues the search to find Britain's best amateur gardener. It is the halfway point and just six gardeners remain. In the grow challenge, Jim Buttress wants to see perfectly uniform tomatoes. Floral designer Jonathan Moseley asks the gardeners to grow rudbeckia and use them in a stacked flowerpot arrangement, the toughest challenge he has set to date. Finally, food author and preserves queen Thane Prince wants prize-winning sweet and savoury jams on her show bench.
Ep5
It's the semi-final of The Big Allotment Challenge hosted by Fern Britton, and just five gardeners remain. In the grow challenge, former royal gardener Jim Buttress tasks the amateurs with growing and showing okra, which usually grows in tropical climes. International floral designer Jonathan Moseley wants to see their helichrysum used creatively in eye-catching table swags. And finally, preserves queen Thane Prince wants crunchy pickles and tasty chutneys.
Ep6
It's the grand final of The Big Allotment Challenge hosted by Fern Britton, and it's the gardeners' last chance to impress the experts - there can be only one winner. This week, Jim Buttress has set a double grow challenge, asking the gardeners to present cauliflowers and cape gooseberries on the show bench. Jonathan Moseley sets his most ambitious challenge to date, asking them to grow perpetual carnations and use them, along with other flowers they've grown, to decorate a floral arch. And there's a triple whammy in Thane Prince's eat challenge - canapés, cocktails and confectionery.
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