Think he’s trying to raise the online profile of a commercial website ... the system here is that if members believe a post contravenes the Terms and conditions of this forum then they can flag it. Five flags and it disappears and the Mods will make a decision as to whether to reinstate it or not.
Thanks Dove. I must be very naive...I assumed Matt fender was doing what I tend to do of adding a link illustrating the answer with a clear image. I didn't take it as him advertising
We do not even know that he has any vested interest in Wildfood UK..or maybe you know differently.
Most forums have a way of alerting moderators to spam...I didn't see anything wrong in this case.
No @Silver surfer ... you misunderstand me 😊 Not Matt Fender, the link he posted was fine ... relevant to the thread etc ... there was another poster "hajar.345" who has been putting links to one particular website all over the forum today ... at first he was given the benefit of the doubt but today if just got silly so most of his posts seem to have been flagged and has therefore disappeared.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Not me (I hope!) @Silver surfer. There were a few posts with links to another site that have been deleted. No, I don't have any association with that wild food site, I just happened to find an image of wild mustard that looked almost identical to the pic I had taken!
Just picked up on this thread due to the 'Spam' issue. Nothing to do with that, but my neighbour tried to create a wild flower area in her garden as veg was no longer grown following the death of her husband. We prepared and levelled the soil and used a couple of boxes of wildflower mix, but the result was a complete failure. All the standard weeds grew fast but little of the expected wild flower mix appeared. I know 'weeds' aren't weeds in a wild flower garden, but the brutes which appeared first would have smothered everything else. Could the problem have been that the soil was too fertile because of years as a veg plot?
Just picked up on this thread due to the 'Spam' issue. Nothing to do with that, but my neighbour tried to create a wild flower area in her garden as veg was no longer grown following the death of her husband. We prepared and levelled the soil and used a couple of boxes of wildflower mix, but the result was a complete failure. All the standard weeds grew fast but little of the expected wild flower mix appeared. I know 'weeds' aren't weeds in a wild flower garden, but the brutes which appeared first would have smothered everything else. Could the problem have been that the soil was too fertile because of years as a veg plot?
A couple of issues probably. Soil I guess would be fertile which wont help. I think some of the wildflower mixes sold in GCs tend to be a bit poor in general from my experience, I would recommend getting one from one of the specialists (meadowmania, wildflower turf, pictorial meadows etc), they are much more specific about speices, soil type etc.
I think the best long term solution though is to prepare the soil, wait a few weeks, spray the inevitable weeds, wait a couple more weeks then spray again to get any stragglers before sowing. That way you start from a sound weed free foundation, and its much easier to hand pick any nettles, thistles (or whatever you dont want) etc going forward.
I dont use chemicals in the garden as a rule, but figured the long term benefit on this occasion was worth it. Have had a 'weed' free meadow area for several years now as a result.
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I must be very naive...I assumed Matt fender was doing what I tend to do of adding a link illustrating the answer with a clear image.
I didn't take it as him advertising
We do not even know that he has any vested interest in Wildfood UK..or maybe you know differently.
Most forums have a way of alerting moderators to spam...I didn't see anything wrong in this case.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Offensive stuff now vanished.
Duh!
Matt..I couldn't understand why folk were getting hot under the collar.
I thought your post to be very sensible/helpful.
Thank you all for clarification.
I think the best long term solution though is to prepare the soil, wait a few weeks, spray the inevitable weeds, wait a couple more weeks then spray again to get any stragglers before sowing. That way you start from a sound weed free foundation, and its much easier to hand pick any nettles, thistles (or whatever you dont want) etc going forward.
I dont use chemicals in the garden as a rule, but figured the long term benefit on this occasion was worth it. Have had a 'weed' free meadow area for several years now as a result.