My son, who's a chemical engineer, recently sent me a link to an article complaining that the vilification of the word "chemical" was putting people off studying chemistry and pointing out that everything is made of chemicals - including compost, top soil and even the plants themselves....
Yes excellent point SG...I should have emphasised 'man-made chemicals' such as weed killer,pesticide etc. Though numerous man-made chemicals are in fact very beneficial of course,including the medication I take
Does anyone remember on a radio or tv prog, I cant quite remember, but someone was talking about laying lawn seeds, he said ' the secret of a good lay is a flat bottom' he then said,'woops, you wont use that will you,' but they did!
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
No-one 'years ago' would have thought to speak with a double negative like that, I can't imagine who would have - you might be thinking about a modern programme.
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I'm pleased to say that the only chemicals in my garden are plant feed
My son, who's a chemical engineer, recently sent me a link to an article complaining that the vilification of the word "chemical" was putting people off studying chemistry and pointing out that everything is made of chemicals - including compost, top soil and even the plants themselves....
I wonder if this came from Fred Loades or one of the others on Gardeners Question time
Just thought I wonder if it was the wonderful Fred Streeter? We have had some wonderful gardenersto help us, then of course there was Bill Sowerbutts
Yes excellent point SG...I should have emphasised 'man-made chemicals' such as weed killer,pesticide etc. Though numerous man-made chemicals are in fact very beneficial of course,including the medication I take
Does anyone remember on a radio or tv prog, I cant quite remember, but someone was talking about laying lawn seeds, he said ' the secret of a good lay is a flat bottom' he then said,'woops, you wont use that will you,' but they did!
But at the time Mike, he said it in all seriousness, I think it was a farming prog.
No-one 'years ago' would have thought to speak with a double negative like that, I can't imagine who would have - you might be thinking about a modern programme.