I think GW seem to be very reluctant to use any chemical process to remove a problem due to potential harm to wildlife. That something I take on board before resorting to chemicals to resolve a garden pest
I prefer not to use chemicals either - they cause untold harm in the eco cycle - not only to wildlife but if everyone used them without restraint we would all feel the effects in one way or another - the food we eat, the air we breath .....
There really is very little knowledge to learn from gardeners world these days. The programme is too short to gain anything other than hints and notes. Whoever directs and produces the prog is keener to make smart camera shots, which unfortunately means repeating the same views over and over. So much time is wasted watching the old wheelbarrow go up and down. Monty is a smashing man and a great gardener but i wish there could be another more technical programme. It is interesting to see the short items that the other professional gardeners but again it is always just a taster. I wish the tv programmers would recognise that gardening is a much bigger hobby now (just seeing how busy the garden shows are). We deserve better! Sorry to go on in such a big way guys but it is frustrating isn't it?
Totally agree. I do gardening for a living and there are more people now more interested in gardening and how plants works etc and what creates a beautiful garden for them to enjoy. GW need to possibly up their game to be more user friendly. As a gardener I could loose customers with gardening jargon but attempt to break it down to simplistic information. As an example, trying to explain acid and alkaline soil and ph values can be difficult as you are delving in to a chemistry lesson with them. Calling the soil sweet and sour depending on the ph is easier for them to understand and what plant thrive in what soil condition
BEL, the camera was bothering me too. I felt I never saw how the gardens actually looked like. This is in stark contrast with the wonderful camera work in Monty's Italian Gardens (obviously a different camera man, I checked the credits), where you could make a still photograph from just about every shot.
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I think GW seem to be very reluctant to use any chemical process to remove a problem due to potential harm to wildlife. That something I take on board before resorting to chemicals to resolve a garden pest
it's not factually accurate to say the only remedy is to dig it up though, is it?
I rarely use chemicals, but I'd not hesitate to use glyphosate on ground elder, bindweed and the like.
I prefer not to use chemicals either - they cause untold harm in the eco cycle - not only to wildlife but if everyone used them without restraint we would all feel the effects in one way or another - the food we eat, the air we breath .....
BEL
Totally agree. I do gardening for a living and there are more people now more interested in gardening and how plants works etc and what creates a beautiful garden for them to enjoy. GW need to possibly up their game to be more user friendly. As a gardener I could loose customers with gardening jargon but attempt to break it down to simplistic information. As an example, trying to explain acid and alkaline soil and ph values can be difficult as you are delving in to a chemistry lesson with them. Calling the soil sweet and sour depending on the ph is easier for them to understand and what plant thrive in what soil condition
Are there really adults who don't know the difference between acid and alkaline?
In over 25 years in professional horitculture, I never came across them. Maybe I was just lucky.
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yes, but sarcasm is the lowest form of whit
It was meant to be a light hearted comment. Sorry if it went wrong.
My whit has never been lower, clearly.
BEL, the camera was bothering me too. I felt I never saw how the gardens actually looked like. This is in stark contrast with the wonderful camera work in Monty's Italian Gardens (obviously a different camera man, I checked the credits), where you could make a still photograph from just about every shot.