On 23/03/2014 13:10, sacha wrote:
On 2014-03-22 22:28:54 +0000, Spider said:

On 22/03/2014 22:01, Martin wrote:
On Sat, 22 Mar 2014 14:14:25 +0000, Spider wrote:

On 22/03/2014 13:33, Bob Hobden wrote:
I've seen some horrendous "pruning" on our allotment site this
week, you
simply would not believe it, so there will be no fruit this year if
not
longer and it will take years for the plants to get back to the good
croppers they were, if they are not butchered again. The plot holders
concerned know at least two of us on the site know what we are doing,
pruning wise, so why won't people ask beforehand?

The next thing is these mature plants be grubbed out because they have
stopped fruiting!

-- Regards
Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup
from the W.of London. UK






Because many people simply don't understand just how crucial some
pruning is. If they did, they would ask or learn first. They simply
see a tree or bush which is getting too big and they want to control
it.
If they could. They'll learn.

Our neighbour employs a professional to do her garden. He did exactly
the same
to her apple trees as Bob's plot holders. Instead of weeding, he
dumps earth on
top of the weeds in her small front garden.




Totally brainless, but utterly believable. No wonder gardening is not
a respected profession.

But that's not gardening, that's conning. And it's why so-called
'jobbing gardeners' can get a bad name - because of the few idiots who
think they can get someone to pay them for doing a bodged job - and they
do!



Oh, I agree entirely. The problem is, that's the only gardening many
people are aware of, so they don't value it, much less want it as a
career.

The sad thing is, with Bob's tale, that this person *wants* to garden
and has an allotment, but doesn't have the wit to ask for advice or read
a good book on the subject. He's lost his crop(s) for at least one
year. Hopefully, he'll realise his mistake and start learning.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay