"JennyC" wrote in message
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"Rod" wrote in message
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JennyC wrote:

I have not counted the amount of OT threads here in URG, but find that
there
is
less and less about gardening !
The last straw was the 'diabetic bread' one. OK bread is made from
wheat,
which
I suppose could be grown in the garden..........but it's all a bit far
removed
Jenny

You think *we're* wandering off topic? You should see our local garden
centre -
well at least that's what it was 'til about 7 weeks ago. Took me 10
minutes
today
to find *anything* garden related, the place is bulging with grossly
overpriced
christmas tat and had been all through October and November. The garden
stuff
is
just shoved anyold how into a dark corner in the farthest depths of the
place.
They pay me a good price for my honey though ;~)) .............then
nearly
double
it. Rod

My local garden centre has closed the garden equipment section completely
!! I
wanted one of those thingamabobs that show the moisture in the soil but
they
were out of reach behind the Xmas baubles..........grrrrrrrr

They are about as close to a fraud as it is possible to be without actually
being one. They effectively measure the electrical conductivity of the
soil, of which the moisture content is but one contributing cause..

Franz