In article , Stan The Man
writes

Since organic gardeners are still
a small minority of the total, the BBC should stamp on him before he
alienates a lot of viewers.


I am inclined to agree with this. Whilst i am not a chemical fan, I am not
"organic". I am what I would call an eclectic gardener. I choose what I
consider the most effective treatment to zap the problem.

Whilst most of my horticultural and farming neighbours are zapping their
crops with stuff ( including hormones) I dont see what I should ( or even
can) be "organic". Besides, I dont want to be.
And yes, I do resent Monty ( and others - Bob Flowerdew on BBC Radio is
another!) telling me how to conduct my gardening.
I think Monty Don is a good choice as replacement for AT on GW and
possibly by far the best they have around right now ( Cant stand the "team"
by the way R deT and Joe Swift ) and should continue. He does have a relaxed
presentation style.

Actually I think AT does have a smooth way of dealing with controversy and
he is professional in his presentation.
The Beeb will need to go a long way ( a lot further than the current crop of
TV gardeners) to find another like him, certainly in the short term and
possibly in the long term also.

BY the way, whats the name of that lady who replaced R.de T whilst she was
germinating and growing on her seedling? I thought she was OK and ought to
have a place on the regular GW team. Maybe she is no real looker , but she
was a gardener!