On 1/6/04 9:37, in article ,
"Frogleg" wrote:

On Sun, 30 May 2004 21:55:39 +0100, Janet Baraclough..
wrote:

I'm sorry, but the charter of this newsgroup is to discuss gardening
in UK conditions. It isn't appropriate for you and Frogleg to use
uk.rec.gardening to discuss growing cilantro in Japan and America.

I've never before been told that urg had a geographical fence around
it. The idea that plants behave differently in your country than they
do in mine is certainly a new one. Don't they start with seeds and
cuttings there? Require light and water? Suffer in drought or deluge?
Until now, I have enjoyed reading of gardening concerns and methods in
the UK, and have, I hope, been able to offer some useful information
on topics I am familiar with. And, until now, I have felt welcome.

It isn't a question of being unwelcome in the least. As you see, we have
posters from all over the place.
But the charter of urg is to discuss gardening within the UK. Others who
join in here are from countries where they are usually dealing with similar
plants in similar climates to that of parts of the UK, e.g. The Netherlands,
France and Vancouver which experience climates similar to some of those in
UK and so then, we can all help each other.
That is why, when people sometimes stray in asking about how to grow e.g.
Cilantro in California, they are politely re-directed to rec.gardens which
is a US group dealing with the many climatic zones of USA.
The reason for this is that if the group started to discuss worldwide
gardening, the original object of UK gardening would be swamped entirely.
I think other countries have gardening groups specific to their country,
too.
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Sacha
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