On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 15:31 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

Or is it a myth propagated when you stir up gardeners by suggesting
there's an easier way to do things?

From the original post you may well infer that they were stirred up
just from the fact they suggested.

If they didn't already know for sure through past experience that
rotivating would have unwelcome consequences, I am sure they would be
more than a little delighted if someone was to do the experiment for
them. They may have said "brings weed seeds to the surface" but in
their terminology (possibly not very academic) this term may have
included a rampant infestation of couch and or bindweed and or other
rather too successful perennial plants which we would prefer not to be
growing in our garden. "Go on - back to out the hedgerows you greedy
sods!"

Respect


Hussein