"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 8/8/06 10:55, in article
, "Farm1"
please@askifyouwannaknow wrote:
snp

:-)) Well I'd agree about the first two but after gardening for 30
years or more and still classing myself as very much a "Learner", I'll
continue to give him a chance to improve in the latter category. I'm
always amazed at how much I can still learn form other gardeners, from
evey garden I visit or every gardening publication I pick up.


My husband, who has been in the business or associated with it for 60
years,
says that an old gardener once told him to listen to the old chaps when
they
start apparently rambling on about 'the old days'. He said that every now
and again you'll pick up some little gem of information that you didn't
know
before and that will make your patience worthwhile. Ray says he's found
that to be true time after time. The placing of a stone slab beneath an
apple tree when planting it was just one, but I doubt anyone does that
now!

I'd never heard of that one, peraps I should have done that with all of
mine.

What, exactly does that do?

Alan