On 3/4/09 16:38, in article , "Gopher"
wrote:
In message , alan.holmes
writes
"Ophelia" wrote in message
...
Gopher wrote:
In message , Ophelia
writes
Martin wrote:
On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 13:48:23 +0100, "Ophelia"
wrote:
Just to be sure I know what this means.. does it mean waiting til
the spuds have wee shoots growing from them?
I mentioned that when at Harlow Carr recently, I bought some bags,
compost and some seed potatoes. I have them in the light awaiting
sprouts. I have no sprouts. Must I wait till the sprouts grow
before I can plant them, please?
The RHS and Google are your friends
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile...tatoespots.asp
Thanks Martin, but if I want to google for things myself, then there
is not much point in belonging to a newsgroup
This seems a less than courteous reply - or do I detect some history
here? If Martin can take the trouble to look up fulsome advice from
the professionals on how to grow potatoes for you and then point you
in the direction of the detailed advice surely that is as acceptable
to you as cutting and pasting the verbiage followed by a signature? A
newsgroup doesn't only exist to re-write or paraphrase what already
exists. Rather to help with advice - such a Martin has given.
If I have caused offence, then I apologise unreservedly. It was certainly
not meant in the way you seem to perceive it.
Except that, if Martin really had any usefull information, it would have
been better either to post it or email it.
Absolutely no problem Ophelia ..... my perception of things is
frequently out of sync :-))
But, Alan, I do not see how it would have been better to cut, paste and
post or E-mail a couple of pages of info rather than give the key to its
instant access. But then that's just my opinion .... and everyone is
entitled to theirs, and to express it. Ho hum.....!
Just my opinion of course but I think both methods have their place in a
newsgroup like this. People can get techie info from Google but what is
also invaluable is *personal* experience. Sometimes it comes from new
gardeners, sometimes from long-term ones and both learn from the other
through chatting and not just looking up Google, although Google references
are invaluable at times, IMO.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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