"Mike Lyle" wrote
Paul Luton wrote:
, Bob Hobden wrote:
"Paul Luton" wrote
Anyone watch the GW special on Friday ?
The general idea of devoting so much time and resources to perfect
looking vegies is silly enough but Joe Swift didn't mention "peat
free" in the compost that he was using and another contributor
seemed to be on a personal crusade to eliminate peat-lands. (I
didn't catch whether she was using ground up babies as fertiliser )
The sainted Geoff Hamilton will be rotating in grave.


All very non-PC, wasn't it wonderful.


Actually no ; Geoff was my all-time favourite GW presenter.

Seconded. And preserving peat-lands has nothing to do with so-called "PC":
it's just a matter of intelligence. We had somebody here a while ago
apparently equating protection of limestone pavements with this so-called
"PC" as well: it's a dangerous attitude, and shouldn't be encouraged.
Caring for these sensitive natural features is simply rational, regardless
of one's political stance -- and I'm sure the Duke of Edinburgh agrees
with me!

Caring for and protecting a peat extraction mine, why should we protect
that? My understanding is non of our peat comes from virgin peat beds it
come from long used peat mines so what's the problem? Common sense should
prevail over the PC brigade, it's a good resource and obviously
irreplaceable in compost if my experience with "green" composts is anything
to go by.
The protect this and protect that faction would have us go back to before
the stone age, cant mine flint might damage the countryside!
Yes protect virgin peat beds and certainly the more finite limestone
pavements but existing peat mines? Use them for composts not for burning.
As for Geoff, he was one of the better ones although a bit "mend and make
do" sometimes, Percy was the real deal IMO.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK