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Prize vegetables and peat.
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. -- CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames |
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"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. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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On 02/10/2010 23:06, 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. Paul -- CTC Right to Ride Rep. for Richmond upon Thames |
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Paul Luton wrote:
On 02/10/2010 23:06, 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! -- Mike. |
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"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. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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Bob Hobden wrote:
"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. I just cannot understand how you can regard it as a political issue: it's a scientific question (and remains one even if I'm wrong about it). Relegating it to the political category makes it a matter more of emotional preference than of evidence: that's why I bothered to comment on it. "PC" is the derogatory way of describing such things as not calling women "girls": it's completely unrelated. The protect this and protect that faction would have us go back to before the stone age, cant mine flint might damage the countryside! That's just rhetoric, Bob: it's fun, but doesn't contribute to the discussion. Yes protect virgin peat beds and certainly the more finite limestone pavements but existing peat mines? Use them for composts not for burning. Well, if that's the choice; but it's still destructive of essentially irreplaceable habitat for an unnecessary purpose. I doubt if you'd have your bad experience with the present kinds of peat-free media. As for Geoff, he was one of the better ones although a bit "mend and make do" sometimes, Percy was the real deal IMO. I liked Geoff's slight off-the-wallness. I also particularly admired his insistence that a satisfying garden could be affordable. -- Mike. |
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"Janet" wrote ((Snip)) It makes no sense to squander peat while at the same time we throw away a far better and more sustainable resource, the countless tons of biodegradeable waste which could be turned into fertile and water retentive plant composts. Composts which at the moment are worse than useless IME. How good for the planet is me planting all my veg seeds, only a few weeks later to throw it all away and start again with new seed and new compost. Zero germination or very weak plants is all I got. The expensive bag I bought looked more like mushroom compost after a short while, clumps of fungus in the compost, it obviously hadn't be sterilised which with such rubbish ingredients is a must. Which also means more resources needed for that process. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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In message , Mike Lyle
writes 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! After many walks in the Yorkshire Dales I can confidently say that the best way of preserving limestone pavements is to carefully place glacial erratics on top of them. These would protect them for millions of years. :-) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |
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Prize vegetables and peat.
On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:54:35 +0100, 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. We watched it in hysterics about how mad they all were (apologies if any of them are reading this) I'm always just glad when something grows! -- http://www.bra-and-pants.com http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
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Prize vegetables and peat.
On 4 Oct, 14:06, mogga wrote:
On Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:54:35 +0100, 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. We watched it in hysterics about how mad they all were (apologies if any of them are reading this) I'm always just glad when something grows! --http://www.bra-and-pants.comhttp://www.holidayunder100.co.uk Since around 90% of the growing area was sand and just the dibbed holes filled with compost I would be more worried about the denuded sand bars that are dredged to get the sand and the disruption of the fish who are loosing spawning grounds. They have already had to stop dredging sand in parts of the Bristol channel. David |
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