Post by wilbarra on Aug 7, 2017 15:42:31 GMT
whilst watching a gardening programme on one of the outer channels i was struck by
the way he was going about his programme compared to what we are fed by the so
called experts on the main channels.
here was a man who obviously had learnt his trade by actually bending his back,getting
his hands dirty, making mistakes and learning by them.
in this media led world we live in today,so many of the so called experts that flit across
our screen have achieved their position as presenters,not by years of hard graft in the wind
and the rain but sitting in front of a computor and getting letters after their name.
does it matter ?
well,yes it does.
as a society people have come to take for granted what these people say as the gospel
truth and the knowledge that has been passed down for generations by real gardening
people is going to be lost for good.
even people like monty don now come on our screens and say "this is what you do"
not "this is the way i do it but there are other ways as good if not better"
the days of Percy Thrower, Fred Loads and Fred Streeter, who had years of gardening
experience and hard graft behind behind them, before they graced our television screens
are long gone.
what is the answer
give these so called experts a miss and do what i do, wander up to oatall or vale road and get
proper allotment advice from proper allotment people.
you will find it is far better and dont forget that advice comes from long years of experience.
the way he was going about his programme compared to what we are fed by the so
called experts on the main channels.
here was a man who obviously had learnt his trade by actually bending his back,getting
his hands dirty, making mistakes and learning by them.
in this media led world we live in today,so many of the so called experts that flit across
our screen have achieved their position as presenters,not by years of hard graft in the wind
and the rain but sitting in front of a computor and getting letters after their name.
does it matter ?
well,yes it does.
as a society people have come to take for granted what these people say as the gospel
truth and the knowledge that has been passed down for generations by real gardening
people is going to be lost for good.
even people like monty don now come on our screens and say "this is what you do"
not "this is the way i do it but there are other ways as good if not better"
the days of Percy Thrower, Fred Loads and Fred Streeter, who had years of gardening
experience and hard graft behind behind them, before they graced our television screens
are long gone.
what is the answer
give these so called experts a miss and do what i do, wander up to oatall or vale road and get
proper allotment advice from proper allotment people.
you will find it is far better and dont forget that advice comes from long years of experience.