Clay soil

Good answer PeterS - although I've filed it in the Sad-but-True category

 

For the Small gardening one... I'll ask gardeners.......... Thank you all for your Horticultural advise.

For the "large workplace" one..... You have all blown it way out of proportion, I have a difference of opinion, us gardeners disagree with things all the time... there is no right or wrong in gardening, just things that work better than others, in varying cicumstances.. If every professional gardener walked off the job everytime a employer came up with an odd idea, we'd get no work done at all!

 

I disagree, it's an awful answer, and slightly offensive.

 

I think you are maybe over-reacting now?

I understand from your previous post that you have a difference of opinion with your employer, and you see it as a minor issue; I also read that folk here have suggested that World War III may be the answer!. It doesn't surprise me to hear that the problem has been misunderstood given that this Forum is the only method of communication - very hard to gauge what the look on your face might be as you explain it, or how much hand waving you are doing, and so on.

I liked PeterS's answer as being a general summation of the gulf between the Bosses and the Worker Bees; but having said that I can well imagine that the opinions and thoughts here are not appropriate for your scenario - although keep in mind that they come from well-meaning people

I'll stick to any constructive advice that occurs to me

 

Quercus,

You set out to post your question on a public forum, you should therefore expect folk to contribute and provide opinions. If you did not wish for the comments regarding the employment situation then why add this information?

Instead you add a post with a whole lot of apparently superfluous stuff about the quirks of your employer then get hot under the collar when you get a response from folk trying to be helpful and taking the time to reply.

This is what **YOU** chose to add:

"It's not so much an allotment as a large, private, kitchen garden. I'm being paid to do it... but still think that it's not only a waste of time... but counter productive.

Would anyone think of a reason to roll, apart from keeping the boss happy?"


Sadly we are not telepathic and can't therefore realize that you only wished for a reply to one portion of your thread.

Personally I find your tone offensive being that we have all genuinely tried to help you in the context of a badly worded post on your behalf.

 

Clearly different views here, and misunderstandings. It happens on forums ... I suggest best left now.

But if Quercus has any questions I'll always be happy to try to help.

 

I think this subject should have gone under general gardening discussuions ???

 

Its certainly not an allotment!!!!

 

i got clay on/ in my beds in my garden - digging it to get air into it to dry it out seems the logical thing to do, when its dry break it up - i would hardly compact it again - seems counter productive to me. Was wondering actually if adding sand to it would render it down even further then perhaps add manure or compost just to give it some nutrient?

 

Lots and lots of compost/manure/leaf mould but it will take a few years to get it into really good condition.