People like to believe some really mad things about gardening. Here’s three recent howlersAs a scientist who is fascinated by horticulture, I am often deeply torn by gardening advice. Sometimes, I feel we are incredibly constrained by established rules that lack any real basis in evidence and which can not only put people off growing but actively set them up for failure. Breaking free of these, and embracing the fact there are as many gardening techniques as there are gardeners, is therefore essential to progress the art form.However, just when I start putting myself firmly in the “horses for courses” camp, something inevitably comes up – usually starting on social media, then swiftly recycled in slots on daytime telly – that gets the geeky pedant in me exploding in Hulk-like fury. Perhaps nowhere is this more the case than in the world of houseplants. So, in order to protect my screens at home from my urge to throw objects at them, here are the top three howlers I have seen this season. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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