Thread: The Olly Buckle plant protector.

Thanks for the lecture, Mr. Science. I was actually at seventh grade that day.

Many things bear true from seeds. Some don't.

Apples don't at, basically, a really more basic level than most, say, perennials.

I see what you mean, seed of things like lettuce, vegetables and flower seed do mostly come true to the illustration on the packet, but most seedsmen take a fair amount of care to avoid cross pollination, not so easy with a tree and no point if you propagate vegetatively. Plants that are nearer the wild genome would also tend to breed true as there will not be a lot of variation there, but people have been selecting apple trees since forever.
The way I come across is probably the way I am, inclined to deliver myself like a lecture, you are welcome to ignore it if it peeves you.

Read up on that a little and you might change your mind. "The Botany of Desire" is a fantastic book, and the apple chapter sheds a lot of light on this.

Dude, no one cares. It's boring. I don't care what string you attach to what. Bring some life into what your to say. As the reader, you need to trill me.

Then why are you reading a thread about gardening? If you are a gerdener, then you will find the discussion of interest. Both Lin and Olly hae raised some good points.

Oh dear, being in this thread does not seem good for the health, both on a 24 hour ban, when you come back:-

Lin, thanks for the book ref, the title sounds good, the Author's name, Michael Pollan, makes me wonder how much people are directed in their career by their name, I had a consultant at Moorfields eye hospital called Prof, Lightman once.

Reese:- Like I said to Ox it was partly an exercise to describe something. It is very good practise for writing, it makes you think about the form and structure of what you are saying and has led me on into a whole story in the past, sorry the subject matter didn't appeal to you but different strokes for different folks.

Olly - Personally I found your plant protector article informative and well written.

Thanks for the support garza, Reese may find it a boring subject but when I look at what magazines there are out there those on gardening are well up in the top sellers. Not a subject for 'trills' maybe but it does generate some considerable interest.

"it makes you think about the form and structure of what you are saying and has led me on into a whole story in the past,"

I see your point. It is a very good exercise. I can appreciate that. Dismiss the words I wrote before.