In article , Jimmy Stewart ...
writes
On 06/03/2021 20:16, T i m wrote:
Daffodils particularly ... that I believe are currently rotting on UK
farms by million as there are too few people to pick them (mostly
thanks to Brexit and some Covid).

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/co...rces-worlds-la
rgest-daffodil-5029137
On the TV news they asked a UK farmer how many of the few people
there
picking daffodils were British and he said 'none'. He went on to say
he did get four local lads in but as soon as it got cold / windy ...
that and their 'aching backs' they chucked it in.
A pretty common story I belive in that sorta game. Apparently the
Gov
have issued 30,000 visas to 'foreigners' to come and pick our fruit
and veg (so they can *still* rape our wives whilst they are here of
course) but that's still not enough and doesn't cover flowers (which
is a good thing in my POV).
So, we will probably do what we are already doing and buy more in
from
Europe (Doh!) or just go without?
And that's the best idea from my POV ... leave them growing where
they
grow naturally (and / or re-plant where they grew naturally). Or do
what people do with a simulated fire, a 3D projection of some
daffodils and some already like spraying chemicals round their hoses
with those 'Plug-in' things and you must be able to get a daffodil
scented one. ;-)
I can't remember the last time I bought anyone cut flowers [1] ...
and
they even often request people *don't* provide them at funerals as
it's 'such a waste'.
Cheers, T i m
[1] Maybe I don't do enough bad things to try to use flowers to
(pretend to?) say sorry to the Mrs? ;-)
The other person many people buy cut flowers for is their Mum but
mine
has a garden full of what she's grown / nurtured / recovered (gifted
from others) herself and also prefers to see them still alive and
growing.

shocking killing flowers anyway they should be allowed to live their
lives without us ripping them out the ground...shocking
Along with onions turnips and cauliflowers.
Yes. What about cauliflowers?
--
bert