. This is to the point where he's actually taken a spade off me to dig my trenches for my potatoes because he thought they'd be better going in one particular bed over the other despite me saying potatoes were already grown in that bed the year before and that I wanted them to go in the other one. His repsonse was 'this rotation stuff doesn't matter, you should just spray the potatoes anyway'. 
I took the spade back. He doesn't seem to understand that I have my own plans for what I want to go where and how I'll go about doing it (as organically as possible for a start). Think he just has a very different way of doing things. Today he's been making me nervous that my cabbages aren't outside in a bed yet. Is this a problem? They're almost ready to go out, they need a couple more leaves on first. And he was again telling me what to put where. I think I'm just feeling patronised because he speaks to me like I've never grown a single thing before, but I do have some experience, I cared for my grandads garden before he passed on, I grow tomatoes and salad in my flat every year. I look very young for my age and I'm tiny, about 5 ft tall so maybe that's it, I don't look experienced or capable maybe?
The guy who runs the site thinks I'm doing a great job, he said so today when he came to say hi to me. While he was there he asked me if there was anyone on the site who was bothering me.....and if I was sure...and if not I should come and see him if there was a problem.....which seemed like a strange thing to come out with because everyone else really is great. The bloke next door to me gave me a spare glass pane to fix my greenhouse with, I gave him a good lock for his shed in return. He's great, he gives me loads of advice but it's more like 'this could be better if you did it this way', wheras any advice from the other guy is more like 'you're doing it wrong, this is how it's done'.
So, um, am I over reacting? I do take it very personally if I feel like I'm being patronised, so maybe I am. Another thing, he never comes anywhere near me or the plot when my bloke is with me. Only when I'm on my own. So, what to do? Much as he's grating on me I wouldn't wanna get him into any trouble, I think he's trying to be helpful, just a bit too pushy with it. Sounds more like he's barking orders at me!
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