You still haven't twigged, have you? You're a good lad, or you
wouldn't be doing horti at college. So I'll take the time to spell it
out.

This group is riddled with people with qualifications in
horticulture, agriculture, or botany, or twenty to fifty+ years'
gardening experience, often professional. You could have made
friends; but you came in asking us to do your homework for you, which
is an absolute no-no in adult newsgroups (the answer's certain to be
on the Web, by the way). That's strictly for future cowboys: don't be
tempted. If it's tough at college, take a deep breath and ask your
tutors for guidance (we've all done it, and we know it takes some
doing: but it gets you respect in the end).

Then, puh-lease, you tried saving face by gratuitously offering to
test us with elementary questions on stuff half of us probably
learned from our mothers. That's going to get up noses, n'est-ce pas?
You could have spent the time in the library or discussing it with
your mates, anyhow.

Bollocking over, if you've read this far. So get back to work, feel
good about your achievements; and remember that any hard slog you
have to do at college will look like a holiday when you're rebuilding
a dry-stone wall in an east wind. But you'll be even prouder of that
wall. Best of wishes: and I mean it.


Ah, at last! A polite, mature member of this group. Thank you for
clarifying that for me. I apologise for my ignorance.
Obviously the majority of you folks are highly knowledgeable,
experienced professionals et al, but could somebody please answer me
just one question: what is a "troll," and how exactly could I possibly
be one of these things?

Dr Dan