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Sultana Wahab · 06-04-2011, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake

On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:00:00 +0000, Sultana Wahab
wrote:

Apologies if the above question sounds stupid. A nice response
appreciated.
Thanks for reading

Reading the preceding postings which partly relate to the health
disbenefits of smoking, you talk about
"flicking" of cigarette ash.

The volume of ash resulting from the average cigarette is miniscule in
relation to the amount of soil surrounding the plant roots. It is also
miniscule in relation to the volume of foliage

on any respectable
plant.

So the answer is essentially "don't worry".
But, as an apologetic ex-filthy-anti-social-habit-smoker, I'm really
intrigued as to why you've asked the question.

- I'm not good with words and I'll try and explain why I asked the question.
The Rose bush has been around for some years and I'm now attached to it. It's pretty and makes me smile. Mistakes have been made and I was just concerned.
During the cold periods when I'm stood by it, it brings me some kind of warm comfort.
It's only a frigging Rose bush, I know.