On Sun, 13 May 2012 23:11:09 +0100, "Christina Websell"
wrote:

My sister in law. My brother told her to go down to the allotment with me
and hoe. She hoed up some of the paths. Bad idea.
She has no clue what the difference is between a weed and what we have
planted that is coming up.
So we did training today. You see those little grass-like thingies? they
are the spring onions coming up. The little red ones are beetroot.
a weed almost got away because it was red. Not a beetroot.

It's not easy having the children there either. They sulk if they cannot
do exactly what they want, there was almost a fight today about who would
water the potatoes and having a 7 y o in charge of the hose is not a good
thing.

The tribulations of the new allotmenteer (well, your plot is new!)

Training principles:

1) If whatever it is is growing in a straight line, it's not a weed
(weeds simply refuse to grow in lines)
2) If your pet tortoise likes it, it'll be a weed (tortoises make a
B-line for dandelions)
3) If what comes out of the ground is straight things without funny
shaped leaves then it's probably grass or onions.
4) If all else fails, Tina knows best. Bow down to superior intellect.
5) If you don't bow down to superior intellect, you may find a sudden
connection between your ear and a spade.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the asylum formerly known as the
dry end of Swansea Bay.