"Jake" wrote in message
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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.

g
I seem to have known the difference between a plant and a weed since I was
very small and it's hard to have someone helping me who doesn't know
anything at all.
Having to point out the difference between twitch coming up and the onions.
This one is flat and the onion shoots are round.
It's a learning curve for her. I am very patient outwardly.
Tina