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    Our Japanese student asked if there was anything she could do to help me in the garden today. She said she was really interested in helping as she has no opportunity to do gardening in Japan, they live in an apartment in Tokyo.
    She dug my 'long' border, well it's only 1 m by 3m, but it's the largest bit I've got. It had been dug last autumn, but just needed a bit of loosening as I hadn't been well enough to do anything to it. Then she dug some of the rotted compost from the bin into the soil ready for planting the beans in April/May. I don't think she was too keen on the worms, but I explained they were very good for the soil.
    Not content with that, she's now learned how to prick out seedlings, we've got 120 celeriac into individual modules (I think the garden club will benefit later on). To cap it all, SHE thanked ME for letting her help.
    It was great to have someone who actually seemed interested, I've missed that since son no2 went to uni, as DD only tolerates gardening, and in fact told JD she was mad to have enjoyed herself.
    I could not live without a garden, it is my place to unwind and recover, to marvel at the power of all growing things, even weeds!
    Now a little Shrinking Violet.

    http://potagerplot.blogspot.com/

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    How lovely to have someone to work with you and actually enjoy it - who knows what seed may have been planted for the future!

    DD studied archaeology and as there's a roman fortlet site only a few hundred yards from the garden - I thought she'd be really keen to dig - hah! And DS actually studied horticulture and works as a gardener, but does he come home and help - hah again! I don't really mind - even when it's hard work, seeing your plot prepared and planted by your own grimey hands, has to be one of the most satisfying feelings in the world - comes just after harvesting and eating I think
    Life is too short for drama & petty things!
    So laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly!

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    • #3
      Oh lucky you BarleySugar ! I too had help in the garden today - 16 hens assisting with the weeding and digging in my Dad's raised beds . I don't think there's a worm left in the county now .

      Well done also, for giving her the opportunity - she obviously enjoyed herself. Perhaps she'll start a trend of English Country Gardens or Vegetable Gardens in Japan, to balance out all those Zen Gardens over here!
      All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
      Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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      • #4
        She came down today and asked if there was anything else she could do. I've now got more watercress seedlings transplanted, geraniums divided and repotted, carrots and salad leaves planted, and lettuce pricked out, as well as sorting out space in the greenhouse for the Dec 27th tomato plants that have outgrown the windowsill. She now knows what greenfly and vine weevil larvae look like and was very quick to squash a slug she found . I did explain the tomatoes were an experiment, and we wouldn't normally have planted them so quickly.
        I could not live without a garden, it is my place to unwind and recover, to marvel at the power of all growing things, even weeds!
        Now a little Shrinking Violet.

        http://potagerplot.blogspot.com/

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        • #5
          How would she like to 'visit'() France ?????
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

          Location....Normandy France

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