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.
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.
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