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Originally Posted by monkey hanger
that reminds me of when i attempted to plant some flower seeds in the garden. i followed the instructions to the letter and guess what just dandillions came up. my lad just threw his on the ground, stood on them and hey presto they all eventually came up. gardening cannot be magic but it always feels that way to me.
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When my lad was about 4 I decided to grow some tomato's in the back yard, bought a grow bag planted the seeds and set up a plastic cloche around the infant plants.
Tended it every day but only one plant grew, nurtured it gave it all the liquid compost it could ever need it was growing strong. Then one afternoon my son ran into the house crying, 'Dad, Dad, the tomato bit me' he screamed, I looked at his arm and there was a red rash, I left him in the care of his Mum and went to investigate.
When I looked closely, I found I had been caring for a nettle all this time.