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will they survive?

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  • I know.  I didn't know whether to laugh or cry why mine did it

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    There seems to be rather a lot of us with not-a-clue-about-gardening partners!  Fortunately, mine won't venture past the garden table and chairs (which are just 2 meters from the door) because "gardens are full of biting and stinging things", so the vast majority of the garden is safe.  It does mean I have to do absolutely everything, though. :|
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    In the interests of balance, can we aim the abuse at partners rather than men :o It's a rather large subsection of society so tarring them all with the same brush in terms of gardening prowess is a bit harsh ;) 
    East Lancs
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Mine is completely uninterested. He'll help if asked, with things that need two pairs of hands or some extra muscle, but never unsupervised. I do the vast majority of the gardening myself, which means things get done my way whether that's right or wrong, and if wrong it's my own fault.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • To be fair my husband is very willing just a bit over the top when doing things.  His heart is in the right place  <3
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2021
    Actually @Biglad, I can’t see where anyone has been gender specific in their comments other than in respect of their own under gardeners, and if their own under gardener is not non-binary or gender fluid, it seems reasonable to use his or her preferred pronoun 😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    Fair enough, d-fab. It was @Lyn's "these men" which prompted my tongue-in-cheek comment but, as ever, you're right on point (as I believe the younger folk like to say) ;)
    East Lancs
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    ‘These men’ seems specific to a particular group   … whereas ‘men’  would refer to men more generally? 

    (Just playing Devil’s Advocate here 😉)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    I've already conceded defeat, d-fab :D 

    I'm going into the garden to hunt Cyrils as penance ;)
    East Lancs
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    🥾 🐌 
    😉 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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