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calismum
23-05-2010, 08:32 PM
Last year I saved all my lupin seeds so I could plant them in the verge at the roadside. What could be easier? They're easy to grow, colourful, self seed, do ok in poor soil and would survive the odd mishap.

So planted them straight onto verge and they started to pop up. I was really pleased.

Thought they were all looking very poorly yesterday. Said to OH (who is not a gardener and doesn't pay much attention to what I do) I'd maybe water them today - after a bit of hesitation he said he didn't think it would do much good as he weed killed the verge on friday afternoon :roll:
dandysmom
23-05-2010, 08:58 PM
LOL! I shouldn't laugh, but that is funny, sad but funny!!

Similar thing happened to me: I'd planted sunflower seeds behind the tomatoes. Nothing. Dad happened to mention later he'd weeded the patch for me. and it was odd that some weeds were coming up in a line.....:roll: :mrgreen:

They mean well ....
alexgirl73
23-05-2010, 09:02 PM
Which is why the only thing my hubby is allowed to do in the garden, is mow the lawn and dig holes where I tell him too :lol:
angieh
23-05-2010, 09:26 PM
I think OH had a similar experience as a young lad - told to weed a border by a rather tyrannical uncle, but not told there were parsley seedlings in the border. It's put him off gardening for life.
Elaine
23-05-2010, 09:47 PM
Did you then beat him with a shovel? I would have:lol:
calismum
23-05-2010, 09:49 PM
Wonder if my daff bulbs will survive??!!

Usually he keeps to the mowing and 'doing as he's asked'. I've asked him to stick to that in future - his defence is that the road verge is not really in the garden - anyone know a good prosecutor as his defence seems pretty logical.
calismum
23-05-2010, 09:50 PM
Did you then beat him with a shovel? I would have:lol:

Just off to get it now - :-D
Mags
23-05-2010, 10:12 PM
Men! :roll: that's typical! :-D
Kazz
29-05-2010, 12:12 PM
See thats why I am paranoid of anyone doing anything in the garden....even my Mom who trained me in gardening said..."Oh thistles they will have to go" they are my Oriental Poppies...............Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
calismum
29-05-2010, 12:52 PM
See thats why I am paranoid of anyone doing anything in the garden....even my Mom who trained me in gardening said..."Oh thistles they will have to go" they are my Oriental Poppies...............Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

:smt043 :smt043
Kazz
29-05-2010, 01:54 PM
:smt043 :smt043

Thats it just laugh.............................:roll:.......... .....................we are surrounded by the concrete lobby ;)