Mention any aspect of gardening to anyone under 30 and you can watch their eyes glaze over.
This struck me today when I was thinking about my lovely back lawn and the ruinous activities of the mole underneath. If I were 25 I'd probably not worry at all about the mole and treat him as an unseen low maintenance pet.
Lawn maintenance also brings out the control-freak in all of us, which again develops over time.
I'd like to illustrate this concept with a couple of graphs.
Aside from a minor blip when a 10 year old is happy to sew seeds in the garden, the concept of gardening doesn't really click in until around 45 when it takes off like a Russian Vine in extra strong compost. Then there is the urge to control one's surroundings:
This brings a dangerous combination to anyone over 50 with moles, which must be why you are advised to report unusual mole movements to a medical person immediately.
On second thoughts, the above graph would be slightly different if I remove all male data from the equation:
I'll ge me coat......
13 comments:
I dug up my entire lawn. I have no trouble with moles now.
Mm, sweetie pie. Control freak I'm not, and moles are welcome in my lawn. Any time.
Dave, I get moles in the veggie garden too, and in the greenhouse. Just digging up your lawn doesn't make you safe. But have you seen their broad spade-like hands and their lovely little noses? Who could resent a mole?
I have recently developed a love of sitting in the garden but bollocks to doing any work on it.
I am strangely in accord with Dave. I have not yet dug up my lawn, but only because of laziness. I don't apply weedkiller to it, don't bother about moles or any other immigrants. I am much older than even you, but I find that lawn neglect has not had an adverse effect on my sanguine view of the universe.
AHEM by "remove male data" you OBVIOUSLY meant "remove data collected by biased / incompetent male researchers.
Good. Glad to clear that one up. Hem Hem.
I remember when I thought Jasper Carrot was funny too.
:)
And what's wrong with being a control freak?
Dave: I dread to think what's under your patio though.
Z: As soon as I can lay my hands on them I'll send them over. By post.
Geoff: I read your comment quickly and it sounded more painful than it really was.
Vicus: I happen to know that you are 37. Dave told me.
Macy: I bet you're one of those people who keeps writing "to do" lists....:-)
Kaz: It's ok now. I've checked with Mrs Rine and she says it's alright.
Ziggi: That was uncalled for. Like I was as a lad.
Well I'm in the 45 - 55 age range and I am still waiting for the urge to tidy the garden, to kick in.
Not sure how it fits in neatly with the *I can't be Frikin arsed to sweep out cobwebs* attitude though...
Control feak?...moi? I think not.....never mind the coat, get those running shoes on.
Sarah: I get the impression your garden comprises 22% of Essex so it doesn't really count. You could always get a man in.....
As my blog is now almost completely about gardening, I can relate.
You need to change your name to Doug, Alan!
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