Louise Bremner wrote:
> Declan Murphy <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I thought I did warn youse. In the original post if I recall correctly,
> > which I must admit I don't always manage to do.
>
> You did, but in the very last line which could easier have been skipped
> over. I did wonder why you were cross-posting to a UK group....

Good point. I chose the UK group because after a week of browsing it
seemed a little better than the other NG I browsed. Maybe that nation
of gardeners cliche has something to it.

> > Most of our regular fj.life-in-japan posters wouldn't know a garden if it
> > grew under their tatami.
>
> That's no excuse.

One of my neighbours raises strawberries in old tatami (outside).
Unlikely to ever read fj though.