Thread:Vorknkx/@comment-3547390-20150204202730/@comment-1496755-20150413161051

Speaking of learning, today I got my first gardening lessons. My new home comes with a small garden (actually a section of the yard in front of the building) and I have to take some care of it, so that it doesn't turn into a nightmarish jungle.

It has a grapevine, raspberries (relatively small, not much hope for a large yield), a fig tree (its figs are very sweet), and some herbs. Oh, and a couple of tulips too. Today my grandpa showed me some vine cutting techniques - grapevines need to be cut in some special manner, otherwise they won't yield any fruit (or they will, but it will be low-quality stuff).

So we cut off a lot of dried out stuff, then we cut the fresh branches in specific places (they "bleed" some sort of watery liquid when you cut them, but it's normal).

My grandma tells me I should plant my own vegetables. I'm not sure about this - I am not exactly the physical labour kind of person (no surprises here). I could try, but I can't guarantee they will survive for long :P