Prompt: How exactly did Watson find out Holmes knew nothing of practical gardening?
A/N: This turned into a 221b! No one was more surprised than I was, let me tell you :) I've never done one before, either; mostly because for some reason whenever I count words I always, always miscount. I don't know how I ever made it through high school. Then I noticed that FF counts the number of words in a document (heh) so that was no longer a problem! Yay!
Anyway! This particular prompt was difficult for me because I, like Holmes, have no knowledge of practical gardening. Basically, all I had to work with was: most plants need water and sunlight. That is another reason why this is only 221 words long :P
Botany: Variable. Is well up on belladonna, opium, and poisons generally.
I looked up and noticed that Mrs. Hudson had left the door to the hallway open, causing a slight draught. I got up to close it, and noticed a small potted plant in the corner of the hallway. I was fairly sure that it had not been there last week. "Is this your plant?" I called to my fellow lodger, who was in his room.
"An appreciative client of mine left it for me," came the answer. "I thought that would be the best place for it--out of the way."
He had put the plant in the darkest corner of the hallway. "What about sunlight?" I asked.
"What about sunlight?"
"Never mind." I bent and felt the soil. It had the consistancy of sand, and probably hadn't been watered for days. "Not to mention water," I muttered to myself.
I brought the plant downstairs and handed it to Mrs. Hudson, who was quite happy to have something to brighten up the main hallway. I saw her putting the plant in the window as I made my way back to the sitting room.
I sat back down and pulled the half finished list out of my pocket. Has no knowledge of practical gardening, I wrote, under the heading Botany.
A/N: When it says he knows nothing about practical gardening, I took it to mean NOTHING :D