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Originally Posted by Lalaith
Tolkien was not as rigid in his gender stereotyping as you think - Sam and his father were prodigious gardeners.
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A good point I think. Men are just as picky about gardening as women. But on the other hand; historically it has often been the woman's job to prepare meals and gather the supplies for such activities--and for this a garden was created. So it is not so much the female inclination to cultivate, it's more of a desire to be able to feed one's family. And of course this chore was reserved for women, or at least the non-meat part of it.