I am in the multi group, too. The love of growing things has always been in my family.
I had never 'forced' my DSon into the gardens to work - that was MY hobby and not "work". He appeared to not have the slightest interest anyway...until his first house had been bought! Over the phone; he took crash-courses in how to do this and that to enhance his house and make it look like a million bucks. I thought that might be the only reason that he wanted to learn anything about gardens and gardening. I later found that he had been paying attention throughout his childhood. It has been very rewarding to teach him about orchids and okra now that he is an adult and receptive
