Not necessarily belonging to a gardener, but most commonly so I would have thought.
from dictionary.com:
rid·dle2 /ˈrɪdl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rid-l] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -dled, -dling, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to pierce with many holes, suggesting those of a sieve: to riddle the target.
2. to fill or affect with (something undesirable, weakening, etc.): a government riddled with graft.
3. to impair or refute completely by persistent verbal attacks: to riddle a person's reputation.
4. to sift through a riddle, as gravel; screen.
–noun
5. a coarse sieve, as one for sifting sand in a foundry.
Of course this riddle doesn't work if it is told to you as opposed to being read as it is no longer staring you in the face.
Originally posted by Roger007Oh, a thing which riddles something with holes. Usually used for automatic firearms in my experience, and not as a noun but as a verb.
Not necessarily belonging to a gardener, but most commonly so I would have thought.
from dictionary.com:
rid·dle2 /ˈrɪdl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[rid-l] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -dled, -dling, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to pierce with many holes, suggesting those of a sieve: to ridd ...[text shortened]... work if it is told to you as opposed to being read as it is no longer staring you in the face.