As part of my own chores back home, I was one of those responsible for tending to our garden. [A great deal of that work fell to Satan as well, but normally if Satan was around outside, that meant that at least thirty feral cats were also around...] I also once crossbred a new genus of rose to give to someone dear to me, so you could say I have a certain expertise in this area.

[Those are his credentials he listed, basically. Why he's a good choice for a mentor and all that, if Ishimaru wishes to learn about gardening. What better way to learn than from a man who's thousands of years old, after all?]

You're welcome to try your hand at gardening, and I'd be happy to teach you more. Actually, I could use someone to help me take the plants that require daylight outside from time to time. There are many varieties of plants that require certain light levels, and fluorescent bulbs don't exactly do the trick; at the same time, I hesitate to simply leave the pots outside where they will be unattended and wilt lest we get locked inside again.