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by Trevor
Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:34 am
Forum: General chatter
Topic: What gardening gift would you most like for Christmas?
Replies: 16
Views: 5168

Re: What gardening gift would you most like for Christmas?

To sell my house so we can move into a bungalow that is only 1 mile from the 2 plots my daughter and I cultivate. Not the present 14 mile round trip to travel I now do. This will allow me to spend many days at my allotment.

Oh Happiness :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Trevor
Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:41 pm
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: Jerusalem Artichokes.
Replies: 12
Views: 9913

Re: Jerusalem Artichokes.

Thanks people.
Have tried eating them, not nice. So what has been planted by previous grower will be dug up and recycled.
by Trevor
Sun Nov 22, 2009 5:02 pm
Forum: Cooking tips
Topic: Jerusalem Artichokes.
Replies: 12
Views: 9913

Jerusalem Artichokes.

Hi can anyone help me. I have taken on another allotment and I have been left with a load of Jerusalem Artichokes. I have started to dig them up and am not sure what to do with them, they do look awfull things, can anyone tell me how to use them.
Thanks
by Trevor
Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: Best practices
Topic: F1 Seeds
Replies: 5
Views: 3227

Re: F1 Seeds

Many thanks for your thoughts. Will try a row just to see what the result is.
by Trevor
Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:46 am
Forum: Best practices
Topic: F1 Seeds
Replies: 5
Views: 3227

F1 Seeds

I am new to having an allotment. I have been reading books but I have a question about F1 seeds. Is it possible to take for example a corn cob and save the seed for next year. I have had several answers from people about this. I have been told that if i save seed from an F1 runner bean it will not p...