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I wonder why the Gauls eat so many legumes?

I suppose you have to say that for a nation which sates its appetite with snails ,frogs & horses, beans are a fairly run of the mill staple diet
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04-05-2013, 06:55 PM
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Not sure Robert

As for freezing runner beans, I slice them and freeze them raw as soon as they are picked.
I've tried other ways and this seems best, for us anyway.

Didn't get my beans in today, hubby wasn't feeling well and it rained, so tomorrow will do
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04-05-2013, 10:09 PM
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Re: The Gardening Year 2013

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Not sure Robert

As for freezing runner beans, I slice them and freeze them raw as soon as they are picked.
I've tried other ways and this seems best, for us anyway.

Didn't get my beans in today, hubby wasn't feeling well and it rained, so tomorrow will do
Wow.you're harvesting beans in MAY?
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Janela have you ever grown an Olive tree,I saw some the other day in the garden centre and wondered if they were easy, I mean they look a bit battered before you plant them and thats the look for me,as the man in TV used to say "Suits you Sir. Battered tree for a battered woman.
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06-05-2013, 05:39 PM
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That's very odd annie .. I've been looking at them myself but probably like you, I didn't think they would do well in our climate .. but they do
This link might help you make up your mind.
http://bigplantnursery.co.uk/GrowingGuideOlives.htm

So, I may get one and my granddaughter is crazy about olives, so I might get one for her too.

Battered is a good style obviously popular with us ladies of mature years.
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06-05-2013, 05:44 PM
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Wow.you're harvesting beans in MAY?
No, Robert - they are not planted yet!
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Thanks ... then the Olives are us.Have you ever had a Yukka!
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Thanks ... then the Olives are us.Have you ever had a Yukka!
YUCCAs are lethal, they throw out sharf pointed leaves which would penetrate a tank.
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Thanks Robert not going there then.
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My daughter bought me an olive tree which I've now had for 4 years growing in a large pot. It has survived the recent harsh winters but it has never fruited and it doesn't look particularly attractive
 
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