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Alleyn Wilson commented on Richard's video
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"I wish I could cultivate 10 rods worth in just a couple of hours a week -- my smaller by far plot seems to be just a tad more time hungry -- but fabulous film clip and still relevant today .I will now go out and get digging"
neil hill commented on Alleyn Wilson's blog post 'Sweet potatoes - aka yams'"Hi I agree with Richard - though i grew them outdoors. I laid out and area of thick black plastic and cut 4cm slits into it at the recommended spacing 1ft sq if memory serves correct. The rooted slips were planted into the slits. The plastic…"
Richard Loader commented on Alleyn Wilson's blog post 'Sweet potatoes - aka yams'"Hi Alleyn - I grew them in 2008. They were slips from T&M, two different varieties. The summer was cool, wet and the light levels were rubbish. The slips were easy to root and I lost just one out of a dozen. The growth was moderately fast in a…"
FoodTalk post by Alleyn WilsonSweet potatoes - aka yams
Does anyone have experience of growing these - do they do OK in our climate and can you grow them sucessfully in a planter.Any tips pleas?
Alleyn Wilson commented on Richard's blog post 'What local produce are you eating at this time of the year?'"We are eating leeks, carrots, parsnips, celeriac,jerusalem artichokes,kale. spinach ( though it is a bit manky after the cold weather), lettuce and chicory from the greenhouse ,and some squashes and a large pumpkin still remain .There is still loads…"
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Sweet potatoes - aka yams
Posted on February 6, 2010 at 19:18 2 Comments 0 Likes
Does anyone have experience of growing these - do they do OK in our climate and can you grow them sucessfully in a planter.Any tips pleas?
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National Vegetarian Week is a great opportunity to promote your locally grown and locally made produce.
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I am delighted to announce that Spice ‘n’ Easy has been nominated in this year’s Hampshire Life Food & Drink Awards and I am hoping to make it on to the short list of finalists. To help in this endeavour I would be most grateful if you would…
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Can you help us?
The Food Challenge have booked a stall at the New Forest Spring Fair on Sunday 5th May.
We will running a very activity led stall, with lots of seed planting, poem writing and pot making.
We…
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I tried the cheese from the Fernhill Cheese Company and went back for more! Soft, creamy and fresh, the children liked it too. Worth stopping at their stall at Lymington Saturday Market just opposite St Thoma's Church.
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