On 17 May 2003 09:57:32 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:

...from the point of view of vegetable growing, the fact that
something can be grown in Alaska does not mean that it will thrive
in the UK.

Alaska, once known as "the icebox of America" (aka "Seward's
Folly") has a certain fame for the enormous veggies that can be
grown there. Not in the whole place, of course, but there are
areas with good soil and enough warmth in summer that the long
days yield a dividend paid in huge cabbages and such.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada