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Old 08-07-2003, 11:37 PM
Kay Easton
 
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In article oprrzjkrj7wxhha1@localhost, Tim timnothy.cohsalpleangmer@a
pk.at writes
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:57:44 +0100, Darkginger
wrote:

Just a quickie - never having grown this before, can anyone tell me how
you
know when it's ready for harvesting? Many thanks!



When it's as big as you want. Seriously. You can eat them realy small, or
wait until they're bigger. They are edible as soon as you have anything
worth eating.

As the roots start to swell, their 'shoulders' break the soil surface.

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Kay Easton

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http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm