"Dwayne" wrote in message
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Welcome aboard Mary. I am not English nor have I been in that country.
We
do all have something in common here, we love to garden. Otherwise how
could I admit here that all my squash died this year?

My single pumpkin started to rot at about 4" :-(

we put some Brussels sprouts in the freezer.

We had a bumper crop of sprouts last year and I froze some but they're
awful. I'd like to know how to freeze sprouts so that they taste half as
good as fresh ones.

Now if my sweet potatoes come out of it and make something, maybe I will
have redeemed myself. I did come up with some really big garlic this
year.
Took a blue ribbon and Grand Champion at the fair.

Well done!

Mary

Dwayne



"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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English.. ?? Hard to define these days! LOL

I know - but I can trace English-born ancestors back for five
generations
which is a pretty good start for a pedigree, which is why I say English
and
not British - which of course I am too. My husband didn't tell me that
his
mother was half Irish until after we were married, all our children are
1/8
Irish ...

But I don't mind :-) We have one Welsh daughter in law and one Scots
one.

Technically I'm British.. However I'm European by blood!-)!

Alone.. never but 'where' are you..

Leeds, Yorkshire. Chapeltown in inner city Leeds, the immigrant part.
We're
the only English family in the street, not the only whites though. We've
lived here for over forty years and can't see any reason for moving.

There's always uk.rec.gardens if
you are gardening in the UK.. Though everyones pretty friendly here
too.

I already subscribe to uk.rec.gardening, is that what you meant? I was
attracted to this ng by the 'edible' part :-)

Mary
//
Jim
North London, England, UK