On 10/8/05 13:31, in article ,
"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote:

The message k
from Sacha contains these words:

To be honest, our fig tree is a bit of a nuisance. It's extremely vigorous
and pushes 'fingers' up between the guttering and the back of the cottage
while you look the other way for ten seconds. On its other side, it
devours the washing line! It seems to carry a fair bit of fruit but lots of
it falls off before it can ripen.

I've often wondered whether unripe figs could be useful in chutney.

Hmmmmm. I wonder if the effect might not be a bit startling. Think Syrup
of Figs!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)