On 14/11/07 16:29, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:15:31 +0000, Sacha
wrote:
snip

Was it you who told us how to avoid the thorns in prickly pears?

No!

In case you don't know.
You pick them wearing thorn proof gloves, drop them on the ground and roll
each
one under your foot until there are no more thorns.

Do you know, I can't imagine how I've got this far without knowing that.
;-)

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'