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Old 25-05-2008, 12:37 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default What is a "grain"?


In article ,
Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
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| It might be added that some grain found in ancient Egyptian pyramids has
| been successfully germinated.
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| That's probably over 3,000 years old.

Do you have a reliable reference to that? It is a very long-standing
urban myth, but may well have some truth in it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.