"Sheldon" wrote ...
"Bob Hobden" wrote:

To Steve and Sheldon. ?This is a UK newsgroup

Actually this thread was CROSSPOSTED to three different Newsgroups
(uk.rec.gardening, rec.gardens, rec.gardens.edible). Usenet is
international, but had the OP wanted to keep his query UK sensitive he
should not have crossposted. And you, Hobden, are obviously a newbie.

No I am certainly not a "newbie" either as a gardener or on Usenet.
Just didn't notice the crossposting, like you didn't notice the original
posters locale and proceeded to be adamant about a way of growing garlic for
your totally different/foreign conditions. So we both got caught out.

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Regards
Bob Hobden