On 16/1/09 14:10, in article ,
"Martin" wrote:

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:23:14 +0000, Sacha wrote:
snip

Did you watch Victorian Farm? They showed how to store mangold worzels in a
clamp in winter. You can do the same thing with potatoes and other root
vegetables. AFAIR the straw was covered with a layer of earth.

http://www.aardappelpagina.nl/explor...orageclamp.htm

We watched part of it but it didn't really grab us. But I think I remember
my grandfather doing the 'clamp' thing.

Odd that their expert got it wrong LOL

Frost was mentioned repeatedly. Straw alone isn't sufficient to prevent frost
damage.

The answer lies in the sand.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)