Has anyone ever grown or, for that matter, eaten fresh butter beans? The
only ones we ever get in England are dried, even the tinned ones. I think
we had fresh ones in Greece but the language made proper identification a
problem. They were delicious. Presumably they don't grow here, but I
wonder why not.

On Nov 11, 1:03*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2010-11-11 11:40:50 +0000, "Plum" said:

Has anyone ever grown or, for that matter, eaten fresh butter beans? *
The only ones we ever get in England are dried, even the tinned ones. *
I think we had fresh ones in Greece but the language made proper
identification a problem. *They were delicious. *Presumably they don't
grow here, but I wonder why not.

I *think* butter beans are a type of lima bean, Phaseolus lunata. *ISTR
Seeds of Italy had them but this isn't really mt thing. *When the
person who does most of our veg plants growing is next in, I'll ask her
and also see if she's got a catalogue yet.
--
Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

We went all through this topic a few weeks ago.

Dave Hill wrote in news:0735be8d-1e76-405c-
:

We went all through this topic a few weeks ago.

Yes you are right, but
At this time of year we need sumfink (something)(I hate that and many
educated people use it) to talk on topic about.

Let it flow, and there might be a few more interesting ideas comming during
this dark and depressing season.

I think that as long as a topic is not too repetative it should be recieved
in the same way a new one is.

The advice I have personally had here from all the experienced gardeners
has been invaluable in this first year with this newsgroup, and I hope some
people have taken mine too.

My Euro's worth
Baz

"Baz" wrote in message
...
Dave Hill wrote in news:0735be8d-1e76-405c-
:

We went all through this topic a few weeks ago.

Yes you are right, but
At this time of year we need sumfink (something)(I hate that and many
educated people use it) to talk on topic about.

Let it flow, and there might be a few more interesting ideas comming
during
this dark and depressing season.

I think that as long as a topic is not too repetative it should be
recieved
in the same way a new one is.

The advice I have personally had here from all the experienced gardeners
has been invaluable in this first year with this newsgroup, and I hope
some
people have taken mine too.

My Euro's worth
Baz

Before raising a topic I try to see if it has already been aired but the
Search did not produce anything. Newsgroups move so fast that a few weeks
ago is probably eons in newsgroup time.

Plum wrote:

Before raising a topic I try to see if it has already been aired but
the Search did not produce anything. Newsgroups move so fast that a
few weeks ago is probably eons in newsgroup time.

But it was *you* that started the previous thread!
http://groups.google.com/group/uk.re...78aaf7 c9ed96

--
Chris

"CT" wrote in
:

Hence my suggestion.

Start from scratch, because when the origional post was posted, most
gardeners were in the gardens and not looking at their computer screes to
see .............aw forget it.

Baz

How repetitive is *too* repetitive? This covered exactly the same ground as the last one, right down to the reference to Greece. It was probably exactly the same wording!

kay wrote in news:kay.752b2d7
@gardenbanter.co.uk:


How repetitive is *too* repetitive? This covered exactly the same ground
as the last one, right down to the reference to Greece. It was probably
exactly the same wording!




It was probably exactly the same wording!

What is that supposed to mean?

I take it that you have not read the origional post, and therefore in your
logic it is an old thread, although you say exactly and probably?

So you have not read it, but object to it being posted again?

BTW it is not the same wording, and if you had looked you would have known
that.

"Baz" wrote in message
...
It was probably exactly the same wording!

What is that supposed to mean?

I take it that you have not read the origional post, and therefore in your
logic it is an old thread, although you say exactly and probably?

So you have not read it, but object to it being posted again?

BTW it is not the same wording, and if you had looked you would have known
that.

Same author - same header tile - same questions
Wrong again Baz - definately an old thread.

Pete

On Nov 13, 5:38*pm, "Pete" wrote:
"Baz" wrote in message

...

It was probably exactly the same wording!

What is that supposed to mean?

I take it that you have not read the origional post, and therefore in your
logic it is an old thread, although you say exactly and probably?

So you have not read it, but object to it being posted again?

BTW it is not the same wording, and if you had looked you would have known
that.

Same author - same header tile - same questions
Wrong again Baz - definately an old thread.

Pete

The difference is that the origional post stayed on the topic of
Butter beans, and didn't get embroiled in any other subject,

You have made three totally wrong assumptions there.

I did read the original post, and provided an on-topic reply to it. That's why I can remember so much of it.

So for some reason the other person didn't see the original replies, or decided they weren't what they wanted, and some explanation of why they were posted what seemed to be virtually the same post, and by implication asking us to repeat what we'd already spent time on, would be useful.

And no, I didn't go back and check word for word against the original post.

btw - I wasn't objecting to them reposting (I just didn't bother to answer them again) - I was just boggling at your "if it's not too repetitive" .... there didn't seem a lot of room to get any more repetitive.

Baz wrote in
:

kay wrote in news:kay.752b2d7
@gardenbanter.co.uk:


How repetitive is *too* repetitive? This covered exactly the same
ground as the last one, right down to the reference to Greece. It was
probably exactly the same wording!




It was probably exactly the same wording!

What is that supposed to mean?

I take it that you have not read the origional post, and therefore in
your logic it is an old thread, although you say exactly and probably?

So you have not read it, but object to it being posted again?

BTW it is not the same wording, and if you had looked you would have
known that.


No excuse from me, I was drinking and got carried away, as seems to be too
frequent these days.
As I said not an excuse.

Baz

Baz wrote in
:

kay wrote in news:kay.752b2d7
@gardenbanter.co.uk:


How repetitive is *too* repetitive? This covered exactly the same
ground as the last one, right down to the reference to Greece. It was
probably exactly the same wording!




It was probably exactly the same wording!

What is that supposed to mean?

I take it that you have not read the origional post, and therefore in
your logic it is an old thread, although you say exactly and probably?

So you have not read it, but object to it being posted again?

BTW it is not the same wording, and if you had looked you would have
known that.


No excuse from me, I was drinking and got carried away, as seems to be too
frequent these days.
As I said not an excuse.

Baz

No probs. Hope you get over the bad patch soon.

kay wrote in news:kay.755fe96
@gardenbanter.co.uk:


'Baz[_3_ Wrote:
;905173']

No excuse from me, I was drinking and got carried away, as seems to be
too
frequent these days.
As I said not an excuse.



No probs. Hope you get over the bad patch soon.





Thankyou for being understanding.

Baz.