While the monsoon season is here, maybe time to plant some rice? ;-)

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David in Normandy wrote in news:4f9c6811$0
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While the monsoon season is here, maybe time to plant some rice? ;-)


Absolutely right, the potatoes are water bound.
Staples, must grow more staples. Do they do the steel ones or aluminium?
(the monsoon people)
Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though because of
supply and demand I hear.

You will be swamped with orders if you open up a website selling them.

Baz

Chris Hogg wrote in
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:20:03 GMT, Baz wrote:

Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though because
of supply and demand I hear.

Nah! Spaghetti grows on trees, bit like Spanish Moss in the
Everglades; saw it on the telly, many years ago, early one April. ;-)


Oh! blimey yes Pathe news. VERY early one April. ;-)

Baz

Martin wrote in
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On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:45:08 GMT, Baz wrote:

Chris Hogg wrote in
m:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:20:03 GMT, Baz wrote:

Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though because
of supply and demand I hear.

Nah! Spaghetti grows on trees, bit like Spanish Moss in the
Everglades; saw it on the telly, many years ago, early one April. ;-)


Oh! blimey yes Pathe news. VERY early one April. ;-)

BBC TV Panorama with Dumbley.


Panorama, of course it was.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ugSKW4-QQ

Baz

On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:30:44 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:20:03 GMT, Baz wrote:

Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though because of
supply and demand I hear.

Nah! Spaghetti grows on trees, bit like Spanish Moss in the
Everglades; saw it on the telly, many years ago, early one April. ;-)

I saw that when I was a very young. We kids knew immediately that it
was a joke but it fooled our parents for a few minutes.

Steve

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On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:05:29 +0100, Stephen Wolstenholme
wrote:

On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:30:44 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:20:03 GMT, Baz wrote:

Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though because of
supply and demand I hear.

Nah! Spaghetti grows on trees, bit like Spanish Moss in the
Everglades; saw it on the telly, many years ago, early one April. ;-)

I saw that when I was a very young. We kids knew immediately that it
was a joke but it fooled our parents for a few minutes.

Steve

Whaddayamean it was a joke? I paid £15 each back then for 5 spaghetti
bushes and the chap down the pub said not to worry if they didn't crop
for many years. They are due to deliver some tasty pasta this summer
for the first time.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the asylum formerly known as the
dry end of Swansea Bay.

Jake wrote in
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Whaddayamean it was a joke? I paid £15 each back then for 5 spaghetti
bushes and the chap down the pub said not to worry if they didn't crop
for many years. They are due to deliver some tasty pasta this summer
for the first time.

Cheers, Jake
=======================================
Urgling from the asylum formerly known as the
dry end of Swansea Bay.


You should have bought the seeds, by April 1st you would have had them in
the ground and would have fruited the same year. I must admit, they are a
bit stringy.

Baz

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On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:30:44 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:20:03 GMT, Baz wrote:

Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though because of
supply and demand I hear.

Nah! Spaghetti grows on trees, bit like Spanish Moss in the
Everglades; saw it on the telly, many years ago, early one April. ;-)

I can vouch for that :-)
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Can you remember at what time of the year it was harvested? Were they
harvesting it in April?

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Can you remember at what time of the year it was harvested? Were they
harvesting it in April?


(Well the very beginning of April that is)

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On Apr 29, 2:36*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-04-29 12:30:44 +0100, Chris Hogg said:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:20:03 GMT, Baz wrote:

Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though because of
supply and demand I hear.

Nah! Spaghetti grows on trees, bit like Spanish Moss in the
Everglades; saw it on the telly, many years ago, early one April. ;-)

Richard Dimbleby, iirc!
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Any fool can grow spagetti but you try growing lasagna

Dave Hill wrote in
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On Apr 29, 2:36*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-04-29 12:30:44 +0100, Chris Hogg said:

On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:20:03 GMT, Baz wrote:

Think I would rather grow spagetti, the plants are rare though
because
of
supply and demand I hear.

Nah! Spaghetti grows on trees, bit like Spanish Moss in the
Everglades; saw it on the telly, many years ago, early one April.
;-)

Richard Dimbleby, iirc!
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South Devon

Whats all this about?

Any fool can grow spagetti but you try growing lasagna

I would not try spelling it so superbly as you have, but nowdays seeds are
extremely rare. Janet might know, it/she knows all about everything.
I have never seen them in the shops but a whisper tells me that one shop in
Italy sells them, but only on 1st of April, and even then if you have a
f/tard card. Even then stock is very limited.

Baz

In article ,
Dave Hill wrote:

Any fool can grow spagetti but you try growing lasagna

Yes. Seriously difficult. But here is a picture of the species
from which it was domesticated:

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/welwitschia.htm


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Apr 29, 7:40*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-04-29 15:49:13 +0100, said:

In article ,
Dave Hill wrote:

Any fool can grow spagetti but you try growing *lasagna

Yes. *Seriously difficult. *But here is a picture of the species
from which it was domesticated:

* *http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/welwitschia.htm

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Ah, the tagliatelle plant! *Very rare to see one in its native habitat.
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Wood Garlic Tagliatelle




Sunlight trickles through the canopy of leaves, the light slowly
easing its way down, barely reaching the forest floor. The limey
evergreens that tower above look ominous and imposing. A woody aroma
permeates through the forest, as peculiar shrills and chirps stir the
surrounding bushes. A butterfly flutters past leaving a trail of magic
and wonder. There was an enchantment about the place; it is
otherworldly, like stepping into a medieval storybook reserved only
for witches and dragons, potions and mandrakes.

A gust of wind picks up her shawl and begins to carry it through the
shrubbery. Manoeuvring through trees and bush, she chases after it,
her eyes darting to and fro avoiding branches hidden within the thick
curtain of jade leaves. She continues to run, her bare feet pounding
against the damp mossy undergrowth as the shawl escapes from her
clutches once again. Her pursuit continues into a small clearing until
the trunk of a colossal evergreen impedes her shawl.

There at the base of this tree, a sliver of light illuminates a small
plant nestled amongst the foliage, its small white flowers gazing up
at her.
Yes.
Sacha has found a plant of Tagliatelle verde

On Apr 29, 11:37*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-04-29 21:24:56 +0100, Dave Hill said:





On Apr 29, 7:40*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2012-04-29 15:49:13 +0100, said:

In article
ps.com,
Dave Hill wrote:

Any fool can grow spagetti but you try growing *lasagna

Yes. *Seriously difficult. *But here is a picture of the species
from which it was domesticated:

* *http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/welwitschia.htm

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Ah, the tagliatelle plant! *Very rare to see one in its native habitat.
--
Sachawww.hillhousenursery.comwww.hillhousenurseryt earoom.com
South Devon

Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Wood Garlic Tagliatelle

Sunlight trickles through the canopy of leaves, the light slowly
easing its way down, barely reaching the forest floor. The limey
evergreens that tower above look ominous and imposing. A woody aroma
permeates through the forest, as peculiar shrills and chirps stir the
surrounding bushes. A butterfly flutters past leaving a trail of magic
and wonder. There was an enchantment about the place; it is
otherworldly, like stepping into a medieval storybook reserved only
for witches and dragons, potions and mandrakes.

A gust of wind picks up her shawl and begins to carry it through the
shrubbery. Manoeuvring through trees and bush, she chases after it,
her eyes darting to and fro avoiding branches hidden within the thick
curtain of jade leaves. She continues to run, her bare feet pounding
against the damp mossy undergrowth as the shawl escapes from her
clutches once again. Her pursuit continues into a small clearing until
the trunk of a colossal evergreen impedes her shawl.

There at the base of this tree, a sliver of light illuminates a small
plant nestled amongst the foliage, its small white flowers gazing up
at her.
Yes.
Sacha has found a plant of Tagliatelle verde

The only thing that lets down this beautiful piece of prose is the
unlikely occurrence of me, running bare foot after anything. *Or indeed
running at all! *Joking aside - keep it going - what an imaginative
piece of writing, David! *It's very good.
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But not mine I'm afraid

On 04/28/2012 11:58 PM, David in Normandy wrote:
While the monsoon season is here, maybe time to plant some rice? ;-)


For the amount of standing water around, we could start planting.

David, did you get the heavy hail storms last week? Left things pretty
ragged here I'm afraid; and probably has done for this years peach crop
and early cherries.