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Thanks Lisa I have joined the yahoo group as you suggested and I would of course be more than happy to pay for postage + seeds! I don't mind paying for GBP from a commercial site at all, it's just that it seems to be a minefield in terms of what people are actually selling. I'd really like advice on...

I'm still looking for some ginger beer plant - and thank you oldben1 I don't want a mixed culture. If tim_n or any of you guys have some to spare then I could gladly swap for seeds. I have just "inherited" a bag full that need using up ;-) I tried gingerbeerplant.net but it says that they ...

Tim_n Thanks so much for the link Tim. I'll have a look into that this afternoon. I've been away doing jury service and we had a pretty horrible case so I'm looking forward to my ginger beer even more now! I'm going to do some elderflower cordial in the meanwhile! Thanks for taking the time to reply...

Thank you so much for the advice on burning them - we have two huge trees in our garden and I have often wondered what I could do with them. It never occurred to me I could burn them! Can't wait for the autumn now. I'm so excited about this!

I am a returnee to Notts after years living in London. I was brought up in the old-fashioned country ways in North Notts by my grandparents and extended family and I want my children to learn about this stuff too. I've never given up foraging but I want to try and recall all the great stuff passed d...

I last tasted real ginger beer in the 70s when my granddad used to make it in his shed! This has got me all nostalgic and I'd really like to have a go myself. Feeling a bit nervous though as it seems that if you don't get the culture right it doesn't work. Can anyone either share some plant that doe...