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The taste difference could also be individual plants - I've read that they vary a lot in sweetness and in taste. Following a brain op., my partner has been left with damaged nerves to her taste buds and tastes all sugar as salt. Stevia has turned out to be a way of sweetening that doesn't taste drea...

Thank you for all this. And thanks for the link, Wulf. You're right, it is brilliant.

My allotment, which I've had since June, was previously used to grow herbs and other useful perennial stuff (with the result that the most bothersome ‘weed’ is comfrey – well over half the plot was given over to it), so I’ve ended up with some herbs I’ve never grown before. Any advice on what to use...

Thank you all for this welcome. I haven't managed to get back to the forum for a while - a combinatiion of work and my partner's health (We've spent more time in hospitals that at the allotment over the last few weeks!). But I came back from the allotment this afternoon with several questions, so I'...

Hi. I'm in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. I've just (after about 5 years of being on the list) got a very small allotment. I signed for it on May 31st and started sorting it out on June 2nd. 5 small beds cleared and planted so far and some compost bins made. I may not get much this year, but there's ...