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sean
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 11:26 am    Post subject: Cherries Reply with quote
    

British cherries are in trouble. Apparently between 1951 and 2003 we ploughed up 95% of our cherry orchards and we're down to our last 750 acres.
CherryAid

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Wow, that's just brought back a fantastic childhood memory of eating cherries from a neighbours tree.

 
jamanda
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

There's some nice looking recipes on there. The crab and cherry gazpacho sounded like a Jonnyboy sort of thing to me.

 
marigold



Joined: 02 Sep 2005
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Location: West Sussex
PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Members in East Sussex and nearby might like to rent a cherry tree. I don't know what the definition of a Kent cherry is, but it seems they don't actually have to grow in Kent .

People with land in other areas might like to try a similar scheme.

 
lottie



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I planted 3 morellos and 3 sweet cherries last year so I've done my bit to feed the blackbirds.

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I've planted about an acre

 
sean
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Our last 751 acres then.

 
wellington womble



Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands
PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Can you buy morello cherries? I only seem to feed the blackbirds, too but I fancy a morello jam and some sort of morello and chocolate affair.

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

See, better already

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
I've planted about an acre


You win.

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jonnyboy wrote:
You win.


Do I have to ring a premium rate number to claim my prize?

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Jonnyboy wrote:
You win.


Do I have to ring a premium rate number to claim my prize?


Unfortunately it resides in the account of a deceased african prince.

Do you have �10k perchance?

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Jonnyboy wrote:
Do you have �10k perchance?


Can I send it to you, or direct to the African prince?

 
Jonnyboy



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I suppose I could help with moving it. Seeing as it's you.

 
tahir



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 08 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Very kind, I'll send it registered post tomorrow.

Back to the subject in hand I'm trialling 20+ varieties of cherry including 12 different white varieties, if any do well I'll be telling people all about them

 
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