Liquorice

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  1. Phil A

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    Chiltern Seeds do 12 seeds for £3.45. Going to give that a go next season.

    Anyone grown it before ?:)
     
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    HATE the taste of liquorice!!!! You can have my share!!!
     
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    To quote Johnathan Ross "I could eat my own weight in Liquorice & one day fully intend to."
     
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    Gross....... that and melon. Horrible!!
     
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    Water or Honeydew ?
     
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    Yum I like Liquorice too.. I have never even thought about trying to grow it Zigs.. It used to be a good little industry here, but not any more to speak of here... From one of the old Liquorice growing families...
    Seems you harvest the rhizomes & over winter the crowns ready for planting the following year... Do let us know if you are going to try it..
    This is a very interesting family site.. Sweet Liquorice - Glycyrrhiza glabra
     
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    All of them except watermelon. I do like that.
     
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    Often though of giving it a go Ziggy.

    Am I right in thinking it takes more than one season to get a decent crop?
     
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    haha I'm the complete opposite :heehee:
     
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      I just found this little gem of info chaps.. You may have to be patient Zigs....
       
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        Cheers for that Marley, best get started soon then. Will get some more Tea seeds & try that again too, last lot failed to germinate.
         
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        What do you actually use liquorice for when you have grown it Ziggy ? Make Pontefract cakes , liquorice allsorts or them horrible liquorice sticks I used to chew as a kid , they tasted awful but were cheap and lasted forever :thumb:
         
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        I still eat liquorice sticks, its good for the bowels:D

        Stuff I buy comes from Finland of all places.
         
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        Hey Harry,

        I'd use the roots as an expectorant, get a Hockle the size and colour of a large tabby cat up with some of that.

        Seriously though, I was thinking of a sweetner for baking & things, it contains a compound that begins with g that I can't spell that is 50 times sweeter than sugar.

        Scared of making extract as I boiled up 2 roots to make a cough medicine once but forgot about the laxitive effect, had to run to the bog:(
         
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        My favourite is the Raspberry one of RJs natural Liquorice from New Zealand
         
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