They're a lovely plant (like sunflowers) and make a nice hedgerow. However, it's the only vegetable I actively dislike (as opposed to not being enthralled by ...). This has nothing to do with its side effects.
I used to grow it as a 'hedgerow' on one site I had. Some famous gardener (may have been HFW or Geoff Hamilton) once decribed it as "making a great windbreak" - nice piece of
double entendre!
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Originally Posted by Stewy  You beat me to it Doug, although i've never had them either I am well aware of the "wind" factor.................  |