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Old 22-07-2010, 01:26 PM
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Unhappy Re: Bilberry rake?

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Originally Posted by Deb London View Post
Goodness Harry, you should be a sales person.

I'll take three!

Ermmm...are there any Bilberries in London?

Hello Debs,

Not as far as I know, Londinium is built on Clay, so there are no acid soils in the vicinity and therefore no likelyhood of Bilberry, unless you peruse some of the vegetable markets, where you may just find some imported from Poland, at a horrendous price.

To find wild Bilberry you need to go to the acidic peat moorlands of the North, by that I mean at least 150 miles north of Watford Gap. lol. North York Moors, also moors in Co. Durham, Northumberland and Cumbria are your best bet along with some areas in Wales and Scotland.

Not everything is centred on London, thank the lord. (and I'm an atheist). Bye the bye, I was at one time in my life a furniture salesman. lol.

Harry

Last edited by Harry Eales; 22-07-2010 at 01:30 PM. Reason: additional info
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