Couple of liquorice cuttings

[manicscousers]

Anyone want one?

[manicscousers]

[davejg]

Yes please  ;D ;D

[manicscousers]

p.m. your address, I'll send one next week  ;D

[Digeroo]

Oh yes please I really want to grow licquorice

[manicscousers]

I'll have a look on monday, Digeroo, 2 have gone but there might be a third

[Dopey]

There was something on TV about liquorish, it was quite interesting, apparently the queen mother used to love the stuff, and it rots your teeth, I was thinking about getting some, but im new to growing and it seemed like it was very invasive and a lot of work (beyond me) to do, maybe as i get more experience I will have a bash at it

[manicscousers]

Sorry, digeroo, the others have dried out and died, I'll do some more n autumn, if you're interested, I can send you a piece of root then to do your own root cuttings  ;D

[ACE]

Can somebody put me right on this licorice stuff. I was interested as it would be nice to give the grandchildren a taste of my younger days, chewing wooden licorice sticks, but everything I google come up as the plant being poisonous. Am I looking at the same plants.

[manicscousers]

Hope not  ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquorice

[Digeroo]

Yes please I would love a piece anytime you can produce one.  I luv licquorice so much.

I will try and remember in the Autumn but I am rather scatterbrained.  

Is licquorice toxic. :o :o  There seeem to be some suggestion that it is in excess.  Not at all clear how much is too much. I remember hearing about someone who died from drinking too much carrot juice.

[manicscousers]

I just dig up bits of the root in autumn, plant some and chew some, not to excess, just like the taste. It's a bit stronger than sweet liquorice, more like stickylice? sp. from my childhood  ;D

[Digeroo]

Have you tried the Australian licquorice they sell it in Sainsburies. 

[chriscross1966]

I should be ab;e to let you have some in the autumn or next spring digeroo... I have a plant (that needs planting out TBH...)

[Digeroo]

Many thanks Chris.