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Title: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on May 17, 2012, 18:03:30
Anyone want one?
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: davejg on May 17, 2012, 21:19:47
Yes please  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on May 17, 2012, 21:22:50
p.m. your address, I'll send one next week  ;D
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: Digeroo on May 17, 2012, 22:05:40
Oh yes please I really want to grow licquorice
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on May 18, 2012, 16:05:52
I'll have a look on monday, Digeroo, 2 have gone but there might be a third
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: Dopey on May 18, 2012, 16:18:21
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
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on May 21, 2012, 19:47:55
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
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: ACE on May 22, 2012, 21:07:20
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.
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on May 22, 2012, 21:40:12
Hope not  ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquorice
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: Digeroo on May 23, 2012, 05:56:57
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.
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: manicscousers on May 23, 2012, 11:27:27
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
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: Digeroo on May 23, 2012, 11:44:02
Have you tried the Australian licquorice they sell it in Sainsburies. 
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: chriscross1966 on May 24, 2012, 12:41:49
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...)
Title: Re: Couple of liquorice cuttings
Post by: Digeroo on May 24, 2012, 14:18:40
Many thanks Chris.