So i've been out looking for chestnuts as last year i left it too late.
The cheastnuts i have found are not completely brown inside, almost white. Is it too early or just a bad year?
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Cheezy
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Chestnuts should go brown once they are left in air. It does mean that they're a little early, as the casing hasn't started to open and let the air in.
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So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
So you know how great Salsify is as a veg, what about Cavero Nero,great leaves all through the winter , then in Spring sprouting broccolli like flowers! Takes up half as much room as broccolli
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hedgewizard
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Chestnuts are commonly biennial bearers, which means that every other year they either don't bear or the nuts don't ripen properly. Try a different tree - and then this might help...
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