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Jerusalem artichoke tubers to eat and/or plant now (The Viaduct DH1) Withdrawn 26d - These can be used in stews, soups or roasted. They can be planted 6 inches deep, 2 ft apart in rows, ideally along the hedge or a fence as the stems can grow to 10 ft. They will produce more tubers which can be harvested from November onwards.

Monbretia Plants (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 272d - These are ready to be planted out now and will flower in August. I have absolutely masses of them.

Pulmonaria plants (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 287d - These are ready to plant and will produce red and blue flowers next spring.

Nasturtium plants (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 287d - These are ready to plant out now and will flower imminently.

Basil plants (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 287d - These need to be transferred to a larger pot and kept on a windowsill or in a greenhouse to grow to full size. There will be plenty of leaves to pick in a few weeks.

Parsley plants (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 296d - These need to be transferred to a larger pot until they have increased in size and can then be planted out or kept in a large pot. They should be ready for picking in a few weeks.

Purple sprouting broccoli seedlings (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 328d - Seedlings ready to plant out now 2 ft apart. Harvest next spring. I can leave them on the doorstep for you to collect.

Monbretia plants (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 331d - Plant out now to give orange flowers in late July. I can leave them on the doorstep for you to collect.

Jerusalem artichoke plants Durham city centre (The Viaduct DH1) Expired 339d - I have 50 surplus Jerusalem artichoke plants which need to be planted out now, 2 ft apart, ideally in front of a hedge or wall as they grow to about 8 ft. They produce tubers which can be dug up from November and are very tasty in soups and stews or roasted. Collect any time. I can leave bags of them on our front doorstep.