Lime tree shoots...

When they cut out the shoots from the lime trees near here, (they are the ones which grow like whiskers from the base of the trunk), I asked the guy (whom I know well), if he thought they'd be any good for pea sticks.

His answer was a derisory snort, and a 'no' because they're too whippy, so I collected them and took them down to the plot anyway.

Marvellous to use! Yes, slightly whippy at the top, but the trick is to stick them in the soil close to the peas as normal, weave the tops along in layers, and tie them at 3' intervals, and they all lock up pretty well!

There were several 5' pieces, and these made great hoops for the netting the brassicas, as (you've guessed it ) they bend easily!

And finally, the net kept fspringing back as it does, and left gaps at the bottom next to the soil. Answer? Cut a 5" piece of lime twig with a small branch still attached, so it looks like a 'tick' you put in a box! Perfect to use like a small tent peg!

Of course, they've got to last the season, but we'll see won't we!

they could start to grow the you would have a free wood

I'm all for that BGB!

Also wonder if a drop of gin might not go amiss as well...

you can eat the new leafs in a salad but must be young and tender so free wood and a free crop 

Do you mean Kaffir Lime tree leaves BGB?

I've never heard of eating the leaves from the big lime trees, which grow enormous!

I know that some branches you might cut and use for poles, like alder, can start to grow again, which makes removal a bit difficult...

You can eat lime leaves and they are perfeactly safe.I'm jealouse as I really want to try some .We don't have any around here.You can also eat hawthorn leaves which are quite good in a mixed salad when the leaves are young.You can also eat the flowers but just for the sake of it as they are horrible.Beech leaves are also edible in the loosest sence of the word as they fall in to the same catagory as the hawthorn flowers .But don't let me put you off them you might like them