[Default] On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:13:39 +0100, Sheila Napier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> finished tucking into their plate of fish, chips and mushy peas. Wiping their mouth, they swiggged the last of their cup of tea, paid the bill and wrote::
>Now we have found the same plant growing in the Fradley area. It's >either growing less well or it is less well established. > >We have blue skied three hypotheses: > >1 A silage plant for animal feed - seems unlikely as it is still >growing now and it would surely have been cut by this time; >2 A biomass plant for combustion purposes - seems unlikely as there >is more leaf than stem and it seems improbable that it would supply >much fuel; >3 A material for the production of alcohol for propulsion - seems >unlikely as most research in Britain seems to be concentrating on >plant oils. > >Can anyone tell us what it is? There is a biomass plant off the access road from the main road, so (2) could be the answer. Brian L Dominic Web Sites: Canals: http://www.brianscanalpages.co.uk
