How to Grow Flax.
The following gallery of pictures summarises the stages involved in growing, harvesting and eventually processing flax. It was put together after attending an introductory course on How to Grow Flax run by MERCi, in East Manchester. For more information, about this exciting urban growing project please click here.
Introduction.
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Uses.
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History.
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Planting.
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Harvesting.
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Retting.
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Laying Out.
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Drying.
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Scutching.
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Heckling.
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Processing.
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