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haulm
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haulm, halm
1. the stems or stalks of beans, peas, potatoes, grasses, etc., collectively, as used for thatching, bedding, etc.
2. a single stem of such a plant


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The tall, leggy haulms cannot withstand any more wettings and have fallen to their dreaded enemy, the blight.
tales from the allotment; Terry Walton of Rhondda Allotments and ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
As a general rule, it's all right to compost the stalks or haulms, but if there was any sign of disease, eg blight or eelworm, burn the lot or dispose of it in your wheelie bin.
Dig This by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
COMPOST old summer bedding plants along with runner bean stems, potato haulms and cabbage stumps.
Garden chores for the week by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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