Pont Noir

Anyone grown them in the Creuse?

Sorry, no.
When I was very young we used them in the bath. We three brothers decided that they definitely came from the deep oceans because they looked like skeletons.
Hope someone gives a more positive answer.

Alistair

Ha! I thought so too until I once saw them growing in a garden by the Nile when I was but a nipper - it was like a mind reset moment. I recently came across a Canadian blogger who had successfully grown them, eventually. If they can grow in the short Canadian summer surely they could grow in the glorious Creuse summer? Would be a fun project...