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Frogs in my green houses

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by loznkate » Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:08 am

Hi All,

I have at least 4 frogs in one greenhouse and one in the other. Is this good (slug/snail removal), bad (they eat veg as well) or neither?...

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Last post by Jude
Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:49 pm
Pest free at the moment?

Last post by Zena
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by Colin Miles » Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:34 pm

Follow this link to see a report on Aphids and other pests.

It seems that most major pests didn't like the extended cold weather, which also...

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Last post by Zena
Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:50 pm
A friend for my plum tree

Last post by rachelmarj
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by rachelmarj » Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:08 pm

I'm renting a rural lodge and struggling with three small children and a large vegetable garden. When we moved here I saw a plum tree advertised with...

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Last post by rachelmarj
Tue Jul 04, 2006 2:54 pm
Onion white rot - advice, please

Last post by sandersj89
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by sprout » Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:41 am

A few (not many) of my Japanese (overwintering) and onions from sets show onion white rot (identified by my plot neighbours). The number affected is...

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Last post by sandersj89
Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:16 am
who's digging up my plum tree?

Last post by Carole B.
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by bigpepperplant » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:16 am

for the second time in two days I've woken up to find a large hole in the lawn by the side of my plum tree (planted in November). It's about 10...

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Last post by Carole B.
Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:16 pm
Club Root Control

Last post by Tigger
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by sandersj89 » Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:30 pm

Since the only products I have know about for club root control, Calomel dust and Liquid Club Root Control from pbi, have both been withdrawn from...

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Last post by Tigger
Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:08 pm
Carrot root fly

Last post by sandersj89
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by Brenjon » Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:14 pm

I intend to sow a last crop of carrots. Would it be safe to leave them unprotected with netting or is the carrot root fly still active. I am tempted...

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Last post by sandersj89
Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:09 am
Any one got more rust than me?

Last post by Garlic_Guy
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by sandersj89 » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:06 am

This is this years garlic, Solent Wight, Purple Wight and Albigensian Wight. This year has been horrid for Rust but the first clove of Purple Wight...

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Last post by Garlic_Guy
Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:58 pm
Blossom end rot

Last post by ken
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by ken » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:15 pm

...silly question, really. I've got a bit of blossom end rot on one of my tomato varieties (Olivade). I've got some calcium feed from Chempak from a...

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Last post by ken
Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:31 am
Fleece best buy

Last post by Allan
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by Allan » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:16 pm

I need a fleece cover for a small hoop tunnel, the better grade material. I have done a search but the best that I have come up with is either too...

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Last post by Allan
Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:37 am
Crispy Cucumber

Last post by Allan
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by johnt62 » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:23 am

Sounds tastey doesn't it. Unfortunately its not a recipe but a problem. Both my cucumber plants appear to be ok (growth wise) except that the leaves...

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Last post by Allan
Tue Jun 27, 2006 4:08 am
Anyone getting Blight yet (eg. Toms)?

Last post by Garlic_Guy
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by Garlic_Guy » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:31 pm

Have any of you noticed any Blight on your Spuds or Toms yet?

Some of my outdoor tomatoes having been looking a bit patchy - especially some Sweet...

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Last post by Garlic_Guy
Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:00 pm
broad beans... leaves and shoots curling

Last post by MarkP
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by MarkP » Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:29 am
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Can anyone tell me what is happening to my broad beans? I have been growing Imperial Green Windsor for about 15 years (on a three-year...
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Last post by MarkP
Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:13 pm
bee nests

Last post by peter
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by mandylew » Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:51 pm

just took up some old carpet at the allotmant and found, under 2 seperate pieces, bee nests, one lot are bumble bees, the other look like bumble bees...

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Last post by peter
Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:32 pm
Broad beans - black fly

Last post by MarkP
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by mazmezroz » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:40 pm

I know b. beans are susceptible, but this is the first year mine have succumbed. There are loads of ladybirds on them, tho. Should I just let the...

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Last post by MarkP
Thu Jun 22, 2006 8:15 pm
plum wilt

Last post by bigpepperplant
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by bigpepperplant » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:02 pm

A friend has a plum tree that has always produced a good crop. This year, however, it's suffering. Some of the leaves are yellow, the fruit is...

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:44 am
FLIES

Last post by Carole B.
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by Compo » Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:07 pm

Not strictly a gardening one this.... My bungalow is a typical one of the 1960s, now it is modernised we have wide soffits and bargeboards, guttering...

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Last post by Carole B.
Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:05 am
Is this a "Rust-free" year?

Last post by Wellie
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by Garlic_Guy » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:57 pm

Every year in recent memory, my plants have started suffering from rust by about now. Usually it's on garlic, or other alliums.

This year I don't...

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Last post by Wellie
Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:13 pm
Pest identification

Last post by Wellie
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by Glory B » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:29 pm

Can someone please tell me what this is on poppy leaf and also if it is serious....as I've said before I didn't think poppies succumbed to pests and...

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Last post by Wellie
Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:00 pm
slugs make me mad

Last post by Mac McDonald- O.R.G.
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by beth » Sun May 28, 2006 11:16 pm

seeing the copper idea about slugs gave me a thought, would copper coins be as effective as the rather expensive copper rings ive seen sold, im gona...

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Last post by Mac McDonald- O.R.G.
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:49 pm
asparagus beetle

Last post by ferret
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by ferret » Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:51 pm

Dear All,If it is of use to anyone I seem(touch wood)to have erradicated the dreaded beetle for the time being by using two doses of malathion and...

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Last post by ferret
Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:29 pm
Composted Ants versus Runner Bean Plants

Last post by Glory B
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by Glory B » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:15 pm

Hi to all.....
Am in the midst of preparing ground for runner bean plants. The home-made compost I am hoping to incorporate was, at least until a...

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Last post by Glory B
Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:21 pm
Moles & Jeyes Fluid?

Last post by Geoff
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by Mac McDonald- O.R.G. » Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:34 pm

Some time ago, I read on the web, that Jeyes Fluid can be used to entice Moles to leave a garden area. I don't want to kill the moles as they eat...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:32 am
What's my weed?

Last post by Carole B.
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by peter » Fri Jun 16, 2006 12:07 am

I get loads of this every year.
It can grow to two foot at most and is a colour that has not come over very well in the photos. A sort of blue-grey...

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Last post by Carole B.
Sat Jun 17, 2006 7:24 am
need help with new patch

Last post by Mac McDonald- O.R.G.
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by jane130 » Tue May 30, 2006 9:39 am
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Hiya
I am new here and this is my very first post so be kind .

I am a novice gardener in every sence of the word I haven't grown anything ever...
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Last post by Mac McDonald- O.R.G.
Fri Jun 16, 2006 4:25 pm
Caterpillars on Gooseberries

Last post by Allan
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by melliff » Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:52 pm

My gooseberry bushes were suddenly attacked by small green caterpillars yesterday and most of the new branches on one of the bushes were stripped...

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Last post by Allan
Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:12 am
bay tree leaf loss

Last post by Allan
Replies: 6
by Clare » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:48 pm

Hello - can anyone advise on what is the best thing to do with a bay tree about five foot high that is really quite a mess now. It had bay sucker for...

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Last post by Allan
Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:24 pm
Raspberry problem

Last post by Zena

by Zena » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:18 pm

One of our "late" raspberry bushes isn't looking too well - yellow, curling leaves. I've checked in a book and am guessing it's probably...

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Last post by Zena
Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:18 pm
white moth?

Last post by submariner
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by submariner » Thu Jun 01, 2006 8:29 pm

I found a white moth on my peas. It had gossamer white wings, with black spots, an orange thorax, and a white body with black spots.Nearby there was...

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Last post by submariner
Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:10 am
Leatherjackets

Last post by sarahr
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by sarahr » Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:15 pm

Is there any way to get rid of these things? Other than the nematodes stuff that you can't use until Sept. There seems to be an invasion of these...

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Last post by sarahr
Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:36 pm
asparagus beetle

Last post by Jenny Green
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by ferret » Sun Jun 04, 2006 6:37 pm

Having waited so long to harvest my first asparagus(wonderful)I am now infested with asparagus beetle,and they seem to thrive on liquid Derris,I am...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:58 pm
EGGS???

Last post by Beccy
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by Compo » Mon Jun 05, 2006 10:12 pm

Whilst potting on my cucumber plants tonight, I discovered some white eggs, similar size as those polystyrene beads in bean bags (They were in the...

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Last post by Beccy
Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:46 pm
What's eating my pea's.

Last post by sandersj89
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by peter » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:07 pm

I've sprinkled slug pellets liberally, but still I get these skeletal remains rather than decent plants.

Is it bird damage?

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Last post by sandersj89
Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:12 am
Friend or foe

Last post by Madam5plates
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by Madam5plates » Wed May 31, 2006 4:41 pm

While digging up some purple french bean seedlings to move out of reach of the slugs that have infested my new veg plot, I found a wierd little white...

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Last post by Madam5plates
Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:06 am
Flea Beetle

Last post by Beryl
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by Chantal » Sat May 06, 2006 6:46 am
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I have a bed which contains various salad crops, which has been covered by fleece, but the flea beetles are now on the inside of the fleece. Is there...
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Last post by Beryl
Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:13 pm
Rhubarb Leaves - can an organic pesticide be made from them?

Last post by Chez
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by KMARKSnr » Sun May 28, 2006 8:42 pm
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Hi all,- as i harvest the rhubarb for my wine making shed i was wondering,- could these discarded Rhubarb leaves be turned into a pesticide to keep...
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Last post by Chez
Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:24 am
Who's been nicking my sweet peas?

Last post by Deb P
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by Jude » Sun Jun 04, 2006 10:12 pm

Noticed about a dozen bare flower stems today on my otherwise very healthy autumn sown plants. Seems that something has been at the buds but I can't...

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Last post by Deb P
Mon Jun 05, 2006 9:58 am
Peach Leaf Curl - Reply from T/M

Last post by KMARKSnr
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by KMARKSnr » Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:06 am

Hi All,
As i said i would keep you posted with the reply from T/M,- here goes.
They have kindly offered to supply a new tree,but i will have to...

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Last post by KMARKSnr
Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:11 am
Chilli plants with curly leaves.

Last post by Chantal
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by Tigger » Sat May 27, 2006 11:40 am

Help - why have some of my chilli plants got curly, somewhat shrivelled leaves? I can't see any bugs or disease on them.

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Last post by Chantal
Thu Jun 01, 2006 4:53 pm
What's this worm on my Chillis?

Last post by Beccy
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by Garlic_Guy » Mon May 29, 2006 8:10 pm

In the past, I've often had chillis that contained a small brown worm inside them when opened.

Today I found these on three of the chilli flowers:...

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Last post by Beccy
Wed May 31, 2006 6:04 pm
Onion White Rot

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by sandersj89 » Wed May 31, 2006 10:21 am

I know there is not much I can do other than stop growing onions, garlic, leeks etc but can anyone give me an idea of what it is like to suffer this...

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Last post by sandersj89
Wed May 31, 2006 10:21 am
yellow courgettes

Last post by Deb P
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by fen not fen » Wed May 31, 2006 5:34 am

I am growing yellow courgettes variety Soleil. They are still in pots at the moment and have all developed yellow leaves. I think it is a mineral...

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Last post by Deb P
Wed May 31, 2006 8:19 am
Poppy Blues

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Glory B » Mon May 29, 2006 11:46 am

I bought a poppy plant Oriental (Scarlet King) recently. Repotted it into slightly larger pot, (whilst giving me time to think where abouts in garden...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue May 30, 2006 9:05 pm
root fly

Last post by submariner
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by submariner » Mon May 29, 2006 3:49 pm

I have about 12 gabbages in two rows. I was late in putting fly barriers round them. It seems as though one has fly. Should I dig it up, or leave...

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Last post by submariner
Tue May 30, 2006 4:21 pm
Peach leaf curl

Last post by KMARKSnr
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by KMARKSnr » Sun May 28, 2006 9:38 am

A new tree from a major supplier is full of peach leaf curl.I have treated (just)with dithene but believe it`s the wrong time of the year?

Any...

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Last post by KMARKSnr
Sun May 28, 2006 8:14 pm
Blueberry leaves turning brown.

Last post by Beccy
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by stevenariley » Fri May 26, 2006 3:33 pm

Hi, I was wondering if anybody can give me some advice?

I bought 5 blueberry plants of 3 different varieties in January. They are Brigatta,...

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Last post by Beccy
Sun May 28, 2006 4:32 pm
Organic Bug Spray

Last post by KMARKSnr
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by Glory B » Sat May 13, 2006 7:57 am

Hi to all...here's a bug spray recipe that should help to make your plants insect-free. Easy to make and easy to use, and improves with age because...

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Last post by KMARKSnr
Sun May 28, 2006 9:34 am
black fruitlets on pears.

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Fri May 26, 2006 9:11 pm

I have 2 Williams Pears. The blossom was fantastic this year and loads of fruitlets have set. Now however many of them are turning black and rotting....

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Last post by Beryl
Sat May 27, 2006 8:16 pm
what is it

Last post by Geoff
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by submariner » Fri May 26, 2006 12:36 pm

I have a stand of about 15ft, of Poppy Orientalis, of all colours.(Mary's favorite flower) When doing one of my groggly squashing rounds (rather...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat May 27, 2006 1:47 pm
Blackcurrant 'Big Bud'

Last post by Jude
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by Jude » Thu May 25, 2006 10:53 pm

During the winter I renovated an old row of redcurrants, quite successfully it seems, but now I realise that I have inadvertantly retained a...

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Sat May 27, 2006 9:15 am

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