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shade plants for a rockery under a holly tree

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by daxtell71 » Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:15 pm

Hi everyone

I have had a Rockery built by some friends but it needs shade plants any ideas as I have none.

Thanks, Deb

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Leaking greenhouse roof

Last post by rob29 « Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:39 pm
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by rob29 » Wed Apr 27, 2022 4:49 pm

I have a Hartley 7 leanto greenhouse which has been very good and still is in good condition but the roof panels leak at the bottom edge. This...

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Tarragon

Last post by Geoff « Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:02 am
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by Mikew » Tue Apr 12, 2022 1:14 pm

We love French Tarragon but have never successfully grown it, despite several attempts. We don't have a greenhouse apart from a plastic zip up one....

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Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:02 am
Wood chip

Last post by Stephen « Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:29 pm
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by Mikew » Tue Apr 12, 2022 9:43 am

I'm new to this forum so forgive me if the question had already been raised. I can probably get hold of wood chip from a local tree surgeon, can I...

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Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:29 pm
Automatic watering

Last post by philauden « Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:59 am

by philauden » Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:59 am

I am looking for small automatic watering controls for my 4 raised vegetable beds. I have one that fits on the tap and is good but I need to water...

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Mon Mar 07, 2022 10:59 am
Seed Shelf Life

Last post by Compo « Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:30 am
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by Compo » Sun Feb 20, 2022 2:03 pm

Remember some time back probably on this forum. Seeing a guide to how long seed will keep. I.e. parsnips probably no longer than a year and so on....

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Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:30 am
Can Anyone Identify the Galanthus ?

Last post by snooky « Sun Feb 13, 2022 3:57 pm
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Attachment(s) by TonyHedge » Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:59 pm

A few years ago I bought some Galanthus Nivalis 'in the green'. They have now come up for several years but they are very obviously different from...

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Saving Sweet Potato

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Attachment(s) by Colin2016 » Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:59 pm

I have emptied my first bucket of sweet potato not a lot of large veg but there is lot of red roots.

Could I save these for next year & if so...
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Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:58 pm
Patio soft fruit

Last post by Primrose « Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:02 am
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by Timepoormum » Sun Feb 06, 2022 2:56 pm

Hi, newbie member here, but I would be grateful for any advice/thoughts about the new varieties of rasps and blackberries that are promoted as good...

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Mon Feb 07, 2022 10:02 am
Tasty Garlic

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by Colin2016 » Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:46 am

Looking for garlic that tastes & smell like garlic.

Tried most of those that the suppliers are selling now but none of them stand out for taste...
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Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:10 am
Clay soil , under a Cherry Tree, what to plant?

Last post by Connie777 « Sat Jan 01, 2022 5:32 pm
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Attachment(s) by Connie777 » Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:51 am

Hi All, Happy New Year! I have a question please about what to plant as a Hedge under a Cherry Tree? I rent the property & can’t remove the Tree...

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Sat Jan 01, 2022 5:32 pm
Double Subscription

Last post by Stephen « Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:02 pm
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by Berniehurn » Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:51 pm

Hi, can anyone help?
I’ve already got a monthly subscription which was started last May. I’ve just received a new gift subscription for Xmas.
Does...

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Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:02 pm
Cancelling subscription

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by Maybekatrins » Thu Dec 02, 2021 1:55 am

Please help me cancem this subscription I can't afford it due to losing my job with covid

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Why Not

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Attachment(s) by MarkThomas69 » Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:58 am

Hello to all
appreciate what you people are doing. informative and well balance site but have a question about the forum that why there isn't any...

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Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:32 pm
KG mag shortage?

Last post by Monika « Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:22 am
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by Monika » Mon Sep 13, 2021 4:28 pm

Hello KG team, is there a shortage of the October issue? Our village shop (where the KG magazine has been on order for many years) cannot get any...

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Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:22 am
Blackberry

Last post by oldherbaceous « Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:24 pm
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by tracie » Sun Jan 17, 2021 5:12 pm

Hi All,

I am looking to purchase a blackberry for my allotment, thornless hopefully. Please can you recommend a variety.

Thanks :D

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Sun Sep 05, 2021 12:24 pm
Old raspberry canes 15/20yrs

Last post by Westi « Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:24 pm
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by veritymay » Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:16 am

Hi! First post here. We have recently moved into a house that has been in the family for about 50 years. The garden has been a little neglected over...

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Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:24 pm
French beans (as in September edition)

Last post by Primrose « Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:54 pm
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by Stephen » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:15 pm

Which of the purple/black(ish)/reddish beans hold their colour when cooked?
Yellow ones stay pale, so to have a three colour medly on the plate...

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Wed Aug 25, 2021 6:54 pm
Comfrey

Last post by retropants « Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:47 pm
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by daxtell71 » Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:04 am

As a very new gardener I started with herbs so have quite a few and invested in some comfrey seeds which came and are slowly coming up. What I don't...

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Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:47 pm
Rootfly - help! Please!

Last post by JohnB « Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:02 am
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Attachment(s) by JohnB » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:33 am

Hi Folks, Although a gardener for many years, on and off as time, space has permitted, I have recently become an allotment tenant. I have found a...

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Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:02 am
Mosaic virus - what can I plant next

Last post by Andrya « Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:07 pm

by Andrya » Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:07 pm

Hi, my beautiful purple teepee beans developed mosaic virus so I have removed the plants from my (new) raised bed. I am wondering what I can plant in...

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Thu Jul 15, 2021 2:07 pm
general feed

Last post by Kayburton « Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:58 am
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by paulw60 » Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:10 pm

Hi everyone,
I set up hydroponics in the greenhouse last year with some great results. I use a seaweed feed called formulex, very similar to...

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Mon Jul 12, 2021 10:58 am
Whitefly

Last post by Primrose « Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:08 pm
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by pontersman » Wed Nov 25, 2020 4:22 pm

For the last few years my kale and sprouts have been ruined by severe infestations of whitefly, so this year I did not grow any. Sods law, there...

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Wed Jun 30, 2021 9:08 pm
Unusual pepper

Last post by Primrose « Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:43 am
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Attachment(s) by guyos » Wed Jun 16, 2021 12:41 am

Hello

Has anyone seen this before?

This is a Bell pepper plant producing two different fruits.
growing in my polytunnel.

Guyos

Bell pepper.jpg

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Tue Jun 29, 2021 8:43 am
Misc. Bulbs Unearthed

Last post by Primrose « Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:25 am
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by daxtell71 » Sun Jun 27, 2021 12:42 pm

Hi all

I have just been digging loads of earth away from our front garden wall to take the pressure of a MASSIVE crack we have in it so have not...

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Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:25 am
earthing up potatoes

Last post by chloe29 « Sat Jun 26, 2021 9:34 am
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by chloe29 » Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:48 am

Hi
I'm not having much luck with my potatoes this year. I used grass cuttings to earth up my potatoes that I've grown in raised beds as advised by...

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Sat Jun 26, 2021 9:34 am
First time growing Kalettes, have we lost them?

Last post by retropants « Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:21 am
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Attachment(s) by twinklefl » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:35 am

Hi, we’re very new allotmenteers so everything is a slight mystery to us. But we decided to give kalettes a go cause we like them.
They’ve been...

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Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:21 am
potato plant problem

Last post by Monika « Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:14 pm
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by chloe29 » Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:04 am

Hi
A few of my potato plants are looking very sickly with the leaves curling up and turning yellow. They were planted 30th March 2021. Do you think...

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Thu Jun 17, 2021 5:14 pm
Mystery cucumber

Last post by sally wright « Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:55 pm
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by JohnN » Tue Jun 08, 2021 4:31 pm

Can anyone tell me what kind of cucumber plant a "Minik" is. I bought it today from Waitrose and it's labelled as a Suttons product, but I...

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Tue Jun 08, 2021 8:55 pm
Just moved , existing garden plant?

Last post by Janet K. Sullivan « Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:53 am
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Attachment(s) by Connie777 » Mon May 31, 2021 2:30 pm

Hi I hope you are all well & out in Sunny Gardens
? I have a question please about an existing plant in my new House Garden, it has two different...

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Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:53 am
Broad beans

Last post by Primrose « Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:35 am
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by pontersman » Sat Jun 05, 2021 3:18 pm

For 30 odd years I have sown aquadulce in November and produced enough to put about 30 x 2 portion meals in the freezer. This year I have healthy...

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Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:35 am
arrgh whitefly!

Last post by paulw60 « Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:18 am
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by paulw60 » Fri Jun 04, 2021 3:48 pm

Our hydroponic system in the greenhouse is going great guns this year, but with one problem, it is overrun with whitefly! I have tried sticky tapes...

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Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:18 am
CONGRATULATIONS ,

Last post by Westi « Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:46 pm
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by Primrose » Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:44 pm

Well done on winning Award of the Year in the Specialist Interest category

I enjoy receiving my magazine every month. There's always something of...

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Fri Jun 04, 2021 8:46 pm
lawn problems

Last post by shawnmichael « Wed May 26, 2021 8:18 am
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by Connie777 » Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:20 pm

Hi All, I have a question please about a Lawn at our new rental property? it is quite old and about 90% moss , is there anyway to rake out the moss...

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Wed May 26, 2021 8:18 am
June edition

Last post by Primrose « Mon May 10, 2021 4:52 pm
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by Colin2016 » Wed May 05, 2021 1:21 pm

I see the June edition is out in the shops but have not received my mail edition, have others got theirs?

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Mon May 10, 2021 4:52 pm
Blueberries again!

Last post by Primrose « Mon May 10, 2021 4:49 pm
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by paulw60 » Fri May 07, 2021 10:59 am

Bought three blueberry bushes after the previous ones failed. I heard we will struggle to grow them here as we are 500 yards from beach and they...

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Mon May 10, 2021 4:49 pm
Large worms in my waterbutts

Last post by daxtell71 « Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:58 pm
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Attachment(s) by mikepearce45 » Tue Jun 02, 2020 12:34 pm

In one of my three waterbutts, which has a minimal level of water in it, I have a large number(60/100) of worms. They are wriggling around in two...

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Sun Apr 25, 2021 12:58 pm
Radishes

Last post by pontersman « Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:10 pm
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by pontersman » Wed Mar 31, 2021 4:53 pm

Can anyone please tell me why I can buy radishes in shops, which must have been out of the ground sometime, and are firm and crisp but the ones I...

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Mon Apr 19, 2021 5:10 pm
Magazine issue month vs when to plant

Last post by Westi « Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:59 pm
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by ilknur » Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:48 am

I’ve been a subscriber for a few years now but still an experimental gardener, where the term gardener is used loosely. Just a bit of a background so...

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Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:59 pm
planting citrus

Last post by Westi « Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:20 pm
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by paulw60 » Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:50 pm

I have an orange,lime ans lemon plants all overwintered and in 9cm pots as delivered. Need to repot ready for this years growth.
Can I use multi...

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Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:20 pm
everlasting onions!

Last post by pontersman « Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:08 pm
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by pontersman » Tue Jul 21, 2020 1:02 pm

For years I had a patch of bunching onion we called everlasting I think they were also called Welsh onions. They looked like spring onions and were...

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Mon Feb 15, 2021 3:08 pm
When to Sow peas to avoid Pea Moth?

Last post by Stephen « Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:41 pm
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by Connie777 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:50 pm

Hi All, hope your well? I just wanted to ask, when is best to sow Peas , to avoid Pea Moth? I suffered terribly with it last year on my plot, I am in...

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Sun Jan 24, 2021 6:41 pm
advice and ideas for eating jerusalem artichokes

Last post by Westi « Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:12 pm
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by poppy123 » Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:07 pm

Hi all. Just looking for some advice on consuming Jerusalem artichokes please. I planted 10 tubers and harvested half a barrow full. I found a soup...

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Tue Jan 19, 2021 9:12 pm
Green manure

Last post by pontersman « Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:42 pm
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by pontersman » Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:47 pm

Does the rule about not growing parsnips etc on freshly matured ground apply to green manure? It will have been chopped up and dug in about 4 weeks...

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Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:42 pm
Florence fennel in polytunnel

Last post by Westi « Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:52 pm
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Attachment(s) by vivienz » Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:32 pm

Browsing through various back issues of KG magazine, I've come across a few mentions of Florence fennel being grown over winter in a polytunnel and...

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:52 pm
Victoria plum - worth keeping?

Last post by judyk « Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:16 pm
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Attachment(s) by judyk » Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:37 am

Three years ago I bought a Victoria plum from a website that normally supplies very good quality trees. As we didn't have room to put it in the soil,...

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Thu Dec 03, 2020 8:16 pm
Jan issue any fee seeds etc - Poor quality new paper envelope arrived ripped

Last post by Monika « Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:27 am
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by time4tea » Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:14 pm

Just asking everyone.

The envelop for Kitchen Garden was really poor quality paper and hardly any glue. It arrived with the side and top open. Just...

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Fri Nov 27, 2020 11:27 am
Pruning Roses.

Last post by Westi « Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:44 pm
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by Shallot Man » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:51 am

Planted some new roses this year. They have become rather leggy, would normally trim back by a third this time of year But the buggers are still...

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Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:44 pm
Sprouting tree stump

Last post by Shallot Man « Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:36 am
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by chloe29 » Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:45 am

Hi
My daughter had a tree cut down about 18 months ago. She didn’t have the stump removed as the tree surgeon assured her it would die off and if it...

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Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:36 am
December issue

Last post by Monika « Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:44 pm
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by Stephen » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:07 pm

Jerusalem Artichokes:- you say sunny spot. My mother grew them in the shade of our huge walnut tree, so on my plot they also grow in shadier...

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