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growing rhubarb

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by GERRYFEERY » Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:26 pm

What is the best way to plant rhubarb stools.Do I need to make a ridge or can they be planted straight into the ground. They already have stalks...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Feb 12, 2008 1:33 pm
Coppicing hazel

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by Angi » Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:30 pm

I have a four year old hazel on the allotment. I would like to coppice this to give me hazel poles. When do I do this and how low do I cut the...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:13 am
Reading Material

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by Hangonsloopy » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:08 pm

I am off working because of illness and wanted to know if anyone knows of any good books to lend at the library, (well husband will be getting...

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Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:17 pm
vast amount of support needed

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by pea » Sat Jan 26, 2008 4:08 pm

Hello,as you all know im very new to growing.You also need to know that as a parent (of three straping lads)I have involved myself with school...

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Last post by John
Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:38 pm
variety description web site

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by nemo » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:37 pm

hello
is there a web site that i could type in the seed variety and name and i would be able to read how to grow it and care for it
regards
nemo

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Last post by Rooster
Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:50 am
Plant now/later???

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by mazmezroz » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:20 pm

It's so tempting to rush out and start planting stuff in my new greenhouse, but it's not heated and I know it's not a good idea. How many of you lot...

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Last post by mazmezroz
Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:31 pm
what to sow now??

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by gowerbass come gardener » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:25 pm

hi all,

what can i sow in the g/h now and is it worth sowing a bit earlier than the recommended guides on the packs of seeds.

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:28 pm
sarpo mira

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by KMARKSnr » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:37 am

I hope i`ve not dropped a clanger :oops:

Are these spuds ok for taste,chips,etc - i`ve ordered a 60 pack :roll:

Regards,
Mark.

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:22 pm
CAPISCUMS

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by Compo » Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:43 am

After a couple of years of struggling with peppers I have a couple of plants in my greenhouse that are now producing whole uneaten green capiscums...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:31 am
Octavia rasberries

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by KMARKSnr » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:46 am

Hi all,
I`ve been lucky enough to be given a good supply of the Octavia variety rasberry.I`ve also been told that this breed stretches the fruiting...

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Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:16 am
KG Magazine

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by Weed » Sat Jan 05, 2008 4:17 pm
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I have just spent part of the afternoon reading the february edition of the KG Magazine ...another superb read if I might say so

I am looking...
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Last post by Geoff
Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:46 pm
Flowering Daisys all year round

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by andys » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:57 pm

Have noticed in the past couple of years that we seem to have daisys flowering right through the winter on bright days.
Is this a recent thing or...

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Last post by Monika
Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:56 pm
sarpo mira v's axona

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by mandylew » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:52 pm

I grew both of these last year but accidentally mixed them up, now i cant tell which is which although one has a more yellow flesh than the other....

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Last post by mandylew
Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:31 pm
New Guy Needs Help With Wifes Challenge

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by Rooster » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:19 pm

Hello all, I have turned part of my garden into a veg/ fruit patch and have even got some ex battery hens to be more self sufficient, my wife has now...

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Last post by Di
Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:04 am
Black spot

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by Anne » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:37 pm

For the last 2 years I have had black spot on my Sungold tomatoes. I did plant these in pots as I only have a small garden. Was this problem passed...

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Last post by Anne
Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:37 pm
Continuity

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by Weed » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:34 pm

Hi

I have a strange and probably rather silly question but at my age I will ask anyway...what the heck!

On seed packets the sowing information...

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Last post by Weed
Tue Jan 01, 2008 2:11 pm
Wild Poppy Seed

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by Sammy » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:52 am

We have an area of meadow beyond our lawn which we'd like to populate with wild poppies. But where can we purchase that amount of seed, in the UK?...

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Last post by KMARKSnr
Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:19 am
Happy Christmas Everyone!

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by RAREBREDCHICK » Mon Dec 24, 2007 11:39 am

:D Thats it! :lol:

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Mon Dec 24, 2007 2:16 pm
Seed Swap

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by cevenol jardin » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:47 am

Its that time of year taking stock of seed supplies and going through all the seed catalogues. I just posted my provisional list of seeds to grow for...

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:47 am
MORE ON BROADBEANS

Last post by Monika
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by Compo » Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:46 pm

It looks like the mice had the lot of my seeds so I expect a no show of shoots or very few, I have put some late spares in peat pots in the unheated...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:08 pm
equinox,solstice.

Last post by John
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by Allan » Sat Dec 15, 2007 4:27 pm

What is more seasonal than this topic :?:
I have been having my doubts about the equinoxes and solstices so I did a search. It appears that they...

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Last post by John
Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:03 pm
broad beans

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by pongeroon » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:52 pm
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Help! Being my usual disorganised self, I haven't planted my beans yet. :roll:
I usually do it in the spring, but intended to try autumn sowing...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:16 pm
Snowdrops

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by gaynor49 » Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:33 pm

I planted my snowdrop bulbs in October, didn't think i'd see any growth yet, but they're already sprouting and the tips are showing, will they...

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Last post by Marge
Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:15 pm
Sweet Peas

Last post by Di
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by Di » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:15 pm

Is it too late to plant sweet peas? My allotment neighbour gave me some seed, which I have just rediscovered...
Can I plant in root trainers now or...

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Last post by Di
Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:46 pm
SUMMER FRUITING RASPBERRY CANES

Last post by Geoff
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by Compo » Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:31 pm

Hi all I have just refreshed this to see if anyone is able to add any more....

After a cracking harvest of summer raspberries my 3 foot wide and...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:48 am
Sprouting Potatoes

Last post by Bren
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by Bren » Fri Nov 23, 2007 7:39 pm

While checking the bags of potatoes today for any sign of disease or rotton ones I found one bag of Cara had started to sprout is that unuasal so...

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Last post by Bren
Fri Nov 23, 2007 9:22 pm
KALE

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by Compo » Mon Nov 12, 2007 10:00 pm

I planted some bare rooted Kale Plants a while back, the garden centre did not name the variety.

The best ones are about the size of small lollo...

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Last post by John
Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:54 pm
why do my autumn bliss taste rubbish?

Last post by strawberry tart
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by bigpepperplant » Fri Aug 24, 2007 12:00 pm

I know this subject has come up before, but I'd like to find out how everyone's Autumn Bliss raspberries are doing this year. Mine are growing like...

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Last post by strawberry tart
Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:44 pm
Monty Don on lettuce

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by Allan » Tue May 30, 2006 6:29 am

Monty Don on lettuce. He has got it mostly right, except that my information is that Cos lettuce are among the hardiest over winter.

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:23 pm
Planning next years seed list any recommendations?

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by cevenol jardin » Fri Oct 19, 2007 4:54 pm

Its time to take stock and start selecting seeds for next year.

I am looking for a good cucumber - outdoor, crisp sweet and NOT bitter can be...

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:52 pm
Harvesting Squash

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:22 am

Because my early sowing of Winter Squash looked rather sickly I sowed another variety - Cobnut - at the end of May (26th). These have grown well and...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:55 pm
too early for garlic?

Last post by George Gray
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by bigpepperplant » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:12 am
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I've just taken delivery of Albigensian Wight and Early Wight garlic from Edwin Tuckers. Their website recommends to plant immediately on receipt,...
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Last post by George Gray
Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:05 pm
Hanging winter edibles

Last post by GIULIA
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by newbutkeen » Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:35 pm

I have just emptied tumbling tomatoes and nasturtiums from some hanging baskets and was wondering if there is anything edible I could plant in them...

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Last post by GIULIA
Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:29 pm
LATE SOWINGS

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Compo » Mon Oct 08, 2007 9:33 pm

Some folk will remember my giant cold frame that I built last year, this year it has given me early spuds from March, blight free toms, a few early...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:26 am
Greengage tree

Last post by Weed
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by Weed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:58 pm

Two question in one day..certainly a first for me.

I have a small Greengage tree that currently stands about seven feet tall and it is in the...

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Last post by Weed
Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:56 am
Potatoes - Storage Novices Like me should read this!

Last post by CradleyMike
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by RAREBREDCHICK » Mon Aug 06, 2007 6:03 pm
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Hi there all, Thought it was only fair to pass on what I have discovered about my spuds:

I dug them a little early as the leaves were yellowing...
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Last post by CradleyMike
Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:58 pm
Planting Arum Lilly bulbs

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Primrose » Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:53 pm

I planted 3 Arum Lilly bulbs in a patio container a couple of weeks ago and am perplexed to see that the first tips of their new shoots are already...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:52 pm
Feeding strawberries

Last post by vivienz
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by vivienz » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:53 pm

My ciflorette strawberries are putting on a reasonable second flush of flower and fruit at the moment. I've started watering the plants as the soil...

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Last post by vivienz
Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:04 am
Pruning Glen Ample Raspberries

Last post by madasafish
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by Jules » Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:50 am

Last autumn we planted ten raspberry canes - Glen Ample - and as expected they did not fruit this year (except for about half a dozen on a short...

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Last post by madasafish
Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:24 pm
Chicory & radicchio

Last post by vivienz
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by vivienz » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:20 am

Is it too late to sow seeds for these to go into a cold greenhouse/fleeced cloche over the winter? I'm on the south coast, but I note that, according...

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Last post by vivienz
Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:21 pm
Asparagus

Last post by Jenny Green
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by Weed » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:52 pm

Last year I put in two row of asparagus plants on prepared ground and had, for all my effort, a very limited growth that year.
This year nothing,...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:01 am
Att Tiny Tubar

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by oldherbaceous » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:16 pm

Not sure whats going on, but when i tried replying in the Cauli's topic, it kept coming up Error 403 access forbidden, not sure what thats all about....

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:16 pm
Cauli's

Last post by Tiny Tubar
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by Compo » Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:13 pm

Allotment neighbour today told me about a type of cauli that he grows, gave me a marvellous example last week, but he forgot the variety, saying it...

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Last post by Tiny Tubar
Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:09 pm
comfrey feed

Last post by Johnboy
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by mandylew » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:27 pm
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my comfrey plants are now about 3 foot high and in flower so i would like to cut them, do i cut the whole plants down to the soil level or do i have...
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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:53 am
Saving pea seeds

Last post by Sammy
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by helixdesign » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:54 am

My peas are coming to an end. They have been great and I was wondering about saving some of the peas to sow next year. I think the variety was Hurst...

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Last post by Sammy
Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:44 am
Mayan Gold 'Legacy Potatoes'

Last post by Deb P
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by mjr600 » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:14 pm
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These have to be on the list for next year..

I realise they are brand new and wonder when they will be released to home...
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Last post by Deb P
Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:13 pm
Cayenne Pepper Plants

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by Compo » Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:01 am

I have donated some pepper plants in large 10 inch pots to my colleagues at work whilst I am away from base on a training course, and they are...

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:51 am
Plot raiders

Last post by Weed
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by Weed » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:48 pm

Over the last two weeks we have had a series of night-time raids on the allotment site
The perpetrators (allegedly dressed in black and white...

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Last post by Weed
Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:56 pm
Potatoes for Christmas

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by JacquieB » Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:51 pm

I fancied trying to grow some new potatoes for christmas lunch in my polytunnel. I bought some from a supplier a few weeks ago but I put them 'in a...

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Last post by JacquieB
Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:51 pm
Seed potato trial

Last post by Johnboy
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by FatB » Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:51 pm

I've been thinking about next year and the way you can get second cropping new potatoes by keeping the seed in cold storage until August and getting...

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Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:57 am

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