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Growing coriander and dill

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by HelenH » Mon May 11, 2020 8:16 am

I’ve successfully grown lots of herbs in my unheated greenhouse including dill and coriander, all growing in pots. Will they be ok to transplant into...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:27 pm
Planting brassicas

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by HelenH » Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:17 pm

I've been given some cauliflower and broccoli plants and I'll be planting them up next week. Before planting I was going to lightly fork in either...

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Last post by sally wright
Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:59 pm
Melons

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by Westi » Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:58 pm

For the first time ever I have an orange melon actually looking pretty good, so good in fact it has loads of flowers and about 3 separate stems...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:47 pm
What I learned about strawberries...

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:26 am
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There is a variety of strawberries that is completely white when ripe. It's hard to see exactly when that is, but I figured the seeds on the fruit...
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Last post by Elmigo
Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:22 pm
Sweet potatoes

Last post by giaur500
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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Apr 07, 2017 8:38 am

I'm considering buying some sweet potato slips (again)

The planting information says to plant them in a sunny site, in rich soil up a trellis. I've...

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Last post by giaur500
Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:33 pm
Climbing French beans

Last post by John
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by Monika » Sat Jun 13, 2020 5:25 pm

The new leaves on our climbing French beans (Cobra) seem very pale, almost yellow. Could the cause be the rather low temperatures we had lately (13C...

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Last post by John
Mon Jun 15, 2020 3:40 pm
Another Raspberry Conundrum

Last post by tigerburnie
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by Compo » Sun May 17, 2020 12:44 pm

In my years of being employed I have just grown my raspberries in a thicket. Now I have retired and have time I have them in rows. So to put posts...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Wed May 20, 2020 9:38 am
Cut and Come again Lettuce

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Colin Miles » Mon May 04, 2020 6:34 pm

I have sown a non-heading variety of Lettuce. What is the best way of harvesting them? Should I take constantly take out a few of the outer leaves or...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Tue May 05, 2020 9:16 am
Pegs on noses - comfrey tea!

Last post by robo
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by vivienz » Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:47 am

My bucket of comfrey tea is, I think, ripe and ready. How do I know? Because it looks like green sludge and smells like standing next to the rear end...

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Last post by robo
Mon Apr 27, 2020 8:22 am
Boosting compost

Last post by Geoff
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by JohnN » Sun Apr 19, 2020 10:32 am

What exactly is the difference between seed compost and, say, No 3. Can you add anything to seed to turn it into No3? I ask because I've got seed,...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:22 pm
Growing lights, any advice?

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by Elmigo » Fri Mar 20, 2020 7:14 pm

It's a bit too late but today I finally received my LED growing lights! Immediately jumped up and installed them in the window sill to give my plants...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:28 am
Baking Potatoes.

Last post by peter
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by snooky » Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:16 am

I have never bought a specific variety for baking potatoes,always used the largest from my main crop.Is there a variety suited for this form of...

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Last post by peter
Sat Mar 21, 2020 5:27 pm
An odd composting question

Last post by AlexBee
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by Primrose » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:54 pm
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A wardrobe turnout has produced two 100% dark coloured woollen sweaters with huge holes which are not repairable so the garments are only fit for...
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Last post by AlexBee
Thu Feb 27, 2020 11:09 am
Environmesh question

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by Tyke57 » Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:09 am

I've been spending the last few months clearing my new allotment which was neglected by the previous tenant. The weather has been too bad to do much...

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Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:07 pm
Help

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by pinkyalexa » Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:24 pm

Any free tips?

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:18 pm
Pepper fanatic

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by Elmigo » Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:22 am
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Each late winter, ever since I started growing, the windowsills are full of pepper seedlings and I'm always sowing more than the capacity of the...
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Last post by Elmigo
Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:48 pm
Hurst Greenshaft v. Alderman

Last post by Westi
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by Monika » Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:20 pm

I am trying to decide which pea variety to sow in a narrow, short bed (approx. 2 1/2 ' x 9'), against a west facing house wall. I obviously want to...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:22 pm
Short brassicas

Last post by Westi
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by Monika » Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:20 pm

I am now in the process of planning which brassicas to grow for 2020. After the cabbage white onslaught last summer, I am contemplating growing them...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:14 pm
Carambola season!

Last post by Primrose
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by Elmigo » Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:42 pm

Woke up very excited. Not only for christmas knocking on the door but also for the tropical fruits in the store! They don't sell it all year round so...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:32 pm
GQT - well rotted organic matter

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Sun Oct 20, 2019 2:25 pm
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As we would all expect, the panelists are always going on about this "lots of well rotted organic matter" and I agree with them.

But when...
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Last post by Stephen
Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:38 am
The avocados keep avocadoing...

Last post by Westi
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by Elmigo » Fri Jun 07, 2019 12:21 pm
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Did anyone try growing avocado before? Just put an avocado seed in the water for germination and now I'm looking at it every waking minute after...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:26 pm
Burnt Wood

Last post by Primrose
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by Colin2016 » Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:10 am

Anybody heard of this?

Did you know that if you want to help preserve wooden garden frames, raised beds and the like... you can burn the surface....

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Nov 02, 2019 5:24 pm
The balcony makes room for a garden!

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:00 am

Hi everyone,

We have a huge challenge coming up! We are leaving the balcony building for a real garden. This plot is still on the south side in full...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:25 am
Giving Up Meat

Last post by Chantal
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by Colin2016 » Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:38 am

Got thinking the other day whilst sorting compost bins on what would happen if everybody gave up eating meat, how would the earth get fed?

I...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Oct 23, 2019 8:02 pm
Growing from potato peelings

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:46 pm

In the Telegraph today a lady has written in saying she plants potato peelings and gets a good crop. When her pottoes start developing protruding...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:25 pm
Growing tumeric!

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Sun Aug 11, 2019 10:36 am

It was my fathers idea, putting tumeric roots in the soil to watch them grow. Next year I will have a pot filled with tumeric roots. When needed I...

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Last post by Elmigo
Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:59 am
Bush Tomatoes

Last post by Primrose
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by Colin2016 » Wed Jul 31, 2019 6:34 pm

I understand trimming of vine tomatoes but what do you do if anything to bush tomatoes?

Seems mine have gone mad.

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Aug 02, 2019 2:48 pm
First time ever growing watermelon

Last post by Westi
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by Elmigo » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:33 pm
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Watermelon "sugar baby" grows really well on the balcony, in a large container. As the balcony is extremely hot, luckily I don't need a...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Aug 01, 2019 6:57 pm
Podding broad beans

Last post by Westi
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by Monika » Sun Jul 28, 2019 7:00 pm

Having spent about an hour this morning laboriously podding a large feed bucket full of broad beans, I just wondered how on earth are they podded...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jul 29, 2019 7:47 pm
Lemon verbena

Last post by merlin777
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by Sue » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:33 pm
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Anyone got any tips on overwintering this. Have got a plant in a pot and have moved it into a cold greenhouse for the winter. Is this enough?...
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Last post by merlin777
Sun Jul 28, 2019 11:12 pm
Replant Potatoes

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Colin2016 » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:44 am

There is lots of adds for potatoes to sow for Christmas, so wondering if I can resow some of the spuds I have just harvested?

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:55 pm
Bit of a dilemma

Last post by Diane
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by Diane » Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:17 pm

I have a very large yellow azalea bush - about 8 foot high and about 5 - 6 foot wide now...looks and smells beautiful in the spring when the blossoms...

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Last post by Diane
Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:35 am
Tomatoes - four or five trusses?

Last post by Elmigo
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by Monika » Sat Jun 29, 2019 12:17 pm

Our tomatoes in the greenhouse have set beautifully. They are now forming a fifth truss - is it worth keeping those or should I take the top off and...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sun Jun 30, 2019 2:45 pm
Legumes and nitrogen

Last post by Primrose
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by Monika » Wed Jun 05, 2019 7:07 pm

I notice that in the current KG magazine ( July ), it states that it is a myth that leaving the roots of legumes in the ground adds nitrogen to the...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jun 23, 2019 9:25 am
Wild blackberry, Rubus fruticosus "Himalaya"

Last post by retropants
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by Elmigo » Tue Jun 18, 2019 5:47 pm

Just dug out these beauties. I already got the thornless variety from the store but no blackberry tastes as good as the wild blackberry. Nobody wants...

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Last post by retropants
Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:01 pm
Dying gooseberry bush

Last post by Elmigo
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by Primrose » Tue May 28, 2019 12:20 pm

Not a good photo but can anybody suggest why half of this gooseberry bush has died over the past three weeks?. The entire bush has been affected with...

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Last post by Elmigo
Fri May 31, 2019 3:25 pm
Tomato & Egg

Last post by Elmigo
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by Colin2016 » Fri May 17, 2019 8:01 am

Anybody heard of putting a whole egg in bottom of hole then tomato plant on top?

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Last post by Elmigo
Sat May 18, 2019 4:51 pm
Dragonfruit (Pitahaya) and other unusual...

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Sun May 12, 2019 6:53 pm

Let's talk about dragon fruit and other unusual plants for use in the kitchen garden! People in some areas may find it easy to grow them. In my area...

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Last post by Elmigo
Thu May 16, 2019 6:13 pm
Peat free composts

Last post by Geoff
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by Colin Miles » Mon May 13, 2019 7:55 am

Hi guys - a long time since I last posted. Not doing as much gardening as I used to. But on Friday I shall be going to a talk on peat free composts....

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Last post by Geoff
Tue May 14, 2019 7:34 am
replacing a silver birch tree

Last post by Stephen
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by retropants » Fri May 10, 2019 11:53 am

I have a non- veggie related gardening question!
when I moved into my house 22 years ago, there was an enormous silver birch at the bottom of the...

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Last post by Stephen
Sun May 12, 2019 10:46 pm
An eggy question ....

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Sat May 11, 2019 7:54 pm

Sorry, this is not a gardening query but relates to fresh hens' eggs: our neighbour who keeps hens has just given us a dozen fresh hens' eggs. As...

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Last post by Monika
Sun May 12, 2019 7:16 pm
Rubber Trays

Last post by Westi
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by Colin2016 » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:49 am
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Just got a couple of seeds tray made from rubber, seems a good alternative to plastic although bit on pricey side.

These can from a recommendation...
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Last post by Westi
Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:36 pm
Composting in containers or direct in the ground

Last post by Stephen
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by Primrose » Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:13 am

Thought you might be interested to see this video.

It's about composting direct in the ground. As mentioned in other posts, I regularly do this...

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Last post by Stephen
Mon Apr 22, 2019 9:00 pm
Bees need our help

Last post by Monika
Replies: 9
by tigerburnie » Tue Mar 26, 2019 9:12 pm

I am growing a lot more native wild flowers in my garden to try and help and our local farmers are also planting flowers in the field margins and set...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Apr 13, 2019 8:24 pm
Caustic soda

Last post by Stephen
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by Susie Sweetpea » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:29 pm

I would be grateful for some advice on caustic soda. We believe that one of our new plotholders plans to put caustic soda on half of his allotment...

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:38 pm
Cape Daisy

Last post by Gerry
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by Gerry » Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:30 pm

I have two cell trays of Venidium Orange Prince seedlings, in my unheated greenhouse, and they now have flower buds on them.
I don't intend planting...

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Last post by Gerry
Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:37 pm
What is "well rotted" manure?

Last post by Westi
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by Barry » Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:27 pm
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I'm curious, when we talk about "well rotted" manure, what exactly does that mean?

For example, horse manure in the field next door to our...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Apr 04, 2019 7:21 pm
What do you do?

Last post by tigerburnie
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by Gerry » Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:23 pm

A question which I've been meaning to ask for a long time.

When the advice on the seed packet says " Start in a propagator but move to cooler...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:13 pm
Comfrey Best place

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Colin2016 » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:09 am

I have 4 comfrey plants ready for the plot where is best place, should they be all together or one in each corner in/out sun?.... suggestion please.

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:21 pm
Planting snowdrops in grass

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by Primrose » Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:04 am

Advice please!. I'm spearheading a village project to plant up an area of grass in our local park with snowdrops to act as a perpetual memorial to...

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Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:42 am

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