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Tomatoes won't go red!

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by Jules » Wed Aug 12, 2009 5:03 pm
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This year I have grown three different types of tomato in my greenhouse - hoping to avoid the blight of last year!
Every plant is laden with fruit...
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:46 pm
Seedbed roll

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by Tayside00 » Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:56 am

Did anybody else try out the seedbed rolls advertised and featured in KG this spring? I did, and failed -- because of a spring drought. I couldn't be...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:04 am
Breaking the rules

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by alan refail » Wed Jul 08, 2009 10:30 am
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I am well aware of all the "rules" regarding potato growing. This year I broke the ones I always break - and then some.

What follows is an...
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:37 pm
Pruning Blackcurrants

Last post by Geoff
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by Binky » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:00 am

I have inherited some blackcurrant bushes on my new plot, which are about 6 years old. This month's KG advises pruning around now, "cutting out...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:02 am
Winter squash

Last post by ken
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by ken » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:52 am

My winter squash plants (3 each of Buttercup and Uchiki Kuri) have ramped away and set a lot of fruit. The first fruits look close to maturity but it...

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Last post by ken
Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:53 am
OLIVES

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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue May 05, 2009 5:05 pm

There have been a few programmes recently mentioning growing olives for a crop in this country.

I would be very surprised if they could ripen any...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:24 pm
SWISS CHARD COLLECTING SEED

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by RAREBREDCHICK » Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:09 pm

I had such a good run with the swiss chard that I let some of it go to seed, however it has got bigger & bigger, looks like it is going to...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:02 am
Curly Runner Beans.

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by Beryl » Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:22 pm

Does anyone know why runner beans curl instead of growing straight. I've not had aproblem with this before but most of mine are a nice half moon...

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Last post by Beryl
Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:56 pm
Raspberry Canes

Last post by Jules
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by Jules » Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:56 pm

I have some summer fruiting raspberry canes which I put in about three year ago. They have been very successful and this year produced a bumper crop....

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Last post by Jules
Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:56 pm
Taking Rosemary cuttings

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by Primrose » Tue Aug 11, 2009 11:42 am

My rosemary bush has died. I've been offered some cuttings from a neighbour's bush to try generate some new ones. If I take them now will they...

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Last post by MrsL
Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:53 am
Total newbie

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by GWLF » Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:10 pm

Hi all

I am a total beginner at all this, but know a bit about forums and how helpful they can be, so hope I get some replies!

We have just got a...

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Last post by GWLF
Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:11 am
Late radishes

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by JohnN » Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:22 pm

My usual radishes, French Breakfast, do OK in the Spring and early Summer, but never seem to flourish from late July-August sowings, despite...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:18 pm
Garlic

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Loirette » Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:21 pm

Can you help?

I recently harvetested my garlic and whilst it tastes good, the bulbs/heads were 'open' and not tight as you would expect.

Any ideas...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:14 pm
cuban black tomatos

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by tracie » Wed Aug 05, 2009 4:26 pm

Am I the only person trying to track down some Cuban Black tomato seeds??.

On Monday 3rd August on What to eat now BBC2 the program makers went to...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:15 pm
Storing potatoes

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by Malk » Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:46 am

How does everyone store their potatoes? I've tried different things over the years, potato sacks, hanging from the ceiling of my shed, leaving them...

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Last post by glallotments
Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:30 pm
'Black' tomatoes

Last post by Granny
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by Primrose » Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:46 pm

Some of the more unusual tomato varieties seem to be getting more popular now, especially the 'black' ones, (Black Krim, Black Russian, Black Cherry)...

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Last post by Granny
Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:24 am
Cape Gooseberry

Last post by hilary
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by Essexboy » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:46 pm

Anybody know anything about these? I had a couple of plants given to me in the spring, I planted these in large tubs and they have grown in to large...

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Last post by hilary
Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:57 am
How much green on a potato before you can't use it?

Last post by Geoff
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by Colin_M » Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:31 am

I'm getting a few that are 4-5 inches long and have some green in the final inch at one end. Is it safe to cut off a good inch or so further down, or...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:22 am
Cordon Tomato plant pruing & growth query.

Last post by Johnboy
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by peter » Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:11 pm

In my greenhouse I grow my Tomato plants as cordons, tied in to a cane, pinched out when they reach the roof or the top of the cane, side shoots...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:41 pm
Tomato Food

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by Elle's Garden » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:32 pm

I did quickly use the search facility but couldn't find the answer to my quick question.

Can I use tomato food to feed my courgettes, runner beans...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Aug 01, 2009 4:19 pm
Plan "A", or Plan "B"?

Last post by Primrose
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by Colin_M » Fri Jul 31, 2009 5:44 pm

I'm not sure if this is an either/or type question. However a few people have asked about different approaches for growing squash and it just so...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Aug 01, 2009 10:08 am
My cucumbers

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by vegswap » Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:07 pm

I have 2 types of cucumber growing in my greenhouse -both of which I have aquired as seedlings. One is a smooth variety and is doing really well and...

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Last post by vegswap
Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:52 pm
treated carrot seeds

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by MKPoshfan » Thu Jul 23, 2009 3:53 pm

I've been sent a 'complimentary' packet of carrot seeds - but I'm dubious about sowing them; I try to be organic and these are marked 'treated with...

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Last post by MKPoshfan
Tue Jul 28, 2009 1:33 pm
Broom Cuttings

Last post by Geoff
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by Geoff » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:08 pm

Not veg I know. This time of year I take loads of shrub cuttings but the one I regularly fail with is Broom. One year I got 9/10 but most years I get...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:21 pm
Gooseberries

Last post by Elaine
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by Colin Miles » Mon Jul 27, 2009 2:39 pm

My solitary Gooseberry bush, planted last Autumn, has been stripped by sawflies. As I didn't expect any fruit this year I didn't pay much attention...

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Last post by Elaine
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:08 pm
Potatoes in compost bin are they edible

Last post by MrsL
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by Hungry caterpillar » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:08 am

The potatoes growing in my raised beds have just gone down with blight as usual, thanks to the very damp weather we experiencing in Cornwall. However...

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Last post by MrsL
Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:31 pm
Why are my pea plants turning white?

Last post by chrisyorkshire
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by Colin_M » Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:16 pm
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These are Alderman climbing peas and have grown to about 6 feet high, currently with a lot of pods on them but hardly any more flowers.

I have been...
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Last post by chrisyorkshire
Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:24 am
Freezing peas

Last post by glallotments
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by bottomleypots » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:38 pm
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Probably a daft question but can you freeze peas in their pods?? :?
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Last post by glallotments
Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:32 am
Rasberries

Last post by Geoff
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by tracie » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:42 pm

I have tulameen variety, and we have had a huge crop this year, even made rasberry vodka yumyum. But they are nearly over now, When should I prune...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:14 pm
lifting maincrop potatoes

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by The Mouse » Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:18 pm

Hello

Mainly out of curiosity, I lifted a root of Rooster today, and was really pleased to find a good number of large tubers. I was quite surprised...

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Last post by MrsL
Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:22 pm
Pruning gooseberry bushes

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Primrose » Mon Jun 29, 2009 8:27 am

As I've just picked the last of my gooseberry crop, the bushes are looking very large and unwieldy and the dreaded gooseberry sawfly has arrived, is...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:57 pm
Removing Tomato Leaves

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Marken » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:26 pm

Do other members remove the lower leaves of tomato plants? If so, when? Should they be removed only if they are shading the fruit?

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:50 pm
What to sow next?

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Marge » Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:52 am

I recently dug up a load of first early potatoes (very satisfying it was too!), and now have an empty section in the raised bed.

Is there anything I...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:47 pm
Pruning Raspberries

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by Marken » Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:50 pm

I want to share a raspberry pruning method as practiced by my dear old mum! She grows Autumn Bliss, a late cropping variety. However, following her...

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Last post by Marken
Sun Jul 12, 2009 10:50 pm
downy mildew

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by Brenjon » Wed Jul 08, 2009 7:25 pm

my onions from sets seem to have downy mildew. I have been given conflictng advice. some say lift them ASAP others say just bend the tops over and...

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Last post by John
Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:06 pm
Niggle about measures

Last post by heyjude
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by ken » Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:32 am

I bought some B&Q concentrated tomato feed this year. The plastic contaner has a typical shallow, wde cap. The instructions are one and a third...

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Last post by heyjude
Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:01 pm
Battered down onion stems

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Primrose » Tue Jul 07, 2009 11:47 am

Quite a few of my onion stems have been completely bent over and battered or snapped by a combination of rainstorms and the trampling feet of a...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:23 am
Overwintering onions from seed

Last post by FredFromOssett
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by Binky » Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:48 pm

I usually grow my overwintering onions from sets and they usually do quite well, although a few bolt. Just for a change, I thought I would try some...

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Last post by FredFromOssett
Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:09 am
When do trees produce most sap?

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:56 pm

I'm only asking because I have a recipe for making wine from Silver Birch sap and a friend has just offered me use of his tree.

The recipe suggests...

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Last post by Colin_M
Wed Jul 08, 2009 6:38 am
Wallflowers

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by Bren » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:08 pm

I have just transplanted about 300 wallflowers, they will be planted out on the allotment about the middle of August where the early potatoes were...

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Last post by Bren
Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:08 pm
Runner Beans; To Pinch or not to Pinch ?

Last post by John
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by mike1964 » Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:48 pm

We're growing runner beans for the first time this year as well as our usual French Dwarf Beans. The variety is Wisley Magic and they have passed the...

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Last post by John
Sun Jul 05, 2009 1:18 pm
A few queries and HELP!?

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by carlos1981 » Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:23 pm

Hi guys,

Just a few queries, and 1 bit of help required if i may?

This is my first year trying anything, os i know a few would be likely to fail....

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Last post by carlos1981
Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:53 am
cabbage white on sprouts

Last post by Colin Miles
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by Brenjon » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:35 pm

I have a nice crop of sprouts grown under a protective cage . The sprouts are now reaching the top of the cage . If I remove it will I be subject to...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:03 am
onions

Last post by donedigging
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by donedigging » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:48 pm

Planted a few rows of winter onion sets, both red and white, the whites have now collapsed but the leaves are still green are they ready to harvest?...

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Last post by donedigging
Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:47 pm
Fertiliser for growbags

Last post by Tony Hague
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by JohnN » Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:41 am

Could I have some advice, please, on the best fertiliser to use for grow bags, when the plants are fairly mature. Tomatoes have their own special...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:57 pm
Two Tumbling tomatoes very different from each other

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by Primrose » Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:54 am

From the seed of last year's yellow Tumbling Tom, I've grown two plants. One has a very loose sparse foiliage with tomatoes already developing. The...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:54 am
Millefleur tomato

Last post by poppingjay
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by ken » Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:56 pm

Try again. Just failed once to submit a post with a pic. If it works, this is the first of four flower trusses so far on a Millefleur tomato. Can I...

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Last post by poppingjay
Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:07 pm
lots of Mustard & Cress seed

Last post by Marken
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by newbie » Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:18 am

Hi - Can anyone tell me where I can get larger quantities of mustard & cress seed? The small shop bought packets are quite expensive for a small...

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Last post by Marken
Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:20 pm
Last dates for sowing

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by Brenjon » Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:27 pm

Could any one give me the last dates for sowing Peas,beetroot,and carrots to hopefully avoid the fly without protection.
Regards brenjon

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Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:27 pm
Spraying tomato flowers

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by tiamaria1 » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:07 am

Hi ,
I have been having a discussion with my better half as to whether spraying the tomato flowers makes any difference to whether or not the plants...

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Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:08 pm

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