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mung bean plants

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by kranser » Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:17 pm

I have some mung bean sprouts - which I let go beyond the sprouting stage.

What can I do with the plants to grow them and maybe obtain actual beans...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat Mar 21, 2009 3:42 pm
hormone rooting powder and fruit bushes

Last post by Geoff
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by kranser » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:55 pm

Hi,

I was thinking of using hormone rooting liquid (or powder) to help root some blueberry bush cuttings.
However, on the product is says for...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:24 pm
Preparation for sowing and planting

Last post by Johnboy
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by HelenH » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:41 am

I understand that its good practice when preparing ground prior to sowing and planting, to apply a general fertiliser, such as pelleted chicken...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:54 am
Broad Beans

Last post by Tigger
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by Urban Fox » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:26 am

I've a few broad beans (at various stages of growth) still in pots.

Hopefully the weather looks good this week. So, I'd like to plant them out and...

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Last post by Tigger
Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:16 pm
Leftover Leeks

Last post by realfood
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by Smurfy » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:37 pm

I've just found some leeks in a seed tray left over from last year. Is it still safe to plant them this year? and if i did would they produce a crop?

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Last post by realfood
Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:54 pm
Palace F1 Parsnips

Last post by Chantal
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by Chantal » Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:26 am

Following on from me raving about the germination and growth rate of Palace F1 last year, I've been pulling a lot of very large parsnips over the...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:18 pm
Melons Outdoors

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:31 am

Hi

I am determined to suceed with melons outside and am thinking of getting
those cheap pop up greenhouses to cover & warm them a bit more....

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Last post by Westi
Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:36 pm
Filling loo rolls

Last post by tracie
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by Primrose » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:02 am

For anybody who hasn't filled their loo rolls with compost yet, I've just discovered that my Jam Funnel from Lakeland is absolutely ideal for the...

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Last post by tracie
Mon Mar 09, 2009 3:36 pm
Best Cucumber

Last post by MKPoshfan
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by Samphire » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:47 pm

I want to try a different indoor cucumber this year (so far mainly futura) has anyone any favourites ? Don't mind odd shape/colour just want the best...

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Last post by MKPoshfan
Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:26 am
Ferline Blight Resistant tomatoes

Last post by ken
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by Primrose » Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:00 pm

After two years of worrying about tomato blight I want to try growing some Ferline tomatoes this year which are supposed to be blight resistant but...

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Last post by ken
Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:46 pm
Planting under a tree.

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Elderflower » Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:54 am

I`ve just cleared an area under a 20ft laurel tree in my garden, planning to use it for some kind of food crop. The soil is wonderful, dark and...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:31 pm
Best setup for climbing peas

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:03 am

This question may apply to ordinary peas, as well as the ones that grow taller (like Alderman, Telegraph etc).

I generally put some netting on canes...

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Last post by Colin_M
Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:37 pm
Black Onion Seed

Last post by goldilox
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by goldilox » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:35 pm

Hi All,
Saturday night I soaked some black onion seed and the next morning put it in my windowsill seed sprouter. The seed was bought specially for...

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Last post by goldilox
Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:36 pm
Soil suitability for carrots

Last post by kranser
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by HelenH » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:51 am

I've read that its important not to manure soil where carrots are to be grown so as to avoid them forking. I intend to add very well rotted manure to...

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Last post by kranser
Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:17 pm
Growing dry-loving plants in pots - what about the rain?

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by kranser » Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:30 pm

Hi

I'm growing Goji berries in patio pots, and last year they developed mildew mould on their leaves.

I think this is probably because they got too...

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Last post by kranser
Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:30 pm
planting in beds which suffered from an attack of blight

Last post by chicken4
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by chicken4 » Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:33 pm

The tomatos in the polytunnel were lost to blight so does that mean I can't plant in those beds this year.

I've tooped up the beds with min. of 4...

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Last post by chicken4
Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:34 pm
Composting Cypresses

Last post by Johnboy
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by Colin Miles » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:50 pm

I am in the process of cutting down a 20ft high Cypress tree. Anything small enough - 1 in diameter or less - is being shredded and as there are...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Feb 27, 2009 9:32 am
Onion Seedlings

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by haggis » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:34 pm

Hi,
Can anyone tell what I have done wrong? I thought I would try growing onions from seed this year. They took a while to germinate but got there...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:01 pm
Waist high strawberries

Last post by nemo
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by Tigger » Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:11 pm

We're trying to design a system for growing strawberries at a height that doesn't require bending or stooping (mindful of my deteriorating hips!)....

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Last post by nemo
Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:47 pm
Grow Pots

Last post by Rhubarb Stick
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by Rhubarb Stick » Mon Feb 16, 2009 11:37 am

Hi all, new fella here, first posting !
In the Two Wests and Elliot catalogue there are some thingys called 'Growpots' which are used with growbags...

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Last post by Rhubarb Stick
Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:25 pm
rock dust ?

Last post by yummyveggies
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by yummyveggies » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:03 pm

Hi I have been approached by suppliers of Seer Rock dust - from scottish quarries - meant to remineralise land / enhance micro-organisms as a result...

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Last post by yummyveggies
Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:50 am
Salad head seedlings

Last post by Johnboy
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by geacher » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:03 pm

I have some salad heads in plug trays and im wanting to put them in the groung in either my greenhouse or polytunnel and was wondering if anyone...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:14 am
Aubergine varieties

Last post by Granny
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by Primrose » Tue Feb 10, 2009 7:43 pm

I grew Moneymaker last year and still have seeds left. They grew copiously but the skins didn't seem particularly shiny (possibly due to weather ??)....

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Last post by Granny
Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:35 pm
Growing celeriac

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:23 am

I've had very little success growing celeriac. My best year produced some a bit bigger than a golf ball but the rest have just been a mass of roots...

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Last post by Granny
Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:44 pm
Bean Trenches

Last post by penny
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by AnneThomas » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:49 pm

Am I too late to start a bean trench - and is it necessary? I am not planning on growing runner beans as they are not my favourite - and anyway...

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Last post by penny
Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:28 pm
Tomatoes - sow in trays or straight into individual pots?

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:17 pm

Best advice always seems to be "sow your tomatoes in trays and transplant seedings into individual pots " and I wonder if there is a...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:53 pm
Raspberry cane support

Last post by Geoff
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by Binky » Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:02 pm

I am going to make some supports for my new raspberry canes (Glen Ample). I have got some Metaposts and 1.8 m lengths of timber. Do I need to have...

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Last post by Geoff
Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:24 pm
PLOT PLANNING

Last post by skinny_bum
Replies: 4
by AnneThomas » Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:46 pm

I know all those experts among you probably know exactly how many to sow and how many to each row just by instinct or experience, but I wondered...

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Last post by skinny_bum
Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:08 pm
Wood Ash

Last post by Angi
Replies: 2
by Brenjon » Sun Feb 08, 2009 11:15 pm

I have collected a lot of wood ash from burning trees that I have cut down.
What is the best use of this on the allotment. Should i apply it now as a...

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Last post by Angi
Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:27 pm
potting on blueberry bush

Last post by Tigger
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by mrs l » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:35 pm

my blueberry bush which is 3yrs old needs planting into bigger pot when would be best time? also i had vine weevil in my containers in the summer but...

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Last post by Tigger
Sun Feb 08, 2009 12:24 pm
Composting nuts

Last post by garden_serf
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by Smurfy » Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:09 am

I've got quite a large pile of nut shells from christmas which i want to put on the compost heap but a couple of times i've done this in the past...

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Last post by garden_serf
Sat Feb 07, 2009 5:30 pm
potatoes chitting & planting info please

Last post by ananemka
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by ananemka » Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:31 pm

HI can anyone help me? Ive just taken on a small allotment for the first time. My seed potatoes have arrived 1 x small bag of charlotte,s and 1 x...

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Last post by ananemka
Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:51 pm
Florence (Bulb?) Fennel

Last post by AnneThomas
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by AnneThomas » Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:25 pm

Sitting doing some planting planning and wondering where florence fennel goes in the scheme of rotation. I assume as a 'bulb' it goes in with the...

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Last post by AnneThomas
Mon Feb 02, 2009 7:29 pm
Buying Sarpo Seed Potatoes

Last post by Compo
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by Compo » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:31 pm

The shops and garden centres have already got seed potatoes in and I was looking for Sarpo Mira, but they did not have any, they are available on...

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Last post by Compo
Sun Feb 01, 2009 8:47 pm
Potatoes information needed

Last post by Catherine
Replies: 5
by Catherine » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:35 am

We bought our potatoes on Saturday. We chose Epicure for first early and Desiree for main crop. Can anyone tell me if they have had success with...

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Last post by Catherine
Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:08 am
potato seeds

Last post by WestHamRon
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by penny » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:54 pm

Happy New year to all :D
So happy not just to have counch grass and mud as we had at this time last year but to be starting my second year knowing...

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Last post by WestHamRon
Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:57 pm
germinating onion seeds

Last post by Smurfy
Replies: 4
by nemo » Mon Jan 26, 2009 6:26 pm

hello
I'm using fresh onion seed whats the best way of germinating them so far only 75% of them germinated.i don't have a propagator i usually get...

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Last post by Smurfy
Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:21 pm
Autumn Bliss raspberries

Last post by garden_serf
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by Primrose » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:49 am
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I've just bought half a dozen canes of the above variety as this is all I've got space for at the moment (so not expecting a huge yield) . Never...
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Last post by garden_serf
Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:17 pm
Onion Seedlings - Aftercare

Last post by freddy
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by freddy » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:20 am

Hi folks. Yesterday, I put my onion seedlings into trays for growing on. Question is, what kind of aftercare do they need ? For now, I've put the...

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Last post by freddy
Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:12 pm
Using grow lights to germinate seeds early indoors

Last post by whimsical Kitten
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by whimsical Kitten » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:12 pm
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I am thinking about starting some of my vegetable seeds off early (January) this year indoors using a grow light kit, I am led to believe that blue...
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Last post by whimsical Kitten
Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:50 pm
Thinking of starting a mini-orchard...

Last post by Mole
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by Magic Beans » Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:30 pm

Hello again oh oracles of the Kitchen Garden...

I've just seen a set of three fruit trees on the Kitchen Garden Shop and it has got me thinking....

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Last post by Mole
Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:27 am
Replanting Jeruslam Artichokes

Last post by FlowerPowerGirl
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by FlowerPowerGirl » Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:36 pm

I have some Jerusalem artichokes growing on my plot and would like to harvest most of them to make soup this weekend. I'd like to replant some of the...

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Last post by FlowerPowerGirl
Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:57 pm
Plants for Shady Spaces

Last post by garden_serf
Replies: 7
by Smurfy » Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:04 pm

I have a dark corner of the garden which gets no sunlight at all but it's one of the few places i can have a raised bed. Are there any vegetables /...

7 Replies

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Last post by garden_serf
Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:57 am
Chalky soil, what can I grow

Last post by Southern Softie
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by Southern Softie » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:17 pm

I have turned another 20ftx30ft part of my garden into a veg plot to go with the raised beds area I build last year. However, when I turned the soil...

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Last post by Southern Softie
Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:31 pm
Tomato blight

Last post by garden_serf
Replies: 13
by Anne » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:57 am

For the third year running I have had blight on my gardeners delight, sungold and marmande. As I grew them in grow bags, should I get rid of the...

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Last post by garden_serf
Tue Jan 20, 2009 5:08 pm
whats wrong with my onions

Last post by tracie
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by tracie » Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:47 pm

Can any body out there help.

I have looked through all of my gardening books and havenot found an answer top my problem.

Quite a few of my...

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Last post by tracie
Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:39 am
Potting on Onion seeds?

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Dopolous » Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:07 pm

Hi everyone,
I have sown some Onion seeds in modules, Kelsae and Red baron, I was wondering as they are in individual modules do I need to tranplant...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:27 am
Old Seeds

Last post by Johnboy
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by Bren » Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:03 pm

Going through my seed box I find some seeds a couple of years old such as sweet corn and wondered if its worth sowing them, has any one in the past...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:17 am
Lemon Tree - is it safe outside with a fleece cover?

Last post by garden_serf
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by kranser » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:44 pm

I bought a small bare-root Lemon Tree today, which the packet says can survive to -4 temperatures.

I live in Norfolk, where it has gotten to -10...

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Last post by garden_serf
Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:28 pm
forcing strawberries

Last post by chicken4
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by chicken4 » Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:54 pm

I want to force some strawberry plants in the polytunnel.My question is what should I be buying

I'm also going to plant some in a growbag to go...

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Last post by chicken4
Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:30 pm

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