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overwintering onions

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by mel corbould » Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:55 am

can I put these in the same bed as the ones i harvested earlier in the summer? What should I be adding apart from general compost from the heap?...

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Last post by mel corbould
Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:55 am
Pollinating Gojis and Poly tunnels

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by kranser » Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:24 am

I am growing Goji berries (new plants bought this year) and have some in a Poly Tunnel and some outside. One of the ones in the tunnel is starting to...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:22 am
Onions

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by donedigging » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:37 pm

Hi all,

Thinking about growing onions next year, as I'm giving up with brassicas, :( any advice would be gratefully recieved, thanks..

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Last post by donedigging
Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:37 pm
what to do with my borage plant?

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by bigpepperplant » Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:10 pm

I bought a little borage plant from a farmer's market the other day (seduced by thoughts of the blue flowers in Pimms and ice cubes), but have since...

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Last post by Colin_M
Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:59 pm
What to do with leaf mould?

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by penny » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:28 pm

I have about 2/3rd of a compost bin's worth of last year's leaves rotted down from 2 bins originally. What is best to use it for?
I have about...

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Last post by penny
Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:03 pm
Flowering Leeks

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by melliff » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:03 pm

Some of my leeks are producing flower heads. In previous years I am sure that my leeks have not done this until the following spring. Why are they...

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Last post by Chantal
Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:03 pm
seed saving help - please

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by chicken4 » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:37 pm

Is it just if theres F1 on the seed packet that you can't save the seed?

I grew bortotto beans and bush bean creso both from the taste of Italy...

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Last post by chicken4
Sat Sep 06, 2008 3:26 pm
Sowing sweet corn in loo rolls

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:25 pm

I've just picked a pretty satisfactory crop from my sweet corn which was sown in two different ways - individually in pots, which were transplanted,...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:19 pm
recipe for cutting compost

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by newbie » Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:11 am

Hiya
I'm going to have a go at taking some cuttings from my herb bed. I cant afford to buy the good cutting compost but I found in my 'inherited'...

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Last post by kranser
Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:18 pm
Potatoes

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by WestHamRon » Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:25 pm

Have a look at this.

5 feet apart ?
any comments ?

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:03 pm
Acqualegia (spelling?)

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by Primrose » Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:38 pm

Have grown these for the first time and wonder what I should do with them now the leaves are turning pinkish after their spring flowering. Are they...

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Last post by Lurganspade
Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:34 pm
Carrots in barrels

Last post by Johnboy
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by Chantal » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:20 am

I was asked in another thread (which I can't find) how I was doing with carrots in barrels which I've tried for the first time this year.

The...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:07 am
Carrot Nantes Frubund.

Last post by HelenH
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by Parsons Jack » Fri Aug 22, 2008 4:04 pm

Hi all,

Has anybody tried growing these. Supposedly bred for autumn sowing, meaning "bumper" crops in the spring. Can also be grown at...

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Last post by HelenH
Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:00 am
What do I plant now?in the PT?

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by Catherine » Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:34 pm

I have now lost all my outdoor tomatoes to blight and I have removed one of the plants in my polytunnel which looked doubtful so I now have quite a...

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Last post by chicken4
Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:34 am
Potato Spacing

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by Geoff » Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:22 pm

Over the last few weeks I have cleared my second early and maincrop potatoes and noticed something strange. My vegetable garden is divided into beds...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:03 am
Corn Salad

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by melliff » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:14 pm

Anyone have any tips for growing Corn Salad AKA Lamb's Lettuce. I tried growing some last year in the open ground but it is so low growing that it...

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Last post by Colin_M
Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:25 pm
sweetcorn pollinating

Last post by mandylew
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by mandylew » Sat Aug 09, 2008 4:19 pm

My sweetcorn have got the tassels on the top ready but not the cobs. I thought thw cobs would have had to have the green bits poking out the top to...

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Last post by mandylew
Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:13 pm
Stopping tomatoes

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:45 pm

How many trusses should you have on a tomato plant before stopping it? I thought 4 for outdoor and 6 for greenhouse but am wondering if this is a bit...

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Last post by Granny
Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:06 pm
aubergine hand pollinating

Last post by newbie
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by noisette1325 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:52 am

I'm growing two aubergines in my small tunnel. I have read that hand pollinating is necessary but I didn't succeed with my first try.

Actually, I...

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Last post by newbie
Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:02 pm
Retarding tomato ripening

Last post by Chantal
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by Chantal » Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:48 pm
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This may sound daft, but does anyone know how to keep a tomato from ripening for a month?

I'm thinking if I pick it whilst green and keep it in...
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Last post by Chantal
Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:31 am
Late radishes

Last post by Johnboy
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by JohnN » Sat Aug 09, 2008 5:25 pm

My radish packet (French Breakfast) says I can do successive sowings until September, but I can't seem to get much result after early July. Mid July...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:26 am
Tomatoes - trimming leaves

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by HelenH » Fri Aug 08, 2008 10:00 am

My greenhouse tomatoes (GArdeners Delight and Moneymaker) are doing really well. Plenty of fruit on but also an abundance of leaves. I'm concerned...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Fri Aug 08, 2008 9:21 pm
Mae Strawberries

Last post by lizzie
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by Colin Miles » Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:01 am

3 years ago I bought 2 lots of Strawberries - Mae and Marshmellow. Marshmellow I had grown before and knew it to be, as East Grinsted has recently...

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Last post by lizzie
Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:09 am
enviro/wondermesh

Last post by Doctor Deb
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by retropants » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:48 am

I just wanted to report back after having covered all my brassicas with this mesh for the first time this year. I am very happy with the results so...

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Last post by Doctor Deb
Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:34 am
Vegan Organic

Last post by Johnboy
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by Greenman » Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:19 pm

I have, like many others, I'm sure, been greatly worried by the revelations about contaminated manure.

I have always grown organically, but I'm...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:07 am
How to fill a space

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:12 am

This year I've got enough cleared ground to have an empty space where my potatoes have been, where the onions and garlic have been, and shortly where...

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Last post by Granny
Sat Aug 02, 2008 9:52 am
willow fedge Eden style

Last post by penny
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by newbie » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:35 am

Hi
I went on holiday to cornwall and a visit to the Eden Project blew me away! One of the many ideas I came away with was that a rather drafty spot...

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Last post by penny
Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:23 pm
CURTAILING PUMPKINS

Last post by John
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by Compo » Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:50 pm

I only want a couple of pumpkins, once they have set can I snip the runner so the plant does not over run the plot or will this impair the growth of...

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Last post by John
Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:14 pm
Saving shallots

Last post by Johnboy
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by Binky » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:07 am

I have just harvested a fairly decent crop of shallots and thought I might save some to plant next year. I was going to pick out some nice big ones,...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:04 am
geraniums as a companion for veg?

Last post by newbie
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by newbie » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:03 am

Hi All,
I have a load of geraniums leftover (more plug plants than I can cope with!) Is anyone aware of benefits or problems with planing them in...

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Last post by newbie
Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:19 am
Vegetables and fruit requiring pollenation

Last post by Johnboy
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by Judybby » Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:51 pm
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Hi, I am new to veg and fruit growing. I am confused about which fruit and veg need pollen to fertilise and which are self fertile.
I am growing and...
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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:21 pm
New greenhouse - sowing now?

Last post by Monika
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by David » Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:36 pm

Morning all

Well the new greenhouse is finally finished and the toms and peppers moved from the conservatory.

Ive now got two 3ft by 10ft beds...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:17 pm
Raspberries/seed bed

Last post by Johnboy
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by longpod » Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:33 pm

Hi All,

I need to pick your brains again, with two questions not related to each other, I need the advice for a bit for forward planning.
1. Can...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:52 pm
Problem with Cauliflower?

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by donedigging » Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:50 pm
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Hi all,

I hope someone can help...?

I am growing "all year round" and have noticed that the curds of one is beginning to turn...
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Last post by donedigging
Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:00 pm
Patio Growing....

Last post by Monika
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by IanNW » Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:52 pm

Quick Intro first..

Started to grow some of my own soft fruits and herbs for the first time this year.

First lot bought as young plants and...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:44 pm
Okra

Last post by daylily
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by cevenol jardin » Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:44 pm
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Anyone know about okra?

I got some seeds in a swap and I've never grown it before, so don'y know what to expect. I've got 6 seedlings growing in...
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Last post by daylily
Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:53 pm
Leaving fruit on ground

Last post by Tigger
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by JohnN » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:42 am

Hi all,
My small Bramley tree has a huge crop this year (only two apples last year!) and has dropped quite a few small fruit into the grass. Was...

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Last post by Tigger
Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:04 pm
Harvesting Comfrey

Last post by Johnboy
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by Colin Miles » Mon Jul 14, 2008 5:41 pm

How far to you cut it down and what proportion of the plant? Do you just leave the stems with flowers and cut out those which have finished or maybe...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:58 pm
compost from potato sacks

Last post by Johnboy
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by josie » Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:06 pm

Can anyone advise me about used compost from growing early potato's. I grew the potato's in old compost sacks and now we're havesting them . Can we...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:17 pm
Second cropping potatoes

Last post by gloworm
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by gloworm » Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:03 pm

I've tried second cropping pots from Marshalls in previous years, but they are expensive & don't arrive soon enough for me. So this year I bought...

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Last post by gloworm
Mon Jul 14, 2008 1:14 pm
Rotation & Multiple crops in one year

Last post by sally wright
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by Colin_M » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:50 am

Can anyone advise a common sense approach to using the same piece of ground for more than one crop in a year?

I've just finished some cabbages and...

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Last post by sally wright
Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:44 am
Tannelised timber and crops

Last post by richard p
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by JohnN » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:12 am

I'm planning to build some large, deepish "boxes" for growing radishes, spring onions, lettuce etc. and would like to use...

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Last post by richard p
Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:42 pm
Runner Beans not setting from flowers??

Last post by John
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by polparrot » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:08 am

I've been watching the best quantity of flowers on my runner beans I ever had, only to find that the beans are not setting on the stems once the...

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Last post by John
Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:30 am
Water Saving Tips

Last post by WigBag
Replies: 5
by skinny_bum » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:15 pm

Grass cuttings!!
I have heard that if you spread them on your veg, not only do you get the goodness from the grass as it breaks down but it can also...

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Last post by WigBag
Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:07 pm
New lettuce

Last post by Johnboy
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by Primrose » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:03 pm

This summer I've been growing Unwins Pandero which is their new dark red leaved Cos lettuce type in a border which also contains flowers. I've been...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:53 am
Soil health

Last post by Johnboy
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by JohnN » Sat Jun 28, 2008 11:20 am
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Hi all ( and especially JB and OH!)
After some dismal germination and growing results this year I am worried that some parts of my kitchen garden...
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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:43 am
Blackcurrant from seed?

Last post by Primrose
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by newbie » Sat Jun 28, 2008 4:50 pm

Hi
I have found some self sown blackcurrant seedlings in the fruit bed, I assume from last years fallen fruit - they are definatley not any kind of...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:35 pm
quinoa

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by noisette1325 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:55 am

I have been growing quinoa in my garden. But I have no idea how and when to harvest. Than you for sharing experiences.

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:14 am
Disappointing Asparagus

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by Colin Miles » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:35 pm

In 2006 I planted 10 1 year Asparagus Crowns - KG offer. This year I was hoping for a few sample pickings but the most shoots that any plant has...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:56 pm
broad beans flowers falls off

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by noisette1325 » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:24 am

I planted some broad beans. I obtain a lot of flowers but unfortunately, the majority of them falls off.
2 or 3 weeks ago, I observed some...

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Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:22 am

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