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Strawberry plants

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by Elderflower » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:15 am

Last year I potted up a load of well-rooted runners from my strawberry plants and they look fit and sturdy.
At the weekend I promised my 6 y.o....

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Last post by Elderflower
Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:47 am
Origami pots

Last post by mandylew
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by Di » Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:25 pm

Following on from a previous topic....
I found this link for photographic instructions on how to make planting pots. I now have a crowd of them...

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Last post by mandylew
Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:36 pm
Container grown fig

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by Brooklynodog » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:54 pm

Hi there. I want to grow some figs this year, and believe it is possible to do so in a pot(i have no room left in my fruit patch) can anyone advise...

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Last post by Tigger
Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:15 pm
Sideshooting Bush Tomatoes

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by WestHamRon » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:44 pm

I know they are sold with the proviso that they don't need sideshooting, but what are the drawbacks in taking out some of the side shoots?

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Last post by Chantal
Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:29 pm
BUYING FRUIT TREES

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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:31 am

In March Kitchen Garden there is a question about whether it is too late to plant fruit trees and the reply is that it is getting a bit late for bare...

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Last post by Tigger
Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:40 pm
Warming the soil - clear or black plastic?

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by Colin_M » Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:00 pm

Many of us lay down some sort of covering over winter (eg. plastic sheeting, cardboard, carpets etc). One reason for using black plastic that I have...

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Last post by Colin_M
Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:27 pm
Replacements req'd

Last post by pump_king
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by Sky Blue » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:13 pm

Hi All
Looking for alternatives to cauli and broccoli in my brassica section of the garden. Fed-up feeding the butterflies and white fly, going to...

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Last post by pump_king
Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:22 pm
regeneration of blueberry bushes

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by allotmentkate » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:37 am

Hi

I have 2 blueberry bushes which I have had for more years than I can remember. They are currently in large pots of ericacous compost but I am...

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Last post by allotmentkate
Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:40 pm
Chitting/germinating seeds

Last post by Phil S
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by Snowy » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:49 pm

Following a recent article on pre-germinating Parsnip seeds I am trialing pre-germinating other seeds prior to 'sowing' in cells or more often pots....

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Last post by Phil S
Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:38 pm
Sowing in cold compost

Last post by Johnboy
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by Primrose » Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:14 am

I was planning to sow my peppers and aubergines today (to germinate on a lounge windowsill to get an early start) but the sowing compost, stored in a...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:57 am
leaf mulch

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by mandylew » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:49 pm

The council has kindly dropped off a huge pile of leaves at my allotments. Shall i use them as a mulch on my empty beds, asparagus, raspberrys etc,...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:00 am
Algae

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Brooklynodog » Sun Feb 10, 2008 3:41 pm

I appreciate this question isnt really a kitchen garden one, so I hope the administrator will indulge me? I have an area of back garden covered with...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:55 am
Kale tops

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:40 pm

Some of our Cavolo Nero plants are starting to flower. Should I cut the tops off and throw them away so that the rest of the plant throws out some...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:34 pm
supermarket pumpkin seed

Last post by mandylew
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by mandylew » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:12 pm

I bought a nice little squash from the supermarket, variety 'onion squash' grown in the uk and thought i would have a go at growing some of the seeds...

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Last post by mandylew
Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:06 pm
big carrots

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by rickyboy » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm

hi all,can anyone help me locate a variety of carrot called giant flax please???? :shock:

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Feb 05, 2008 3:19 pm
Adding lime to compost

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by hilary » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:45 pm

Hi,
Having read the last post on rotation and lime, I was wondering if anyone added lime to their compost bins. At this time of year I seem to add a...

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Last post by hilary
Tue Feb 05, 2008 2:33 pm
Any ideas on Brussel Sprouts

Last post by George Gray
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by George Gray » Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:47 pm

Over the last few years I have been disappointed with my Brussel Sprouts. I have chopped and changed varieties but to no avail. Can anyone recommend...

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Last post by George Gray
Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:58 pm
pampass mulch

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Brooklynodog » Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:23 pm

Hi there, I am disposing of a 20 year old pampass grass. Underneath the new and newish growth in the base is loads of broken down brown fibrous...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:18 am
Cauliflower

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Geoff » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:24 pm

We do buy the odd veg in the winter if we see a bargain and the last couple of weeks we have bought two huge caulis from Lidl for 48p each. They have...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:40 pm
Rotating

Last post by Geoff
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by Di » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:07 pm

I've been using the wet weekend to plan a rotation. I can't just follow a conventional scheme as I don't grow brassicas but do love squashes....

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Last post by Geoff
Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:52 am
Once grow seed potato

Last post by beeman2
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by beeman2 » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:01 am

What, if anything,is to stop me useing some of last years spuds as this years seed? I'm not a tight wad, :oops: just interested.

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Last post by beeman2
Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:24 am
Cost of seed potatoes

Last post by Sue
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by Sue » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:50 pm

We have just got 2.5K bags of T&M seed potatoes in at work and they are just over £4. I was a bit shocked because you usually see Taylors garden...

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Last post by Sue
Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:43 pm
CAVOLO NERO

Last post by Berlioz
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by tracie » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:51 pm
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Hi everybody,

happy digging and growing for next year.

The new seeds of Italy catalogue has just hit the door mat and looking through I thought...
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Last post by Berlioz
Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:56 pm
Sowing Peas

Last post by Weed
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by Geoff » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:18 am

Which method of sowing peas is best?
I used to sow direct but like most people got patchy results presumably caused by wet and pests. For a few...

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Last post by Weed
Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:08 am
Cleaning Watering Cans

Last post by Johnboy
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by Geoff » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:19 am

All my plastic watering cans had developed a green slime lining, as they do, so I soaked them in Jeyes fluid for a week. When I washed them out with...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:02 am
does size of garlic cloves matter ?

Last post by Lyn
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by skip » Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:49 pm

Hi There

I had a good crop of Solent white garlic last year, so thought I'd sow some of the harvest I have left instead of buying new ones ......

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Last post by Lyn
Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:54 am
Waterlogged containers

Last post by Di
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by Primrose » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:50 pm

After several cloudbursts, most of my patio planters are several inches under water and for the first time, it's not draining away. I've tried to...

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Last post by Di
Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:57 pm
Planting by the moon version 2 For attention of 456 cat

Last post by 456cat
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by alan refail » Sat Jan 05, 2008 2:02 pm

Sorry to start a new thread, but yet again am getting error 403 when trying to post a reply.

The thread Johnboy referred to when suggesting a...

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Last post by 456cat
Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:26 pm
Currant bushes

Last post by Di
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by Di » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:36 pm

I'm trying to bring the currant bushes back to some kind of shape after a year or two of neglect.

The fruit cage was very tangled with bindweed...

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Last post by Di
Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:30 am
Planting by the moon

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Replies: 5
by 456cat » Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:08 pm

I received a copy of a 'planting by the moon' book for Christmas and am trying to keep an open mind about it.

Does anyone have any experience on...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:49 pm
Banana Shallots

Last post by Colin_M
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by beeman2 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:05 am

When is the best time to set Shallot seed?,I have an unheated ghouse with a heated propergator.Chantal was kind enough to give me some seed and I...

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Last post by Colin_M
Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:51 pm
2nd Cropping Potatoes

Last post by gloworm
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by Colin Miles » Mon Nov 12, 2007 5:10 pm

A previous attempt many years ago with 2nd cropping potatoes had yielded virtually nothing, but with the summer potato yield greatly reduced and...

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Last post by gloworm
Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:22 pm
Seaweed as mulch

Last post by Colin_M
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by Jane » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:41 pm

I am lucky enough to live on the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands. I have a largish allotment & a 7 metre solar tunnel. Until moving...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:30 am
Square Foot Gardening Book

Last post by Johnboy
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by Bloaterfish » Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:23 pm

I tried square foot gardening a couple of seasons ago using a book by Mel Bartholomew as a guide. It was quite successful and I am keen to try it...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:36 pm
My Celeriac crop

Last post by Beryl
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by Primrose » Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:58 am

I've been gradually using up my celeriac crop (the seedlings for which Monika kindly sent me) hoping that as autumn/ winter wore on the bulbs would...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Dec 28, 2007 6:14 pm
BLIGHT FREE POTATOES

Last post by richard p
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by Compo » Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:45 pm
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Like a lot of others my spuds suffered seriously with the dreaded blight last year. These ere Sarpo taters are said to be blight resistant, does this...
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Last post by richard p
Thu Dec 27, 2007 8:37 pm
Pollinators for Laxton Pearmain?

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Barry » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:42 pm

I am going to plant a Laxton Pearmain apple tree early in the new year. I got it from the national apple collection at Brogdale. However, I need a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Dec 24, 2007 7:41 am
Keeping garden tools rust free

Last post by richard p
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by Primrose » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:37 am

Have just come across this tip for keeping tools lubricated and rust free. Next time you change the oil in your car, pour it into a bucket of sand...

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Last post by richard p
Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:32 pm
Bonfire ash

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by JohnN » Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:50 am

I've just had tthe mother of all bonfires - nine month's pile of clippings and branches from eucalyptus, elm, brambles and various other woody...

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:59 am
Is it true?

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by GIB » Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:55 am

Is it true that you must not grow potatoes on the same area of ground two years in a row? If so can you tell me why this is please.

thank you.

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:35 pm
Rooty ground

Last post by Mole
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by Elderflower » Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:12 am

I`ve been madly cutting back a bramble patch that`s colonising a chunk of my allotment near the cemetery fence and trying to move further in!
I`ve...

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Last post by Mole
Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:38 pm
Attention Elderflower

Last post by Elderflower
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by oldherbaceous » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:36 am

Dear Elderflower, in nearly every garden i'm now working at, there was an area similar to yours that has been there for years.
I have been making a...

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Last post by Elderflower
Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:51 pm
Farmyard manure v compost

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Sun Dec 02, 2007 1:40 pm

I know I'm late but I've just acquired lots of well rotted horse/straw manure. Is there any difference nutritionally between that and home made...

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Last post by Granny
Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:20 am
Another use for old sponges

Last post by Sue
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by Primrose » Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:05 pm

Found a tip on a website which recommended mincing up old sponges or chopping them into tiny bits and mixing them in with compost in hanging baskets...

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Last post by Sue
Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:18 pm
Broad beans

Last post by Allan
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by josie » Mon Nov 26, 2007 12:52 pm
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:oops: I've just started growing veg for the first time this year and am enjoying it very much but i am not sure about sowing broad beans.Is there a...
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Last post by Allan
Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:09 am
Sowing "fresh" seeds

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:42 pm
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A few people have previously mentioned that they'd sown seeds taken straight from the fruit of a plant (the main example I remember is using fresh...
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Last post by Colin_M
Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:23 pm
Best methods to store cayenne chill peppers

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by acrylicspud » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:24 pm

Hi

Well, one of the successes for me this season has been cayenne chilli peppers grown in a hanging basket. They look fantastic and colourful in...

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Last post by cevenol jardin
Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:31 pm
Crop Rotation

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Colin Miles » Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:35 pm

Having purchased 50 plug plants - Brassicas - and potted them on, when I came to plant them out I didn't really have much space. As my last sowing of...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Nov 25, 2007 4:45 pm
Rubbish Sprouts.

Last post by Johnboy
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by Elderflower » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:00 pm
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My Brussels Sprouts are pathetic! Only about a foot high, sprouts as big as peas or already blown, just useless! :(
My allotment neighbours are...
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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:43 pm
Moving established summer raspberry canes

Last post by richard p
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by Barry » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:17 pm

Can anybody help with this?
I need to move some established summer raspberry canes from an old plot to a new one asap. I tried this recently,...

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Sat Nov 10, 2007 8:33 pm

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