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Squashes

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by WestHamRon » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:06 pm

This may seem a silly question, but it's something that has been bugging me.
Most squashes produce long shoots or feelers from which flowers and...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:21 am
growing magnolia seeds.

Last post by Johnboy
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by Diane » Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:18 pm

How easy is it to grow magnolia seeds? I have been given a couple of pods from a large magnolia tree (pink flowers) and would like to have a go. Are...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:01 pm
PRUNING SHRUBS

Last post by Loirette
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by Loirette » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:54 pm

This is my first posting, so hello out there.

I have recently inherited a large and slightly overgrown garden and would like to know how much I...

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Last post by Loirette
Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:14 am
Crown Imperial

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by Ali.M » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:43 pm

I have three crowm imperial corms which have been in the ground for 3 years. Each year they grow to about 18'' and then wilt and dissappear! any...

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Last post by Ali.M
Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:12 pm
Daffodils

Last post by madasafish
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by JohnN » Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:15 am

Last spring my wife planted, in large pots, daffodils of the King Alfred variety. She was disappointed to find that most of them came up 'blind' ie...

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Last post by madasafish
Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:28 pm
Over-summered tulip bulbs

Last post by Monika
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by Primrose » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:52 am

What do you all do with your tulip bulbs once they've finished flowering? Last spring I took them out of the patio containers and stored them in...

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Last post by Monika
Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:30 pm
Pruning a Eucalyptus

Last post by Johnboy
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by JohnN » Wed Oct 24, 2007 3:43 pm

I have a 20ft high eucalyptus tree which grows like mad and I have to cut back every year. I usually cut the shoots down to the 12 'nodules' (which...

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Last post by Johnboy
Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:18 pm
Strawberries

Last post by Primrose
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by Elderflower » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:16 pm

I`ve just finished potting up my strawberry runners - and sturdy little plants they are too!
Tell me - will they fruit next year?

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:29 am
Garden recycling bins

Last post by Bren
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by JohnN » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:46 am

Just thought I'd mention that if your District Council offers GRBs, it's a good idea to have one, even if you have a compost heap. My DC does one for...

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Last post by Bren
Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:59 pm
rotting pumpkin stalk

Last post by seedling
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by seedling » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:59 pm

Can anyone advise me on storing pumpkins. I have two tom thumb pumkins in storage. One has started to rot at thr top of the stalk. Should i just cut...

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Last post by seedling
Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:48 pm
? Do figs and loganberries stay green in winter

Last post by Johnboy
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by Lady Gardener » Tue Oct 16, 2007 8:40 pm

Not the actual figs or berries!!!!

I have a friend who wants to grow some plants on a south facing brick wall ( garage). He would like plants that...

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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Oct 19, 2007 12:26 pm
White Fly

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by hilary » Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:48 am

Hi,
Has anyone a method of ridding the plot of white fly. This year seems to be worst than ever both greenhouse and outdoors. Next year I am going...

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Last post by hilary
Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:23 am
Preparing a bed for raspberries

Last post by Johnboy
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by Marge » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:03 pm

I would like to have a go at growing raspberries next year. I have a border next to my garage and was wondering what tips people have for preparing...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:52 am
potatoe / nightshade family

Last post by skip
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by skip » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:21 pm

Hi There - Please could some of you brainy bods help me out ....?

I'm trying to identify all the species from the nightshade family, please could...

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Last post by skip
Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:40 pm
Sweetcorn and baby sweetcorns questions

Last post by acrylicspud
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by acrylicspud » Sun Sep 23, 2007 6:20 pm

Hello

I had 3 attempts at sowing sweetcorn this year, as I was unaware about how much the roots dislike being moved (so the first 2 early attemps...

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Last post by acrylicspud
Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:06 pm
Family (apple) tree

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:30 pm

We are thinkimg of planting a family tree with the apple varieties James Grieve, Sunset and Discovery, all supposdely suited to northern climes. This...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:13 pm
dahlia

Last post by david71
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by david71 » Tue Oct 09, 2007 10:16 am

i have only one dahlia plant, in a pot, which flowered last year. it was so good that i would like to grow it on again next year. can anyone advise...

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Last post by david71
Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:07 am
Garlic question

Last post by Monika
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by GIB » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:41 am

Is it ok to plant next years garlic from cloves grown this year, or are the cloves that the seed companies sell different in some way?

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Last post by Monika
Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:59 pm
Garden compost

Last post by madasafish
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by Monika » Sat Oct 06, 2007 8:44 pm

We opened one of our large compost bins on the allotment today (approx 5' x 5') and started shovelling out the compost which has been...

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Last post by madasafish
Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:02 pm
Pruning Apple TRees

Last post by Bren
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by Bren » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:52 pm

Help needed, how is the best way to prune apple trees and when? also a pear tree, grown from a pip 25 years ago, 2nd. year its fruited.

Bren

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Last post by Bren
Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:01 pm
seed saving

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by strawberry tart » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:59 pm

stumbled across this tonight. I found several things quite informative.s.t.

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Last post by Chantal
Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:15 pm
Borlotti Beans

Last post by Granny
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by longpod » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:47 pm
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Morning All,
I have grown some borlotti beans, and now looking for advice. Last year I tried growing them up twigs (large ones), not very...
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Last post by Granny
Wed Oct 03, 2007 12:29 pm
Up-Side-Down Tomatoes

Last post by Chantal
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by atco » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:14 pm

Hi Folks,
Has anyone tried the new containers to grow tomatoes up-side-down this year and how have they faired?
Take care
Atco

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Last post by Chantal
Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:22 pm
How to get carrots to germinate??

Last post by Colin_M
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by Colin_M » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:06 pm
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Though I've managed to get most things to grow, the one I consistently fail with are carrots. The main problem I've had this year is getting them to...
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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:18 pm
Poor Seeds

Last post by Chantal
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by CradleyMike » Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:11 pm

Which have carried out a survey that has been carried by a number of newspapers that states that a number of the top seed companies are selling poor...

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Last post by Chantal
Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:05 pm
CALLING MR BEAN (or Mrs)

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by ROD 'MR CHILLI' HOLMES » Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:16 am

Right 1st things 1st

My runner beans i've:
Frozen them
Salted them
Pickled them
Eaten them

Even the cat has had them introduced to her diet...

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Last post by alan refail
Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:52 am
Damson Trees

Last post by richard p
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by Lady Gardener » Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:57 pm

My damson trees carried a very heavy crop but the problem is they are so tall I can only reach a few branches to pick them. Shaking the tree did not...

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Last post by richard p
Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:52 am
chilli king

Last post by Primrose
Replies: 24
by ROD 'MR CHILLI' HOLMES » Fri Sep 28, 2007 4:59 am
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Hi all,
Sorry for not being about for the last 12 or so months.......big apologies to all of those that have posted messages and received no...
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Last post by Primrose
Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:46 am
how late can you lift potatoes?

Last post by strawberry tart
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by acrylicspud » Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:34 pm

Hi

I planted some Pink Fir Apples earlier in the year (you may remember as I posted on here for advice at the time!) which have been a successful...

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Last post by strawberry tart
Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:50 am
Pearlwort

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by Monika » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:11 pm

When I dig our allotment beds I sometimes come across "rafts" of a sort of moss with "flowers". I think it's pearlwort. Should I...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:11 pm
Defined beds

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by Granny » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:09 am
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My veg patch is at the bottom of a long garden and we have grass paths between the patches we have dug over. For a variety of reasons (mainly uneven...
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Last post by GIULIA
Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:50 pm
Brassicas in pots

Last post by Chantal
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by Colin_M » Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:45 pm

Whilst following the advice of others to start my cabbages etc in pots (as a way of helping them overcome clubroot) I left some kohlrabi in too long....

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Last post by Chantal
Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:24 am
All Year Round Caulis

Last post by Elderflower
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by Elderflower » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:11 am

Being a bit dim I thought that `all the year round` caulis could be planted all the year round.
What a wally eh? :lol:
Anyway, I`ve got a nice bed...

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Last post by Elderflower
Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:00 pm
Runner beans

Last post by Jenny Green
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by Granny » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:36 am

I'm thinking about next year's plot plan! This year my runners and climbing French beans were in a corner of the patch where they wouldn't shade...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:32 pm
Leeks going to seed

Last post by Monika
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by Chantal » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:44 am
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I'm finding a lot of my Winter Giant leeks are going to seed this year. I have watered them well over the past few dry weeks.

Does anyone know why...
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Last post by Monika
Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:08 pm
Choice of onion?

Last post by Geoff
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by Jules » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:01 am

Can anyone recommend a variety of onion to me. I have in the past grown Sturon - quite successful and this year Red Baron - not so successful!
I am...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:26 am
What can I sow now?

Last post by cevenol jardin
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by helixdesign » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:19 am
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I've just dug my potatoes up as they have been attacked by blight. I now have a vacant bed. What can I sow at this time of year? Am I too late for...
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Last post by cevenol jardin
Thu Sep 20, 2007 9:43 am
Overwintering sugar snap peas?

Last post by vivienz
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by vivienz » Wed Sep 19, 2007 1:40 pm

Hello all,
Is it possible/practical to sow sugar snap peas now or in October to overwinter for next spring? If so, would I need to keep them in a...

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Last post by vivienz
Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:34 pm
What's been most successful in your greenhouse/tunnel?

Last post by arthur e
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by Colin_M » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:19 am

For the last few years we've tried and had only average results with:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Aubergines
- Melons

:?: Can anyone advise other...

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Last post by arthur e
Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:17 pm
Sowing Peas

Last post by strawberry tart
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by Colin Miles » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:47 pm

A couple of years ago, when moving to where I am now, we had to have the gutters replaced. So I used the old ones for sowing peas. This works...

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Last post by strawberry tart
Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:37 pm
comfrey

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by david71 » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:46 am
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i have read that the use of comfrey can cause cancer if taken internally. any thoughts on it's use as a liquid manure?
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Last post by Johnboy
Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:57 am
Stripping leaves off outdoor tomatoes

Last post by Bren
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by Primrose » Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:23 am

I'm torn. Do I strip off some of the leaves to help my remaining outdoor tomatoes catch the best of the sun to ripen, or leave the leaves on to...

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Last post by Bren
Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:55 pm
Orchard trees

Last post by Jenny Green
Replies: 19
by heyjude » Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:29 am
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First posting - so good morning all.

We have just bought some land adjoining our garden and step one is to expand an existing small patch of...
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Last post by Jenny Green
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:53 am
Strawberries - varieties & suppliers

Last post by Beryl
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by Geoff » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:20 pm

I have decided my strawberries are knackered - weeded them today and not a single runner has been produced.
So replacement advice required. I have...

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Last post by Beryl
Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:12 pm
yard long beans

Last post by FatB
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by psummerfield99 » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:48 pm

Has anyone successfully grown and harvested Yard long beans. I tried them this year on our allotment outside and in the polytunnel with absolutely no...

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Last post by FatB
Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:52 pm
No figs appearing

Last post by FatB
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by Primrose » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:37 pm

My four year old fig plant in a container is not showing any figs at all this year. (I had about 10 last year). Could this be due to poor weather...

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Last post by FatB
Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:49 pm
Strulch

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by Primrose » Fri Sep 07, 2007 1:21 pm

Has anybody used Strulch, which is apparently a mineralised wheat straw garden mulch? I see it is being sold for £6 for a 100 litre bag which will...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:24 pm
Renovating a patio

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by JohnN » Fri Sep 07, 2007 5:02 pm

Advice and ideas, please!
My patio, constructed of Noelite paving with ½” gaps, needs re-pointing. Over some 40 years it has done good service and...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:33 am
Rhubarb - Rhubarb !

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by Tiny Tubar » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:20 pm

My rhubarb has done exceptionally well this year but I would really like to move it to another part of my garden to increase my growing space for...

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Last post by Tiny Tubar
Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:05 pm
Cucumber seed

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by psummerfield99 » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:54 pm

I have grown outdoor cucumbers on my allotment successfully from seed from Marshalls called Gracius. They are no longer offering this variety and...

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Last post by psummerfield99
Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:54 pm

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