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Leeks

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by Guest » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:41 pm

Hello All

I was going to plant some leeks and in the seed box I found 5 different types. Now, I don't know which ones to plant. I've got...

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Last post by lizzie
Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:48 am
Nine Star Perennial

Last post by Angi
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by arwinfm » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:54 am

Hi - has anyone grown Nine Star Perennial brocolli? Does it have a good taste? How many years have you been able to crop it for? I grow a lot of...

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Last post by Angi
Sat Feb 04, 2006 2:26 pm
baby leeks

Last post by Allan
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by mike1964 » Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:37 pm
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anyone recomend a suitable leek seed for growing baby leeks
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Last post by Allan
Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:20 am
Asparagus

Last post by pigletwillie
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by Colin Miles » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:59 pm

If I were to take advantage of the Asparagus offer in this months KG, am I right in thinking that the optimum allowable space would be 15' x 3' for a...

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Last post by pigletwillie
Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:09 am
Banana shallots

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by Mike T » Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:14 pm

Having tried unsuccessfully to buy in the UK sets or seeds of banana shallots, I found some on sale in our local farm shop. I bought a few (roughly...

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Last post by pigletwillie
Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:54 pm
rhubarb no show

Last post by John
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by bigpepperplant » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:56 pm

I planted some rhubarb for the first time last autumn (Stockbridge Arrow) and so far nothing has come up – not even a tiny shoot. Is this normal...?

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Last post by John
Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:13 pm
Potato Choice

Last post by lizzie
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by sandersj89 » Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:35 am
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I am mulling over what to order for seed potatoes, I usually grow a couple of earlies and a 2 or 3 main crop.

This year I am growing again Mimi...
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Last post by lizzie
Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:38 pm
Crops in polytunnels

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by Allan » Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:39 am

This website is interesting for those who grow mainly in polytunnels
Allan

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Last post by Allan
Sat Jan 28, 2006 4:39 am
Dwarf French Beans

Last post by LakeView
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by Bloaterfish » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:15 am

I was wanting to plant Purple Teepee dwarf French Beans this year . I have planted these before outside with great success on my allotment. However I...

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Last post by LakeView
Fri Jan 27, 2006 10:56 pm
sowing aubergines

Last post by Jenny Green
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by bigpepperplant » Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:37 pm

Could anyone give me any sowing tips for aubergines? I have an 'electric blanket' with a thermostat and an unheated polytunnel, but could germinate...

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Last post by Jenny Green
Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:59 am
Black Pepper ?

Last post by sally wright
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by Laurie, Old severn bridge » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:04 pm

Hi all, has anyone tried to grow black pepper in the green house yet? will it go through the winter in an insulated unheated green house? our...

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Last post by sally wright
Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:30 pm
Ratte potatoes

Last post by ROD 'MR CHILLI' HOLMES
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by yvonne* » Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:51 pm

I was hoping to plant some Ratte seed potatoes this year, but they seem to have disappeared from the pages of all 3 of the 2006 catalogues I...

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Last post by ROD 'MR CHILLI' HOLMES
Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:25 pm
Fruit trees

Last post by Chantal
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by pigletwillie » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:26 pm

I have just collected a Victoria Plum Tree fom James Coles & Sons who are our local Nursery. As they specialise in growing trees and are local I...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:57 pm
Manure!

Last post by secret guest
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by mazmezroz » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:29 pm

I have some muck left from last year which is lovely and crumbly, but just about all gone. I now have a lovely great big new pile - but it's quite...

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Last post by secret guest
Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:13 pm
Garden compost as potting compost

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by hilary12 » Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:30 am

Having had a large builders 'dumpy' bag of 5 year old compost given as a present! I was wondering how best to use some of it as a general potting...

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Last post by secret guest
Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:08 pm
Raised beds

Last post by vivie veg
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by Helensusan » Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:50 am

We have 5 raised vegetable growing beds in our garden each measuring 15' x 4'. They work really well and I have grown a multitude of veg over the...

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Last post by vivie veg
Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:53 am
comfrey

Last post by jane E
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by mandylew » Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:54 pm
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I just bought some comfrey roots on e-bay and was wondering if anyone had good advice for how/when /where to plant them, also would 6 be enough to...
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Last post by jane E
Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:39 pm
sowing parsnips in loo rolls

Last post by Guest
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by taralastair » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:30 pm

I remember this topic coming up last year and going into some detail about how and why to do this, however I have searched the old forum and can't...

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Last post by Guest
Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:16 pm
raised bed heights

Last post by Angi
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by Laurie, Old severn bridge » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:13 pm

hey, what height of raised beds? do you lot recomend ,what works for you, 6-8" worked well last year for onions,10-12" worked well for...

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Last post by Angi
Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:26 pm
chitting potatoes

Last post by Iain
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by bigpepperplant » Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:12 pm

hi just bought some pink fir apple potatoes: can I start chitting them now? And does anyone know if I can chit them in my polytunnel...? it's light...

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Last post by Iain
Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:32 am
Strawberry tables

Last post by haggis
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by haggis » Sat Jan 07, 2006 9:48 pm

Just spent my Xmas money on a table frame thingy for growing strawberries. Has anyone used one and if so are then any varieties that seem to do well?...

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Last post by haggis
Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:13 pm
Bonfire ash

Last post by Beccy
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by sandy_v » Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:08 pm

I've got a big heap of bonfire ash, from burning straw and wood shavings.
Can I use it on the garden, and what is the best way to do this?
Is it...

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Last post by Beccy
Wed Jan 18, 2006 5:37 pm
Salads in a North facing conservatory

Last post by John
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by Mr Potato Head » Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:02 am

Sounds a bit like a botched design job, but actually it's a half-timber / half-glass entrance porchway - about the size of a small shed. It's pretty...

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Last post by John
Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:05 pm
Seed Viability?

Last post by valmarg
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by Helen » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:44 pm

Hi
I only have two smallish veggy beds so needless to say an ordinary pkt of seeds will last several seasons usually past there Sow By date is...

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Last post by valmarg
Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:51 pm
Pak choi

Last post by Tigger
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by Chantal » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:21 pm

Does anyone have any tips for growing pak choi? My sister has requested I grow some and it's new to me (although I have eaten it). Do I treat it like...

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Last post by Tigger
Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:24 pm
windbreak

Last post by Angi
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by Louise » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:22 pm

I start loads of veg in cells in my propagator/polytunnel, but had a real problem hardening them off last year as we had a north wind for weeks.I am...

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Last post by Angi
Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:07 am
Digging up grassland

Last post by jane E
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by salopfowl » Sun Jan 15, 2006 1:22 pm

Hello there, we are running out of space in our veg plot and are planning to dig up part of a paddock to grow larger crops of onions and potatoes
I...

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Last post by jane E
Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:15 pm
Blackcurrant cuttings rooted in water - what now?

Last post by bigpepperplant
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by sue-the-recycler » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:46 pm

I planted my new blackcurrant bushes a few weeks ago and cut them back to 2 above the ground - Not being one to throw anything away :) I put the...

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Last post by bigpepperplant
Mon Jan 16, 2006 7:17 pm
Seriously irked by anon " guests"

Last post by Mr Potato Head
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by Sr Clare Julian » Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:10 am

( on the grounds of best practices )
Dear Ones all, especially our beloved moderators.

I am getting serious righteous indignation here at the...

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Last post by Mr Potato Head
Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:17 am
POTATO BARRELS

Last post by pigletwillie
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by pigletwillie » Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:01 am

Having had my potato crops decimated by slugs over the years, I now grow my potatoes in tubs. Having seen the price of the ones from the seed...

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Last post by pigletwillie
Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:17 pm
The feasibility of growing fruit in pots

Last post by Guest
Replies: 7
by Guest » Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:03 am

In my first season of growing, and perhaps naievely, my wife and I decided to grow small root-stock cherries in pots, and chose one self pollinator...

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Last post by Guest
Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:36 am
An alternative to wood for raised bed sides

Last post by Beryl
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by Victoria Hellyer » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:44 pm

I am hoping to start growing veg at the bottom of our recently-moved-to garden but the soil is very wet, most of the year, as it is on a water...

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Last post by Beryl
Fri Jan 13, 2006 9:25 pm
How do you decide what to grow?

Last post by pigletwillie
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by Lisa » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:06 pm
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Help...

I've got at 10 pole allotment, which I started part of last year. This year I want to make the most of it and grow a good selection of veg...
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Last post by pigletwillie
Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:08 pm
Jostaberry & Worcesterberry (American Gooseberry)

Last post by Guest
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by Guest » Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:48 pm

Greetings All,

I am just wondering whether or not any of you have grown Jostaberry or Worcesterberry (American Gooseberry) before.

I have both...

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Last post by Guest
Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:05 am
Peas

Last post by Guest
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by Angi » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:30 pm

I shall be growing tall peas again this year, and would like to improve on my usual means of support which involves stout canes and netting. This...

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Last post by Guest
Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:34 pm
Which potatos should I grow?

Last post by Jenny Green
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by sue-the-recycler » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:29 pm
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Hi folks
Despite being a veteran of the veg plot I have never - no never - grown potatoes, always seems such a lot of effort compared to carrying...
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Last post by Jenny Green
Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:00 pm
planted garlic

Last post by Ian F
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by Guest » Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:21 pm

planted it over a mnotrh ago i think, purple white (massive cloves).

still nothing showing, i presume it should be???

opinions anyone? should i...

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Last post by Ian F
Mon Jan 09, 2006 1:07 pm
Red Brussell Sprouts

Last post by Boplicity
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by JazzDuke » Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:27 pm

I have just come by some seed :wink: but don't have any garden, just lots of concrete. Is it possible to grow sprouts in pots? I have some 15 ones -...

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Last post by Boplicity
Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:15 pm
The big dig

Last post by Chantal
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by Dopolous » Tue Jan 03, 2006 7:28 pm

Does anybody have any info on when the powers that be will deem it to be the correct time of year and during the day to put this program back on?

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Last post by Chantal
Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:38 pm
Organic

Last post by Guest
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by Guest » Tue Dec 27, 2005 5:54 pm
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For many years gardeners have used lime ,fish/b&b.Superphosphate,Sulphate of ammonia and potash believing they are replacing trace elements from...
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Last post by Guest
Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:45 pm
Dahlias

Last post by Jude
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by Jude » Fri Dec 16, 2005 11:33 pm

Sorry, yet another question! If I grow dahlias from seed will I eventually get tubers?

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Last post by Jude
Fri Jan 06, 2006 1:18 pm
Sprouts

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by Susi Norman » Sat Dec 24, 2005 6:05 pm

I am regularly producing salad sprouts from Alfalfa, Mustard, Fenugreek, Clover &c.. Does anyone know if there is any difference if I buy the...

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Last post by Molly
Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:59 pm
pumpkin seeds

Last post by LakeView
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by julie » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:07 pm

Hi, not sure if this is right area - I have just finished a pumpkin and wondered if it is possible to save the seeds to plant for next year. If it is...

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Last post by LakeView
Tue Jan 03, 2006 6:18 pm
Braveheart brussels sprouts

Last post by Colin Miles
Replies: 1
by Mike T » Tue Jan 03, 2006 12:08 pm

Does anybody know what has happened to Braveheart brussels sprouts??

They seem to have vanished from the seed catalogues I order from. They were...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:27 pm
Potatoes in pots

Last post by Colin Miles

by Colin Miles » Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:12 pm

Hi Mr Potato Head!

Yes - Feb's KG issue is certainly interesting regarding potatoes in pots. Basically he is using a variation on that used with...

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Last post by Colin Miles
Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:12 pm
alkline soil - how to reduce the ph?

Last post by Tony Hague
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by sue-the-recycler » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:25 am

Hi - Merry Christmas folks
I have just opened and used one of my christmas presents (never could wait till the big day :D )Now I knew my soil was...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Tue Jan 03, 2006 1:59 pm
Homemade Polytunnel!

Last post by Beccy
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by Iain » Thu Dec 08, 2005 7:12 pm

Have just come across a recipe for a homemade polytunnel. Seems ingenious, and I'm sure it would work. This is the url:

If that fails, try:...

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Last post by Beccy
Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:16 pm
wood for raised beds

Last post by doddy
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by paul » Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:14 pm

I would like to put some raised beds on my allot ment and would prefer not to use treated timber. Larch is often recommended as having reasonable...

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Last post by doddy
Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:05 pm
New potatoes & slugs

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by Sue » Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:25 pm

Can anyone recommend new potato varieties that will cope with fairly heavy clay soil, are slug resistant and have some blight resistance. My...

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Last post by CMB
Tue Dec 27, 2005 5:33 pm
carrots & seaweed?

Last post by Gardening Girl
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by Gardening Girl » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:59 am

Hi

I didn't do very well this year with carrots or parsnips as I didn't have much time to properly prepare the bed, which consisted of an...

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Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:51 am

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