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seed potatoes gone green

Last post by Bren
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by Bren » Thu Apr 05, 2012 2:51 pm

I was hoping to plant the seed potatoes this weekend, when I went to check them I noticed that they had gone green will the new crop be safe to...

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Last post by Bren
Fri Apr 06, 2012 1:04 pm
Growing sweet potatoes

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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:28 pm

I'm sure we've talked about growing sweet potatoes from home grown slips somewhere, but I can't find the thread.

I've got a very well rooted sweet...

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Last post by WestHamRon
Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:53 pm
Irish Seedsavers

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by Marigold » Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:21 pm

Just to tempt you!

I am still saving seed from 2 vegetables I bought from them ten years ago.

The pumpkins look good; the one thing I haven;t...

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Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:21 pm
BIRD SCARERS

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by thetangoman » Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:25 pm

Just thought I would share this with everyone..planted all my onions/shallots etc and erected some new bird scarers .I recently purchased from pound...

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Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:50 pm
Jora Composters

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by melliff » Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:19 am

Anyone use a Jora composter( )? I already compost everything I can but I'd like to compost food waste too. The Jora looks like a good solution but...

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:36 am
Spacing Potatoes

Last post by Geoff
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by Colin Miles » Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:47 pm
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I can either plant 4 rows of 15 potatoes, or 5 slightly wider spaced rows of 12. Which would be best, or would there be no difference?

By the time...
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Last post by Geoff
Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:29 pm
Personal peat vs peat-free experiment

Last post by Colin Miles
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by alan refail » Thu May 19, 2011 3:39 pm
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Following on from this topic LINK , which seems to be fading out, I have decided to carry out some personal tests, non-scientific and purely for my...
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Last post by Colin Miles
Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:33 pm
Planting Charlotte potatoes

Last post by Trixie74
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by Colin Miles » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:06 am

Until the weather is clement enough to plant them out, my Charlotte potatoes sit in the greenhouse being chitted - and shaded so that they don't get...

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Last post by Trixie74
Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:58 pm
Potatoes in limed soil

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by Veggiemite » Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:59 am

One of the allotmenteers suggested I apply lime to the soil to break up the heavy ,wet ,never been planted before area I had set aside for my...

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Last post by solway cropper
Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:13 pm
Potatoes following potatoes?

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by Monika » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:53 pm

We have always used a three year rotation on our allotment and, for various reasons, I want to change the order this coming year. This would mean,...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:44 pm
Leggy Squashes

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by Trixie74 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:48 pm

I seeded a variety of squashes inc courgettes and giant pumpkin. Figured on doing one of each per month Mar - May and seeing what happens. There are...

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Last post by Trixie74
Sun Mar 18, 2012 8:33 pm
Tomato blight

Last post by phill
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by phill » Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:20 pm

Hi people!!
Have heard a tip to stop blight on tomatoes in a greenhouse. Plant a Marigold at the base of each tomato plant and you will be blight...

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Last post by phill
Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:08 pm
Lanky peppers

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:33 pm

My pepper seedlings, both chilli and sweet peppers, have grown a bit more lanky (or "stretched" as they seem to call it nowadays) than I...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:32 pm
Why are supermarket herbs better?

Last post by Geoff
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by sandy_v » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:01 pm

Embarassing but true :oops:
why are those little pots of herbs you buy from the supermarket really good, but when I grow my own on the windowsill...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Mar 13, 2012 10:22 am
Jerusalem artichokes

Last post by Trixie74
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by Trixie74 » Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:25 pm

I've got some Jerusalem artichokes arriving as was planning to stick them in at the end of the shed so they have a bit of support (I believe they get...

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Last post by Trixie74
Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:55 pm
Jeyes fluid

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by solway cropper » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:05 pm

I've been cleaning containers with Jeyes fluid today but I am a bit concerned about its toxicity. Obviously when you're brushing and splashing the...

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Last post by solway cropper
Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:11 pm
Can I used last year's potatoes as seed?

Last post by Trixie74
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by Colin_M » Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:26 pm

I have quite a few spuds I haven't eaten yet and some are starting to show sprouts.

Do any of you ever re-sow last year's spuds? I've always bought...

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Last post by Trixie74
Tue Mar 06, 2012 7:59 pm
Hotbin Composting

Last post by Johnboy
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by Colin Miles » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:50 pm

All the rage after the review on Radio 2. Is it as good as they say, or is it merely a question of good composting practice?

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:04 pm
"chicken thigh" onions a la Raymond Blanc

Last post by Geoff
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by Primrose » Tue Feb 28, 2012 8:24 pm

I was watching his programme on Alsace cooking featuring varieties of French onions and wonder if anybody knows whether sets of the long shallot...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:29 pm
White Powder

Last post by Johnboy
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by donedigging » Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:34 pm

While I was at the allotment this morning I noticed quite a few plots had a dusting of white powder on top of them but then others didn't .
Would...

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Last post by Johnboy
Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:06 pm
Saffron

Last post by thetangoman
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by Gavin » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:12 am

All,
This is my first posting - so be gentle with me.
A year and a bit ago I planted some saffron bulbs (a special offer in KG I think) and got a...

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Last post by thetangoman
Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:00 pm
Pruning a damson tree

Last post by glallotments
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by HelenH » Thu Feb 09, 2012 9:15 pm

Our damson tree has grown very out of shape with several branches particularly long. It's getting a little too big for its location and we need to...

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Last post by glallotments
Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:43 am
purple sprouting broccoli

Last post by donedigging
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by tracie » Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:00 pm

Hi All,

my pruple sprouting broccoli has been in since april/may last year and has not produced any sprouts to pick, and by the looks of it will not...

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Last post by donedigging
Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:32 pm
Personal trials on peat-based and peat-free composts 2012

Last post by solway cropper
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by alan refail » Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:20 am

Following on from last year's personal trials with composts, is anyone else interested in doing some experimental sowing?

Here are the results from...

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Last post by solway cropper
Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:57 pm
lovely cauliflowers

Last post by Elaine
Replies: 8
by pongeroon » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:55 pm

No-one could have been more suprised than me when I found we have grown some lovely caulis. :shock:

I tried them once years ago and got precisely...

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Last post by Elaine
Fri Feb 03, 2012 5:30 pm
Gooseberry growth types and varieties

Last post by Diane
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by sandy_v » Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:04 am

I'm planning to buy my first gooseberries. I'd assumed I would just buy bushes. I'd also heard that they do best as a mini hedge left to run a bit...

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Last post by Diane
Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:43 am
Acidity and Potato's

Last post by Ken65
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by Ken65 » Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:42 pm

I've been testing Ph on the bed planned for this years spuds and found it to be 5.5-6.0 Ph. I've always understood that you should'nt lime where you...

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Last post by Ken65
Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:58 pm
Strawberries

Last post by glallotments
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by Primrose » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:31 pm

I need to dig up my strawberry bed as the plants are about 5 years old now and yields are now reducing.
Previously all my plants have cropped in...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:58 pm
Blown Sprouts

Last post by sally wright
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by Westi » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:17 pm

I've had the mole under my sprouts so they have blown. I've stomped them back in and double staked them a few weeks ago - will any of the baby...

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Last post by sally wright
Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:58 pm
Making leafmould

Last post by Stephen
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by Monika » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:39 pm
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This year I have built myself a leaf cage from metal rods and wire netting because I really want to make some good leafmould, having made some...
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Last post by Stephen
Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:29 pm
best location for Eureka Lemon bush/tree

Last post by Daphne
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by phill » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:28 pm

Happy new year people!! :D
I have taken delivery of a Eureka Lemon tree (small at this stage) and want some advice on best place to grow it as I...

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Last post by Daphne
Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:59 pm
is it ok to use saved potatoes for seed potatoes?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Di » Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:07 am

I only need a few of each variety and baulk at paying out for a kilo or more.

I did have foliar blight last year but all the spuds in storage appear...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:23 pm
sprout help needed...

Last post by glallotments
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by pongeroon » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:14 pm

My Fine Young Man and I are just finishing off the Christmas sprout stem. Its about the only veg we buy in, everything else is homegrown. He says we...

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Last post by glallotments
Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:24 am
Onion Sets

Last post by Elaine
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by Lurganspade » Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:43 am

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Does anyone grow heat treated onion sets in place off or with ordinary sets and how do they compare?

The only reason they appear to be superior...

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:13 am
Sterilising Soil

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Bren » Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:20 pm

How do the foram members sterilise the soil on their allotments? , My late husband used armillatox and recently I came across a piece I cut out years...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:43 am
Advice on heated propagators

Last post by SharonL
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by Ballydoolagh » Thu Dec 08, 2011 10:46 pm

I was considering getting one to start off veg and maybe flowers. For that reason I had thought of one with several compartments. Has anyone any...

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Last post by SharonL
Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:12 am
Melons

Last post by Kleftiwallah
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by phill » Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:35 pm

Hi people, I started growing melons last year in a greenhouse with limited success. I tried "Sweetheart". Can anyone recommend a better...

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Last post by Kleftiwallah
Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:18 pm
Bob Flowerdew puts a dent in the anti-peat campaign

Last post by alan refail
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by alan refail » Thu Dec 15, 2011 3:47 pm

A sensible article from Bob Flowerdew.

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:57 am
PIG MANURE

Last post by Bren
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by Bren » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:52 pm

My son has just got some fresh pig manure and asked me if he could use it right away or would it be better to stack it, he only got his allotment at...

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Last post by Bren
Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:17 pm
Poor Sweetcorn

Last post by Clive.
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by jane E » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:28 pm
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I had the worst ever crop of sweetcorn this year - fed the whole lot to the pig - nothing ripened.
Did anyone else have as bad a crop?
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Last post by Clive.
Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:22 pm
The Heap

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by Diane » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:24 pm

I'm wondering how many of us cover up the compost heap in the winter or leave it open?

I usually leave mine open...as I invariably find things to...

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Last post by freddy
Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:24 pm
Planting dried peas..

Last post by Marigold
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by Marigold » Fri Nov 25, 2011 4:18 pm

Not sure if this is the right place; reading re Carlin peas reminded me.

A few years ago, a packet of dried peas in the cupboard got split and...

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Last post by Marigold
Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:08 pm
Sweet Chilli Dedo de Moça

Last post by Tony Hague
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by alan refail » Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:52 am

I grew this chilli as something new this year. It is a Sweet Ají type pepper/chilli ( Capsicum baccatum ).

Dedo de Moça also comes in a hot strain,...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:30 pm
Re-planting apple tree

Last post by Johnboy
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by JohnN » Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:18 am

Any advice please on re-planting a young eating apple tree, which my neighbour is digging up and has offered to me. It’s about two years old and has...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:24 am
Winter Digging

Last post by solway cropper
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by FredFromOssett » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:26 pm

There are some questions you are afraid to ask for fear of sounding stupid; but here goes anyway.
Having almost finished my winter digging before...

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Last post by solway cropper
Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:13 pm
Pelleted seeds

Last post by Geoff
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by Monika » Thu Nov 03, 2011 7:11 pm

I received the pelleted carrot seed from Moles Seeds today (both pelleted seeds and Moles Seeds recommended on this very Forum!). Now, I know, I...

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Last post by Geoff
Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:52 pm
MANURED BEDS

Last post by Compo
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by Compo » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:44 am

I have been lucky this year and been able to access several tons of extremely well rotted farmyard cow manure, have rough dug the plot and am now...

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Last post by Compo
Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:11 pm
Jersey Lily no show.

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by snooky » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:37 pm

My Jersey Lillies,planted against a south-facing wall,produced plenty of leaves this year but no flowers.All I can put it down to is that when the...

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Last post by snooky
Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:37 pm
sprouting potatoes

Last post by Bren
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by Bren » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:48 pm

When I checked my stored potatoes today I found Charlotte and Kerrs Pink had started to sprout the others Cara, British Queen and Maris Peer were ok,...

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Last post by Bren
Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:52 pm
Rampant japanese anemone

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Diane » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:26 pm

I have a beautiful japanese anemone in the border..but it's spreading to a gravel/shingle area and sending up runners. If I spray the runners with...

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Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:09 am

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