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Rat tails

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by Pawty » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:15 pm

Hi,

I love to grow novelty veg. This year I planted radish rat tails (suttons) . The plant looks nothing like the cover and has no fruit pods....

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Last post by Diane
Sat Jan 21, 2017 2:43 pm
Blown sprouts

Last post by JohnN
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by JohnN » Sun Nov 13, 2016 10:16 am

Though my few Brussels sprout plants have grown strongly, all the sprouts, though quite big, are very "loose", or blown - none of the nice...

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Last post by JohnN
Wed Nov 23, 2016 9:22 am
Sooty grapes

Last post by KG Steve
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by KG Steve » Tue Nov 08, 2016 2:59 pm

Does anyone have any tips for cleaning up the grapes I have just harvested from my polytunnel? It's my own fault - many of them are covered with...

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Last post by KG Steve
Wed Nov 09, 2016 9:57 am
Use your herbs

Last post by Monika
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:53 am

I picked a bunch of broad leaved sage today and made some sage tea. Pour boiling water on it in the tea pot and posh it about a bit to help burst the...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:06 pm
When do you harvest pears

Last post by Westi
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by PLUMPUDDING » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:19 am

When is the best time to harvest pears if you want to store some?

If you wait until they come away easily when you lift them they need eating...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Sep 30, 2016 8:29 am
Eating the foliage of vegetables

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sat Sep 24, 2016 12:18 pm

I was cutting back some sprawling climbing bean foliage this morning and the thought idly occurred to me that there seems to be some vegetable...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:25 pm
Rhubarb (in British climate)

Last post by Monika
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by Anthony Appleyard » Sun Sep 25, 2016 2:36 pm

I live in England. My back garden is excessively shaded by neighbours' trees which have grown up over the years, but in about the remaining sunniest...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Sep 25, 2016 7:03 pm
Onion Skins Drying

Last post by peter
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by Westi » Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:14 pm
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How long does it take for onions to make their lower layers into papery skin? I had to peel down quite a bit (3 layers), to remove blemishes...
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Last post by peter
Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:18 pm
Beetroot maturing

Last post by JohnN
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by JohnN » Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:23 am

Is anyone else having a problem with their beetroot (Boltardy) maturing properly? The foliage looks fine and using Enviromesh I seem to have dodged...

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Last post by JohnN
Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:40 am
Good spuds

Last post by Pa Snip
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by JohnN » Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:14 am

I wonder how other KFGers are faring with their "earlies". I've had a super crop of Arran Pilots. I had 12 plants which I've just harvested...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Jul 17, 2016 8:02 pm
Elephnt garlic.

Last post by Pawty
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by Primrose » Mon May 23, 2016 2:55 pm

Firat time growing it and dn,t have have muxh experience of growing ordinary garlic.
Firat plant has suddenly gone to seed. Should I pull it up just...

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Last post by Pawty
Mon May 23, 2016 6:37 pm
Rhubarb-rhubarb-rhubarb.

Last post by peter
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by Ricard with an H » Sun May 08, 2016 6:56 am

I'm not complaining, this is my first year of a steady crop since I planted them though they were grown from seed.

I have two clay forcing pots and...

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Last post by peter
Tue May 10, 2016 11:04 am
Unripe shop bought pears

Last post by Beryl
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by Barry » Tue Apr 26, 2016 11:17 pm

Where do Lidl buy their pears?

Pears, as most of you know, are generally picked and sold slightly under ripe, but then ripen, usually when our backs...

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Last post by Beryl
Sat May 07, 2016 8:00 pm
Asparagus

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by M11064 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:43 pm

I planted asparagus for the first time earlier this year. What should I do with the fawns this Autumn. Should I cut them down to the ground? If so...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:38 pm
Victoria Plum Tree

Last post by Pa Snip
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by M11064 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:49 pm

I planted a plum tree about 7 years ago and have had some pretty good crops but this year I got virtually none. I think I lost nearly all the flowers...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:20 pm
New Rasp canes

Last post by Pa Snip
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by M11064 » Mon Nov 09, 2015 4:52 pm

I planted 3 rasp canes this year for the first time. One died in a couple of months but the other two did well with a small number of rasps being...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Mon Nov 09, 2015 6:11 pm
Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers

Last post by Primrose
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by WestHamRon » Thu Oct 08, 2015 8:27 pm

I first bought these about 4 years ago and waited until they were bright yellow, as per the photo on the seed packet.
They seemed quite bland, as...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:05 am
Popcorn (?)

Last post by Monika
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by Tony Hague » Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:59 pm

Should this go in Harvesting Q&A or Cooking Tips ? Dunno. I'll try here ...

I've grown some poping corn. The James Wong stuff. Tall,...

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Last post by Monika
Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:58 pm
Black Tomatoes

Last post by clairelv1
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by Westi » Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:28 pm

I have grown some of those James Wong black tomatoes - & boy are they black & shiny, but have been since they set. They have never been...

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Last post by clairelv1
Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:00 am
Oven drying Victoria plums

Last post by robo
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by Primrose » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:35 pm

Freezer pretty full and will be making some jam but has anybody ever tried oven drying Victoria plums?
Any hints? Do you dry them plain or are they...

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Last post by robo
Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:59 pm
asparagus

Last post by robo
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by robo » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:19 pm

Hi all, earlier in the year for the first time i planted 20 asparagus roots most of them are up and growing well i was told they where 3 years old...

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Last post by robo
Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:30 pm
How to cope with maturing veg when you go on holiday

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by Primrose » Wed Aug 05, 2015 3:16 pm

I'm hoping many of you will have had this dilemma at some point and can add your own words of wisdom.
When we go on holiday it always seems to be...

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Last post by robo
Wed Aug 05, 2015 4:20 pm
This year - last year

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Mon Aug 03, 2015 7:11 pm

Is this year a "good" growing year? It certainly is for us. With our allotment halved, we expected to get about half the produce but the...

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Last post by Monika
Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:30 pm
Broad beans and cauliflowers

Last post by Catherine
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by Catherine » Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:44 pm

Today I picked 3.5 kg broad beans before shelling and had 790g beans. I have also picked 10 cauliflowers heads which are all ready at the same time,...

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Last post by Catherine
Mon Aug 03, 2015 6:52 pm
Cucumelons

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:30 pm

Does anyone know how big the fruit of these are supposed to get? I've lots of fruit but all are minuscule, however some are softening which I thought...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Jul 16, 2015 8:29 pm
Ripening blackcurrants

Last post by robo
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by Primrose » Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:49 am

Picked some blackcurrants yesterday evening. A few could have dne with a few more hours sunshine to ripen them a little more but birds already...

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Last post by robo
Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:30 pm
elephant garlic bulbils

Last post by Chantal
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by retropants » Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:27 pm

I dug up my elephant garlic yesterday, each one had several weeny cloves or bulbils attached at the base of the roots. Do I just plant these,...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:59 pm
My Harvest today!

Last post by robo
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by Westi » Sun May 31, 2015 7:11 pm

To me it still seems quite early in the season even though it is the 1st June tomorrow. (Probably the cooler temp & drizzle makes it feel like...

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Last post by robo
Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:43 pm
Oven dried tomatoes stored in olive oil - botulism risks

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Wed Apr 08, 2015 8:07 pm

We have just made a batch of oven dried tomatoes (good deal from a market stall) which we plan to store in a jar of olive oil in the fridge.
I am...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed May 06, 2015 5:13 pm
Too many parsnips !

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:05 pm

Need to dig my remaining parsnips to sow this years seeds crops. I have too many and this was from two year old seed. Any imaginative ideas for using...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:37 pm
calcots

Last post by robo
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by robo » Tue Feb 24, 2015 5:23 pm

Hi all, over here in spain they have a vegatable called calcots for all intense and purpose they are a miniture leek but grown in a similar way to...

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Last post by robo
Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:45 pm
Pressrving beetroot

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Fri Nov 07, 2014 4:18 pm

I,ve just pulled up up a batch of beetroot and was wondering if there was any other way of preserving it in jars rather than sweet pickling, so that...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Nov 14, 2014 4:48 pm
onions

Last post by Elaine
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by robo » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:11 pm

we have had a good year for onions , in the past ive never grown a lot but this year we have had more than ever before, I pulled them all up in...

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Last post by Elaine
Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:19 pm
Pumpkins

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:09 pm

Great result from them this year but must say have been disappointed with Autumn Crown. Thought it would be a good mix being a cross between Crown...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Oct 23, 2014 6:06 pm
runner beans

Last post by robo
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by robo » Wed Oct 15, 2014 10:51 am

This year ive grown some runner beans for the first time in about 20 years both me and my wife have never been keen on them but I though I would give...

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Last post by robo
Wed Oct 15, 2014 4:28 pm
raspberries for village show

Last post by The Mouse
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by The Mouse » Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:34 pm

Does anyone know if you should remove the calix or not when showing raspberries?
Our village is having its first produce (and handicraft) show for...

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Last post by The Mouse
Mon Oct 13, 2014 11:04 am
Plums

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Cathy1960 » Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:05 pm

Hello,

We have 2 plum trees in the back garden and this year's crop was really bad. One tree didn't produce any fruit at all and another only...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:46 pm
Apple ripe?

Last post by retropants
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by JohnN » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:42 am

Is there any foolproof way to determine when Bramley apples are ripe for picking? I usually pick mid-September, but this year - perhaps due to the...

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Last post by retropants
Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:14 pm
Monster gherkins

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:11 pm

Just returned from a fortnight's holiday and discovered my gherkins have grown to the size of cucumbers. The biggest weighs in in at 1 lb 6 oz,and...

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Last post by Primrose
Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:23 am
Fruitful

Last post by Elaine
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by JohnN » Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:23 pm

Are others finding this a top year for fruit? As well as a laden Bramley tree our Quince tree is full of fruit and when we went blackberrying with...

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Last post by Elaine
Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:23 pm
Squash - is there a problem?

Last post by alan refail
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by mr-cecil » Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:05 pm

I'm growing a butternut squash in a 20 liter container (see picture). It's got quite a number of squash growing on them (7 so far).

I'd like your...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:08 pm
Outdoor melon

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:45 pm

I have a very nice free self sown (smooth skinned) ) melon developing in a south facing border obviously from seeds thrown onto compost heap. It...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:41 pm
Storing sweet potato

Last post by WestHamRon
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by Jane » Sat Sep 28, 2013 10:17 am

Hi I have grown sweet potatoes again this year and will probably cook them down and freeze but it would be nice to keep a few for baking. Has anyone...

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Last post by WestHamRon
Mon Jul 21, 2014 7:59 pm
Kilner Jars

Last post by The Kilner Man
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by The Kilner Man » Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:22 pm

Spare parts rubber seals, sealing lids & Screw bands for all the old type screw top Kilner Jars plus reconditioned jars are available now at

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Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:28 pm
On a positive note....

Last post by Monika
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by retropants » Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:43 pm
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I have picked 10 cucumbers so far this week! 8)
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Last post by Monika
Mon Jul 07, 2014 9:26 am
garlic is a disaster

Last post by robo
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by retropants » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:51 pm
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well, i think that just about sums it up. for the first time in 21 years, I'll be eating supermarket garlic. not impressed. all bulbs are either...
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Last post by robo
Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:52 am
Rhubarb year 1

Last post by retropants
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by mr-cecil » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:38 pm
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Hi there,

I've been googling and reading various articles that suggest you should not harvest newly planted rhubarb in the first year.

Do you agree...
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Last post by retropants
Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:03 pm
raddish

Last post by Geoff
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by robo » Thu May 08, 2014 5:12 pm

We have pulled our first raddish up today, plump little devils, we normally have these on salads or to chew on as a snack, one of the girls down the...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu May 08, 2014 7:41 pm
When is my Broccoli ready?

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by mr-cecil » Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:18 am

Hi there, I've never grown Broccoli before (or very much at all), and I'm wondering if my Broccoli is nearly ready. I'm concerned because I'm about...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:11 pm
Olives

Last post by Westi
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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:04 am

We have just had our first jar of olives from my own tree. It has taken several months of rinsing, adding fresh water and salt to remove the bitter...

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Fri Apr 18, 2014 6:01 pm

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