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Pheasant glut

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by tea-shot » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:25 am
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I know that pheasants aren't fruit or vegetables but in the self- sufficiency lifestyle we are trying - and failing :? - to live any produce that...
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Last post by Tigger
Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:48 am
First parsnips

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:38 pm

Have just dug up my first parsnips of the winter. What a disappointment! Nice fat tops for the first three inches, then nothing but spikey whiskered...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:23 am
Keeping Brussels sprouts fresh

Last post by John
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by Primrose » Sun Jan 21, 2007 4:44 pm

As I don't grow my own I've cheated and bought a delicious looking stem of Brussels sprouts from a farm shop. If I dip the end of the stem in water...

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Last post by John
Sun Jan 21, 2007 5:53 pm
Cape Gooseberries,

Last post by Wellie
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by Piglet » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:49 pm

Can you ripen these off the plant. We have just cut our down but have saved many green fruits. Will they ripen in our kitchen or should we compost...

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Last post by Wellie
Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:23 pm
Saving squash seeds

Last post by peter
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by Primrose » Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:47 pm

What does everybody do with their winter squash seeds? Do you just compost them or dry them so they can be toasted & eaten as a snack? If the...

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Last post by peter
Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:39 pm
Runner bean seeds

Last post by Alison
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by Piglet » Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:58 pm

Like many people I save my own seed at the end of the season. However today I was pulling down the dead plants to compost and pulled off all of the...

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Last post by Alison
Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:58 pm
harvesting beetroot

Last post by Granny
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by Granny » Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:00 am
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I know baby beetroot are delicious when harvested in early summer, but what about now? I've just pulled up all my leftover beetroot to store and have...
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Last post by Granny
Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:23 am
Pumpkins

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by amo » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:21 pm

Hi

I just picked my pumpkins and their skins are all cracked. They are not that big.

Why?

Thank you very much

AMO

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Last post by Tigger
Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:05 pm
Purple carrots

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by Primrose » Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:02 pm

have just pulled up the purple carrots I grew from a freebie Thomson & Morgan pack. Have yet to taste them but have never grown such a...

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Last post by John
Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:31 pm
sweet potatoes

Last post by arthur cookney
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by seedling » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:05 pm

Well I harvested my sweet potatoe crop this afternoon. Which one do you want Chantal? :lol:
The amount was absolutely awful and they had all split....

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Last post by arthur cookney
Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:11 pm
Soft Gardeners Delight

Last post by Allan
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by Mike Vogel » Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:29 pm

Hi all. For the first time this summer I visited my allotment after 3 days of absence and there were no tomatoes ready to pick. All good things ......

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Last post by Allan
Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:27 am
Gladiolli

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by Asdagadget » Sun Nov 05, 2006 7:27 pm

Can anyone help me please? I have grown Gladiolli for the first time this year ( my first year gardening/allotmenteering too!!) and recently dug up...

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Last post by Asdagadget
Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:42 pm
Hollow potatoes

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:25 pm

Quite a few of our potatoes are turning out to have hollow hearts, outwardly unfamaged but a hole in the middle, therefore making them useless for...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Oct 18, 2006 11:05 pm
Potato colour

Last post by Chantal
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by peter » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:18 pm

Absolutely bowled over by the rich lavender /lilac colour of the skin on my Arran Victory.

Having never grown this variety before, what are they...

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Last post by Chantal
Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:25 am
Corriander

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by Juliet » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:12 pm

Hi

I have just been given 2 huge bunches of corriander - more than I can sensibly use before it goes off - anyone got any ideas of what I can do...

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Last post by Juliet
Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:24 pm
The legacy of our hot summer

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by Colin_M » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:02 pm

This should probably have been posted under the title of "boasting again". However the hot weather earlier in the summer seems to have...

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Last post by Primrose
Fri Oct 13, 2006 8:12 pm
sunflower seeds

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by The Grock in the Frock » Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:49 pm

The girl at the back of my plot grew a whole bed of sunflowers this year ,and i must say it looked luvly.Any how she wants to know an easy way to...

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Last post by The Grock in the Frock
Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:09 pm
Citrus Fruit

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by crapaud » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:41 pm

Evening All,
Another great gardening day just passed, got three hours in after work. :D
Now, amongst all you knowledgeable folk :wink:
why do my...

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Last post by crapaud
Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:41 pm
Juicing

Last post by Tigger
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by Geoff » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:03 am

Not sure if this belongs in Harvesting or Cooking.
Having picked 50 Kgs of Lane's Prince Albert yesterday and with a similar crop of Bramley's to...

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Last post by Tigger
Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:00 pm
Maize / sweetcorn.

Last post by Colin_M
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by peter » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:53 pm

For various reasons I have only just cleared out the sweetcorn bed. Found about ten cobs, well populated with shrivelling kernels.

Managed to...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:07 pm
Carrots with green bits

Last post by peat
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by Primrose » Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:09 pm

Dug up my rather unsatisfactory carrot crop today. Several of the carrots had green bits on them rather like potatoes which have been exposed to the...

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Last post by peat
Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:39 pm
Sweet Peppers

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by Jeanthebean » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:10 am

HI everyone,

I have been growing veg in my garden this year with varying degree's of success but much enjoyment.. I have had 5 pepper plants in...

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Last post by Jeanthebean
Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:23 pm
2006 Garlic Harvest

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Garlic_Guy » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:24 pm
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How is everyone doing this year? It's been a funny one, weather wise. Strangely, it seems to have helped my garlic to grow about as well as I can...
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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:24 pm
Butternut Squash

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by Chantal » Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:37 pm

When should I harvest my butternet squash? They're getting to be about the size they sell them in the shops but they're still a sort of green colour....

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Last post by peter
Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:31 pm
golden hop..........

Last post by Sue
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by Sussexfleur » Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:50 pm

Have got a gorgeous golden hop that has produced a mass of hops this year...are they the same as the wild hops? can I make beer with them? would love...

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Last post by Sue
Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:45 pm
Carrots & Pears

Last post by submariner
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by submariner » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:28 pm

I know they are a strange pair (no pun intended!), but hang on with me!
I am ready to pick my comice pears, but now they have to be stored. I have...

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Last post by submariner
Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:43 pm
Franchi seeds Butternut Rugosa

Last post by Zena
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by Sue » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:49 am
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Anyone grown these before? I've got 6 plants on the allotment producing a variety of fruits. They are butternut shape but huge. Some are yellow, some...
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Last post by Zena
Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:55 pm
Beetroot, another way to serve.

Last post by Wellie
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by quirkas » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:50 pm

I hope someone can help, very involved with the preserving of produce and have done rather well with beetroot. I have been told about a beetroot...

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Last post by Wellie
Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:43 pm
Rose Hips - Recipe Please!

Last post by Sue
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by RAREBREDCHICK » Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:51 am

Hello, does anyone have a nice (easy) recipe for rose hip jelly or jam? Ive got an ambundance of beautiful red rosehips and reckon I could harvest...

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Last post by Sue
Sun Sep 24, 2006 4:58 pm
Help to identify sloes

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by wygela » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:01 am
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I have recently picked and frozen quite a few sloes, in preparation for making sloe gin. Although these were pointed out to me by a local farmer, I...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:46 am
which is the sweetest/best tasting,variety of tomato ?

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by KMARKSnr » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:13 am

Hi all,
I grew gardeners delight this year,and was impressed with its vigour,and its flavour,- are there any better ?

Regards,
Mark

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Last post by madasafish
Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:10 pm
Ripening Outdoor tomatoes

Last post by madasafish
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by Primrose » Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:43 pm

How are all you folks ripening your outdoor tomatoes? Are you leaving them on the vines to catch the last sunshine of this Indian summer, or are you...

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Last post by madasafish
Fri Sep 22, 2006 1:30 pm
Another ID prob

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by chrissy » Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:40 am

I picked some wild fruit yesterday but have no idea what it is. It looked like a small plum, in fact it looked exactly like a sungold tomato, but...

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Last post by chrissy
Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:54 pm
Sweet Dumpling and Rolet Squashes

Last post by June
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by June » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:26 pm

I hope I haven't missed any similar answers to this question already! I tried a search and couldn't find anything.
I've grown Sweet Dumpling, Rolet...

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Last post by June
Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:43 pm
Crown Prince Squash

Last post by peter
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by peter » Wed Sep 13, 2006 10:59 pm

Due to plant die back I had to do a hurried bit of harvesting this week as some rather good squash were now a bit too visible.

Ten Crown Prince...

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Last post by peter
Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:10 pm
Sunflower seeds

Last post by peter
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by Primrose » Wed Sep 13, 2006 2:33 pm

Is there any health reason why I shouldn't eat the black seeds which are now maturing on my sunflower heads, or should I save them for the birds?

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Last post by peter
Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:00 pm
Jalapino Chillies

Last post by Chantal
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by Gnomes » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:03 pm

I grow my first this year, just picking the last few off!

They are both in a pots, will they last through the winter until next year, indoors of...

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Last post by Chantal
Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:53 pm
Which Grapes??..........

Last post by Piglet
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by Sussexfleur » Tue Sep 12, 2006 11:13 am

Hi,
This is my first time on the kitchen garden forum so hope I'm doing it right lol....

I would like to grow a grape vine outdoors. I would...

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Last post by Piglet
Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:52 pm
Making apple juice

Last post by pillbug
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by Arkhive » Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:54 pm

Hi, I'm new to this forum, so please forgive me if this has been addressed before - could not find it on a quick look!
My problem is this - we have...

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Last post by pillbug
Tue Sep 12, 2006 1:02 pm
What can I plant now?

Last post by peter
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by quirkas » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:51 pm

Weather still Ok, I have planted onions, rocket and spinach. Any ideas on anything else? Rather not leave the soil empty.

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Last post by peter
Mon Sep 11, 2006 10:50 pm
Pink Fir Apples

Last post by fen not fen
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by fen not fen » Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:18 pm
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I've heard a lot of advice recently to cut the tops off maincrop spuds that are still growing, to get the harvest before the slugs do. I have a bed...
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Last post by fen not fen
Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:45 pm
Small Shining Light watermelons; how big do they get?

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Deb P » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:11 pm

Has anyone tried growing Small Shining Light watermelons before? Mine look like the foliage is starting to dry up and die, but the fruits are only a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Thu Sep 07, 2006 8:26 pm
Free Nuts!

Last post by Sue
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by retropants » Thu Sep 07, 2006 4:39 pm

I have just collected a good bag full of free hazelnuts from the pavement outside where I work. Before I poison anyone, are there any corylus (sp?)...

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Last post by Sue
Thu Sep 07, 2006 7:40 pm
Making herbed tomatoes

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:34 pm

Can anybody please tell me how to make those delicious semi-preserved herbed tomatoes which are sometimes sold in delicatessens for a vast price?...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:16 pm
food dryers

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by mandylew » Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:42 pm

dont know if anyone is interested in this, think I will get one to try, seems a good price

mandy

plus if you add the code 302270 in at checkout...

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Last post by sandersj89
Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:04 pm
Chilies

Last post by Primrose
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by David » Sun Nov 27, 2005 3:16 pm

Hi all, this is a bit different but lets see how it works. I have chili plant in a pot that has a good crop on it which I am planning to take off...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:13 pm
Jerusalem artichokes.

Last post by Allan
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by Kerrij » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:14 pm

When should these be harvested?

I've grown them before and we harvested them in the early winter and they, erm, had , erm, dire side effects. Now...

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Last post by Allan
Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:55 am
Can anyone identify this 'mystery' tomato please?

Last post by Deb P
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by sprout » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:52 pm

Earlier this year I bought 24 heritage tomato plants from a specialist nursery in Downham Market for a fiver :D They had no labels, so we don't know...

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Last post by Deb P
Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:57 pm
Fennel advice please?

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by DahlisMarie » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:12 am

Hello :)
Uncovered my overgrown fennel today and found this, a bulb partway up a stem. Is it normal? Would I harvest it?

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Fri Sep 01, 2006 9:48 pm
What have I grown ???

Last post by Trevor Holloway
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by Trevor Holloway » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:09 pm

I have been growing my first squashes but bought them from the school fete for 50p each as "Winter squash".
Can anyone identify them and...

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Last post by Trevor Holloway
Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:58 am

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