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Slug control

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:56 pm

I normally just let nature get on with things but, I do lay a few roofing tiles and squares of wood about, and just check underneath every so often...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:25 pm
Redcurrants, aphids and old plants

Last post by Stephen
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by Daveswife » Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:31 pm

Two redcurrant questions. Apologies for length of posting!

Firstly, aphids on our newest redcurrant bushes are causing dark red blisters on some...

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Last post by Stephen
Fri Apr 19, 2019 12:56 pm
Does anyone know what my bush bean is doing?

Last post by Westi
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by Elmigo » Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:18 pm

Currently I'm growing bush beans indoors at the window because it's way too cold outside. With limited space I got no greenhouse and I was sort of...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:58 pm
Kiwano needs a cure, please help!

Last post by Elmigo
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by Elmigo » Sat Apr 13, 2019 3:44 pm

It starts at the bottom leaves and last year I did nothing. My cucumber plants eventually died off. This year I'm having Kiwanos and they were...

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Last post by Elmigo
Sat Apr 13, 2019 4:59 pm
Found a mushroom. Should I be worried?

Last post by Primrose
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by Elmigo » Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:39 am

Earlier this morning I found a mushroom in my sweet red pepper pot. Is this little thing harmless? Because it concerns me. I don't want any diseases...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:54 pm
Only in a couple of tubers but what is this disease?

Last post by Stephen
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by Stephen » Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:46 pm

This was a stored potato. Stored in the allotment shed.
Harder that I would expect, one can easily feel spuds which are too soft, this was too hard...

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Last post by Stephen
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:08 am
RE: chitting seed potatoes

Last post by jeff64
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by jeff64 » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:01 pm

Been chitting some international kidney for about two and half week, about 3/4 have gone wet and moisture is bubbling out
and running down into the...

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Last post by jeff64
Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:30 pm
Rats bait

Last post by Stephen
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by JohnN » Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:59 am

Can anyone recommend a guaranteed deadly rat poison? My next door neighbour has just had his aviary destroyed by rats, knawing through a wooden wall....

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Last post by Stephen
Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:52 pm
Rats - yet again !

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:56 pm

Forgive me for raising this perennial problem again but they are always with us, aren't they?

How long does it take for rat bait to work? After an...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:16 pm
Solomons seal sawfly

Last post by lez
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by Toptaff » Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:25 pm

Is there any way of eradicating Solomons Seal sawfly when they're overwintering?
Some of mine got decimated by the grey wrigglers. I picked off as...

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Last post by lez
Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:40 am
Leek Moth

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by Westi » Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:03 pm

I believe these have a couple of seasons that they are active. Any idea when it would be safe to take the mesh off the leeks? I have covered them...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:03 pm
Woodlice

Last post by Stephen
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by Primrose » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:13 pm

When clearing some of my patio pots over the weekend - (they are large plastic pots with an inner curved protective rim) I came across literally...

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Last post by Stephen
Sat Oct 20, 2018 9:34 am
Wasps in loft

Last post by Daveswife
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by JohnN » Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:46 am

I've just discovered a large nest in our loft space, with wasps buzzing about. They don't come in the house unless we leave the hatch open, so is it...

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Last post by Daveswife
Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:23 pm
Wasp traps

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by PLUMPUDDING » Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:42 pm

If you are putting wasp traps out they are more attracted to something a bit more acidic than jam or a sugar syrup. I use up some old home made wine...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Wed Sep 05, 2018 8:16 am
Squirrels

Last post by tigerburnie
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by PLUMPUDDING » Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:20 am

The squirrels have beaten me again and stripped the cob nut and hazel nut trees. They sneak in from the back of the garden so I don't see them and...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Sun Aug 26, 2018 9:10 am
Rats

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by robo » Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:54 pm

We have just got back from a few days away, as always my wife is straight into the garden to check it out ,today I got a shout "there's...

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Last post by robo
Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:54 pm
Blight warning

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by Barry » Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:19 pm

I subscribe to Blightwatch, which tries its best to give you a heads up of imminent blight attacks based on the weather forecast.

However, it has a...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:37 pm
dosage rate for liquid feeding of epsom salts

Last post by Geoff
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by sally wright » Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:50 pm

Dear All,
Due to the heat, I think, I have been having trouble with magnesium deficiency in my tomatoes and cucumbers. I have bought some epsom salts...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Jul 29, 2018 3:09 pm
Pea moth

Last post by Westi
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by PLUMPUDDING » Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:05 am

I shelled 1 KG peas last night and there was no sign of pea moth damage on or in any of them. There was a lot last year so it's either just...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Jul 27, 2018 8:17 pm
Sick Blueberry

Last post by Primrose
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by hilary » Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:52 am

I am hoping someone can help with my ailing blueberry Chandler. The berries are small and the leaves fewer than expected and also small with a few...

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Last post by Primrose
Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:43 am
brown strawberry flowers

Last post by vivienz
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by vivienz » Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:19 am

My strawberries are growing in pots and troughs this year, at least until I can get them into open ground. I posted a while back about some of the...

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Last post by vivienz
Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:59 am
What is this?

Last post by Geoff
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by Louie » Tue May 29, 2018 7:31 pm

This is growing with vigour a few yards away from our fruit/veg plots/raised beds and we cannot yet identify it, so worry whether it may have adverse...

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Last post by Geoff
Wed May 30, 2018 6:09 pm
Leaf-curl on young pear tree

Last post by Westi
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by Mouse2 » Mon Apr 30, 2018 10:57 am

Having Googled this, I have now identified aphids - green fly to be precise - as the culprits. There are also ants present, which I presume are...

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Last post by Westi
Tue May 01, 2018 6:28 pm
Blight?

Last post by Pa Snip
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by JohnN » Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:33 am

5 days ago I transferred my windowsill-grown tomato plants, 8" high, into the greenhouse to harden them up before planting into grow bags. They...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Sun Apr 08, 2018 12:39 pm
Carrot Fly

Last post by lez
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by Colin2016 » Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:28 pm

Read that carrot fly cannot go above 3 feet.

If I raised the bed above 3 feet would I still need to cover them?

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Last post by lez
Wed Apr 04, 2018 11:25 am
Rat release allowed

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Colin2016 » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:41 pm
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Had a visit from a rat so looked at getting a humane rat trap catch & release a few miles away type.

Research showed this comment….
“We called...
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Feb 06, 2018 4:36 pm
Hyacinth insects

Last post by jeff64
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by jeff64 » Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:34 pm

I put some hyacinth bulbs in a pot about ten week before christmas, i brought them into the house two weeks ago and they are doing really well, but i...

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Last post by jeff64
Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:15 pm
More moles stories.

Last post by robo
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by Ricard with an H » Sat Aug 19, 2017 9:04 am

Ok-ok, I know. Among us we have expert mole catchers that I would love to have let loose on our moles but I never caught a mole in fifteen years of...

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Last post by robo
Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:52 pm
Tree Canker

Last post by Westi
Replies: 4
by Westi » Sat Dec 16, 2017 6:56 pm

A bit of advice before I try this treatment plan I found on the Internet.

I have a pear that has a fair amount of canker, no great craters or...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:31 pm
Rust on leeks

Last post by Westi
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by Monika » Tue Nov 28, 2017 7:12 pm

This year our leeks (Musselburgh and Oarsman) seem to be completely free of rust. I am obviously not complaining but just wonder why? They have been...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:52 pm
bindweed, ground elder and couch grass.

Last post by Barry
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by bigal » Sun Nov 12, 2017 1:01 pm

l have three beds bordering neighbours gardens which have been covered in bindweed of ground elder. It has been impossible to get rid of them, but...

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Last post by Barry
Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:24 pm
Maggots

Last post by robo
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by robo » Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:55 pm

I'm very confused, I pickled a lot of beetroot about a month ago I always boil the beetroot then peel then chop and pour vinegar up to the very top...

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Last post by robo
Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:19 am
Tomato Blight

Last post by bigal
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by Daveswife » Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:13 pm

Is it me, or is blight more vigorous this year?

We suffer from blight in this area (east Midlands) so we have grown Crimson Crush tomatoes this...

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Last post by bigal
Sun Nov 12, 2017 12:15 pm
Organic control of Allium "White rot".

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by realfood » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:20 pm
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This is the second year of my trialling of this method of combatting white rot in alliums, and another resounding success for the method.
Previously,...
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Last post by Ricard with an H
Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:22 am
White fly

Last post by Westi
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by robo » Mon Oct 23, 2017 4:06 pm

Has anyone used the yellow sticky papers for killing these pesty things, the ones I'm talking about are around 6" x 8" yellow in colour and...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Oct 23, 2017 8:04 pm
Black Grass

Last post by tigerburnie
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by Barry » Sun May 15, 2016 11:51 pm

I was having an interesting chat the other day with somebody who sprays crops for a living with weedkiller.

He mentioned black grass as being a...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:36 pm
The year of the caterpillar

Last post by Pa Snip
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by Tony Hague » Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:59 am

I've seen lots of people commenting on the butterflies this year, the unfortunate side of this is they have produced lots of caterpillars ! My...

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Last post by Pa Snip
Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:17 pm
Weeds through my bark

Last post by robo
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by r1hvy » Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:39 pm

I have recently put down some turf and decorated the edges of the garden with bark, I was fed up of weeding and wanted to spend the time enjoying the...

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Last post by robo
Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:55 pm
Large pests !!

Last post by jeff64
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by Elen » Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:23 pm

Imagine my surprise when I arived at my plot, in a friends orchard. Runner & French Climbing Beans gone :o Bare canes to at least 3ft high. Do we...

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Last post by jeff64
Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:50 pm
Black flies under cover

Last post by Westi
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by Colin2016 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:16 pm

Planted cabbage, broccoli cauliflower & kale in raised bed covered in white ground cover to keep the butterflies away.

I notice there are some...

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Last post by Westi
Tue Aug 22, 2017 7:44 pm
DOOMED I tell you, they are all DOOMED

Last post by robo
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by Pa Snip » Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:17 pm
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Yesterday I posted the picture repeated here showing two patches of blight infection.

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Today I returned to the plot to carry out any...
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Last post by robo
Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:55 pm
Tomatillos and mosaic virus

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Tony Hague » Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:04 am

It looks awfully like that to me, what do you think ? :

Don't know how it arrived, but a nearby courgette sowed the same symptoms. I presume...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:55 pm
Rats again

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Primrose » Thu Feb 02, 2017 2:38 pm
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I have been rather quiet of late battling the dreaded coughing virus but today found the energy to call in the council!s rat control people as these...
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Last post by Ricard with an H
Mon Aug 07, 2017 7:31 am
Where did this lot come from ?

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Ricard with an H » Sun Jul 30, 2017 3:29 pm

I once planted Borage in a bed at least ten paces away from the bed that is now taken over by Borage. This is my strawberry patch, Iv'e been pulling...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Tue Aug 01, 2017 9:23 am
Green Caterpillars on Cabbage

Last post by Colin2016
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by Colin2016 » Fri Jul 28, 2017 5:53 pm

As can be seen my cabbage plant got eaten by green caterpillars.

They have all been removed but notice some green bits on the top of the soil...

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Last post by Colin2016
Sat Jul 29, 2017 8:29 am
Organic pest control

Last post by Westi
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by Ant » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:50 pm

I have just started using home made pest control
Garlic spray was my first try, with good results pest gone but the smell lingers.
Can anyone suggest...

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Last post by Westi
Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:23 pm
How's your slug tolerance coming along?

Last post by Johnboy
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by Geoff » Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:38 pm

We are supposed to love them, which side are you on?

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jul 12, 2017 11:04 pm
Wildlife - friend and foe

Last post by tigerburnie
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by Monika » Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:18 pm

Our pea harvest will be almost non-existent this year. When we went to allotment yesterday, most of the pea plants had been pulled off their supports...

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Last post by tigerburnie
Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:25 am
Asparagus pest?

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by peter » Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:02 pm

One of my plot holders stumped me today.

What looks like a tiny green slug and eats all the asparagus foliage?

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Last post by KG Steve
Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:37 am
Tomato leaf curling

Last post by robo
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by cnunns » Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:26 pm

Hi,
This is my first year growing in a greenhouse (infact my first post too) and I have a range of plants in the greenhouse. One of my tomato plants...

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Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:52 pm

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