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Sunggold tomato seedlings problem

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by Primrose » Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:17 am

I have several sown in individual pots from the same new bag of compost. Three are fine, have nice green leaves and are growing sturdily. Four are...

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Last post by WestHamRon
Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:51 pm
Do pine needles stop slugs?

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by Pawty » Wed Apr 08, 2015 7:34 am

Hi, some time ago I remember someone saying that putting pine needles around the base of plants can stop slugs? Has anyone tried this and does it...

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Thu Apr 09, 2015 10:14 pm
Garlic water

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by jenkinsnpt » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:39 pm

I have used garlic water to deter slugs and snails from hostas etc. and have read that it can be used to reduce the incidence of onion white rot. Has...

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Tue Apr 07, 2015 8:27 pm
The resilience of nature amazes me.

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by Ricard with an H » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:44 pm

My kales have been under nets since early planting potted-on sturdy plants, I had a few holes but nothing massive and I just spotted the second...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:33 am
apple cordons

Last post by ken
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by robo » Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:45 pm

Hi all, about this time last year give or take a few weeks i planted 2 apple cordons both the same verity , one produced around 10 perfect apples the...

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Last post by ken
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:01 pm
Allium Leaf Miner

Last post by Westi
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by Chantal » Fri Jan 31, 2014 10:52 am

Our site is now badly infected with Allium Leaf Miner. I took out around 400 leeks in the past few weeks and although stripped, cleaned and cooked...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:19 pm
Ruddy Pigeons

Last post by Motherwoman
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by Westi » Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:16 pm

Grrrr!

Wind blew up the edge of the evironmesh over the broad beans. Not only did the pigeons nip through the stems of all the broad beans that were...

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Last post by Motherwoman
Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:44 pm
Shelf life of Dithane

Last post by Gerry
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by Primrose » Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:17 pm

On hearing me complaining about being no longer able to purchase Dithane to spray against tomato blight a friend has given me an unopened packet of 6...

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Last post by Gerry
Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:14 am
Aphids all over the kale

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Daveswife » Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:45 pm

Underside of curly kale leaves are carpeted with aphids. All the plants in our garden are the same, so no wonder the growing tips are looking sick. I...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Mon Nov 24, 2014 3:49 pm
Grapes

Last post by robo
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by Primrose » Sun Oct 19, 2014 4:46 pm

For several years our Reisling grape vine leaves have been scarred by blotches which I believe are caused by some kind of vine weevil . The grapes...

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Last post by robo
Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:23 pm
Late blight on tomatoes

Last post by ken
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by ken » Sun Oct 12, 2014 12:26 pm

We had such a dry September, I thought my few outdoor tomatoes had escaped this year. However, it looks as though Sungold and the so-called Irish...

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Last post by ken
Fri Oct 17, 2014 3:34 pm
pests on swedes

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by chrise » Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:49 am

:) on my last growth of swedes there were little white maggots on all of them what are they and can i prevent this

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Last post by chrise
Sat Oct 11, 2014 8:12 am
Failed Cucumbers

Last post by Elaine
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by pizendawn » Fri Sep 26, 2014 2:57 pm

This year my cucumber plants have failed produce full size cucumbers.

I planted three cucumber plants in a large quality grow bag in my greenhouse....

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Last post by Elaine
Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:55 am
"matt" finish on some of my tomatoes

Last post by AlexMason
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by phill » Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:44 am

Hi people!
got an unusual one here, some of my tomatoes have, for want of a better description, a "matt" finish to them as opposed to the...

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Last post by AlexMason
Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:07 am
shrivelling fuchsias

Last post by Monika
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by Diane » Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:24 pm

Some of my Genii fuchsia plants in the garden have started to shrivel and look half dead. I've looked at various learned tomes and can find nothing...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:49 pm
Rosemary beetle

Last post by AlexMason
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by ken » Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:56 pm

A pest I hadn't come across before - I spotted a couple of shiny, green, stripey beetles on our lavender yesterday, sort of dome-shaped like a small...

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Last post by AlexMason
Tue Sep 09, 2014 9:23 am
sweetcorn/rats

Last post by Primrose
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by retropants » Mon Sep 01, 2014 11:02 am
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well, it has taken them some years, but the local vermin population has finally worked out how to get to the cobs of corn protected by plastic...
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Last post by Primrose
Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:01 am
Is the problem back this year

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by glallotments » Sat May 29, 2010 12:24 pm
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I've not been visiting the forum regularly for a week or two as I have had to move everything from my old website to a new one so what with that and...
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Last post by glallotments
Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:50 pm
Another bindweed query

Last post by Johnboy
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by mikepearce45 » Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:57 pm

This is a similar problem to that as recently highlighted by "Binky"

I have recently taken on a plot where the previous tenant had allowed...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sat Aug 23, 2014 3:25 am
Sarpo Mira behaving badly

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by Daveswife » Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:14 pm

Having had great results from Sarpo Mira in previous years, growing the tubers in tubs and without a hint of blight, I bought new seed potatoes this...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:51 pm
Blight (or not)?

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:31 pm
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Some leaves on my tomatoes look distinctly like they have blight, but it is well over a week since I found it & there is no real spread & my...
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Last post by Westi
Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:24 pm
Mildew on cougettes

Last post by ken
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by ken » Sat Aug 09, 2014 12:35 pm

I have two courgette plants growing in large pots which have become badly affected by mildew. I've cut most of the worst affected leaves off as the...

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Last post by ken
Thu Aug 14, 2014 10:15 am
Chillies - black marks!

Last post by Primrose
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by ken » Wed Aug 13, 2014 4:03 pm

I'm growing two plants of Joe's Long Cayenne chillies in pots. They're outside but have some protection as they are in a cold frame with the top...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Aug 13, 2014 6:37 pm
Removing leek moth protection..when can I do this?

Last post by Arnie
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by Chris the Gardener » Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:29 am

Hi
After two years of devastating leek moth, I covered them up this year. But the leeks have now reached the top. When can I safely remove the...

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Last post by Arnie
Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:27 pm
Blossom end rot?

Last post by retropants
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by JohnN » Mon Jul 28, 2014 11:39 am

How's everyone doing with BER this year? Just picked first 5 toms in greenhouse and ALL of them had BER :( I water thro' 6" pots sunk in bed,...

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Last post by retropants
Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:26 am
Cabbages with holes.

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Ricard with an H » Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:57 pm

I had assumed the main culprit was the caterpillar of the cabbage-white, I saw a few slugg-ettes but not enough to warrant he damage. If you need a...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:25 pm
caterpillars on tomatoes

Last post by alan refail
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by Monika » Sun Jul 27, 2014 7:07 pm

A friend in Brittany has had her tomato plants (tomatoes AND leaves!) eaten by lots of grey caterpillars without any other markings. Can anybody...

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Last post by alan refail
Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:05 pm
Bunches of dead leaves on sweet cherry tree

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Jul 17, 2014 8:07 pm

My cherry trees have had very poor crops this year and have clumps of shriveled dead leaves at the ends of the branches.

Several other gardens in...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Jul 18, 2014 9:11 pm
Downy Mildew

Last post by Elaine
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by Elaine » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:26 am

Almost everyone on our allotment site has Downy Mildew on onions, thanks to the weather ranging from bucketing down with rain followed by hot days....

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Last post by Elaine
Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:01 pm
Swimming maggots.

Last post by retropants
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by Ricard with an H » Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:27 pm

This is my second year of comfrey water production, one dustbin and one plastic ex-chemical container about twice the size of a dustbin with an onion...

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Last post by retropants
Tue Jul 08, 2014 9:36 am
Allium leaf minor

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by tracie » Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:21 pm

This year Allium leaf minor has devastated the majority of onions on our Allotment site in Derbyshire.

One day the onions were looking good, two...

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Last post by retropants
Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:48 pm
Strawberries dilemma.

Last post by retropants
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by Ricard with an H » Mon Jun 09, 2014 8:00 am
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My first year for strawberries this year and I do love strawberries so I was wasn't pleased to find the first ripened berry had been partially eaten....
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Last post by retropants
Fri Jun 27, 2014 6:35 pm
Mares Tails

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Primrose » Wed Jun 11, 2014 7:46 am

Does anybody have any suggestions for a weedkiller that will kill off Mares Tails that isn't too toxic, or some other way of getting rid of them....

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Last post by Tony Hague
Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:11 pm
Rats or squirrels stealing beetroot?

Last post by alan refail
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by The Mouse » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:37 pm

Until last week, I had a beautiful row of beetroot in my garden. I had started them off in modules, then planted them out under netting until I...

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:59 am
Holes in raised beds and greenhouse

Last post by The Mouse
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by HelenH » Thu May 08, 2014 6:55 pm

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Can anyone give me advice as to what may be creating holes like the one shown in my attached photo. There are about three such...

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Last post by The Mouse
Thu Jun 19, 2014 8:00 pm
Blackfly

Last post by Westi
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by Colin Miles » Sat Jun 14, 2014 12:49 pm

I will probably regret posting this but I have been keeping a close eye on my Broad Beans for the first sign of Blackfly, but I can't find a single...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:23 pm
Is anywhere safe?

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by peter » Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:36 pm

Some winged bar steward or three visited me during the night and dined on the back of my right knee. :evil: Itches like crazy, anthistan going on...

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Last post by robo
Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:10 pm
Moles ... and more moles!

Last post by The Mouse
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by The Mouse » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:11 am
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Hi there.
A question for any mole experts on the forum - how many moles are there likely to be in a family?
We are often told that moles are solitary...
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Last post by The Mouse
Tue Jun 10, 2014 8:48 am
'Tents' on apple trees

Last post by robo
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by ken » Sat May 31, 2014 3:02 pm

A bit concerned to spot a couple of dense cobwebs or 'tents' on my cordon apple trees today. They weren't too big, and if they were created by tent...

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Last post by robo
Sat May 31, 2014 3:22 pm
Very poorly tree

Last post by Diane
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by Diane » Mon May 19, 2014 1:39 pm

I have a winter flowering cherry tree....about 40 years old...but flowers profusely every winter. I thought it was looking a bit odd the other day...

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Last post by Diane
Sat May 24, 2014 1:24 pm
Weedkillers

Last post by Ricard with an H
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by Primrose » Fri May 16, 2014 9:24 pm

Can anybody recommend a good weedkilleer? I am fighting a losing battle with oxalis in my garden. Until now I have tried to hand weed it to eradicate...

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Last post by Ricard with an H
Fri May 23, 2014 9:51 am
lettuce damaged

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Tue May 20, 2014 2:27 pm

I have never had lettuce damaged before like this. one row destroyed Sunday night and another one last night. One row under netting which wasn't...

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Last post by Beryl
Tue May 20, 2014 5:03 pm
Has beans

Last post by JohnN
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by JohnN » Mon May 12, 2014 10:37 am

Help! Sowed my runner beans (some last years seed, some new) three weeks ago and about half are now up and growing well. But half (mostly on the same...

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Last post by JohnN
Wed May 14, 2014 3:43 pm
Mildew on gooesberry bush

Last post by ken
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by ken » Sun May 11, 2014 3:32 pm

Disappointed to find the young fruit on a gooseberry bush covered with some form of mildew. As far as I can see, the leaves are not affected at the...

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Last post by ken
Mon May 12, 2014 11:51 am
Slugs.

Last post by alan refail
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by Beryl » Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:44 pm
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Where have all the slugs gone this year? I cannot believe I still have perfect carrots in the ground in December completely slug free. Was it the dry...
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Last post by alan refail
Fri May 09, 2014 2:02 pm
Catarpillars

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by Elen » Thu Mar 27, 2014 9:43 am

Last year I grew (not very sucessfully) some cabbages. Arter reading about Companion Planting I added to the plot some Nasterstiums. I have never...

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Last post by Hugh Savell
Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:56 am
using Ladybirds in greenhouse

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by phill » Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:51 pm

Greetings people
The past couple of years I have had problems with Aphids and Red Spider Mite in my greenhouse. I read an article a while back about...

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Last post by phill
Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:34 pm
Lily beetle

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by Diane » Sun Mar 30, 2014 6:10 pm

Just found, and squished, a lily beetle on my lilies. Is this early for them to be around?

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Last post by Fleurisa
Tue Apr 01, 2014 9:14 am
Rhubarb - a cure for Clubroot?

Last post by farmer jon
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by Primrose » Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:47 pm

I was browsing through the Letters page of a RHS magazine and found a comment that somebody claims to have greatly reduced clubroot amongst his...

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Last post by farmer jon
Sat Mar 01, 2014 7:22 pm
Caterpillars on leeks

Last post by old codger
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by ken » Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:15 pm

I'm a bit puzzled - getting towards the end of our leek crop, and we've recently found a few (very few - isolated might be a better term) green...

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Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:41 pm

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