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What have you found in compost recently?

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by glallotments » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:39 pm
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We found this chunk of wood in a grow bag that we emptied this weekend. Had we not been using this to top up tomatoes planted using growing rings...
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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:31 pm
Cheeky house sparrows

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Monika » Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:34 pm

We have plenty of house sparrows around us (contrary to the national trend, it appears) - nice to see and hear them but this year they have been a...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:35 am
sick cucumber

Last post by AdeTheSpade
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by tracie » Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:22 pm

Hi All,

I planted two cucumbers into growbags, one if fine and the other one has gone all droopy, looks like it needs watering, but it does not need...

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Last post by AdeTheSpade
Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:44 pm
Ants nest

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by Panteg Produce » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:49 pm

I seem to have an Ants nest in my compost heap , is this a problem?

:?

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Last post by Jude
Mon Jun 11, 2012 3:29 pm
Sick Tomatoes

Last post by Johnboy
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by The Mouse » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:05 pm

About a week ago I planted out nine tomato plants (Sungold) in my garden. They were very healthy-looking and had been hardened off over the preceding...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:04 am
Beech hedge sprouts

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by JohnN » Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:47 am

Coming back from holiday to a very long lawn I found lots of sprigs of beech hedge about 5" high poking through the grass a few yards away from...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:02 am
Slugs and slugs and more slug

Last post by vegpatchmum
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by John » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:17 pm

Help
In this prolonged spell of warm wet weather the slugs are really flourishing here. Everything I pick up in the garden has a nice collection of...

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Last post by vegpatchmum
Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:13 pm
Mass of worms in compost bin

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by malcolmbrabbin » Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:06 pm

My compost bin seems to be acquiring more and more worms.
Opening the lid there is a ball of small worms in the top.
Although I expected worms I just...

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Last post by JohnN
Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:39 am
Blackspot on roses

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by Monika » Fri May 25, 2012 7:03 pm

Not a veggie question, I know: our three climbing roses are really badly affected by blackspot this year, far worse than ever. Is it the strange...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:53 am
Ants

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by JohnN » Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:14 am

Earlier in the year I put brand new compost in my tomato bed in the greenhouse and recently bought a single plant to test it out before the full...

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Last post by Myrkk
Wed May 30, 2012 1:15 pm
Just a thought

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by Weed » Sun May 13, 2012 4:33 pm

There seems to be a 'glut' of greenfly around already this year and some of my Lupins and Chrysanthemum plants have been attacked....the Lupins...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat May 26, 2012 10:26 am
Slugs in compost bins

Last post by glallotments
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by lucysmum » Sun May 20, 2012 9:02 pm

I use 2 compost bins in my garden and am happy with how they work. But I am getting increasing numbers of slugs living in them. I take out any that...

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Last post by glallotments
Sat May 26, 2012 10:17 am
strawberry?

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by ashb » Sat May 19, 2012 1:40 pm

hi all, as its our first year of growing our own,we planted some
strawberry plants afew weeks ago,they have only been outside now for 3days and some...

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Last post by ashb
Mon May 21, 2012 7:30 pm
flea beetles - wow!

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by Jude » Sun May 13, 2012 10:24 pm

I know you are supposed to catch these little darlings by brushing a piece of greased card or suchlike over the affected crop, but blimey, they are...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Mon May 14, 2012 5:20 pm
tape or pellets

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by ashb » Wed May 09, 2012 9:58 pm

which do you think is best copper tape
or the blue pellets, its either for putting
in or round my containers (planters).
ash.

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Last post by Trixie74
Thu May 10, 2012 7:07 pm
Bean Weevils

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Colin Miles » Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:08 pm

These little critters are once again shredding the Broad Beans and Peas, but not the Mange Tout even though they are in the same row as the peas....

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun May 06, 2012 9:59 am
Spread of Cherry blackfly?

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by sarahscottdavies » Tue May 01, 2012 3:53 pm

Hello, I have a dwarf cherry tree in pot currently in greenhouse to protect from peach leaf curl and birds, doing well but just noticed its got...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Thu May 03, 2012 12:34 am
Will my asparagus recover from asparagus beetle?

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by sarahscottdavies » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:13 pm

I've had 4 wonderful yrs of home grown asparagus. Though last year I noticed the beetles I tried to pick and kill many but over all they didn't seem...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:25 pm
Blackleg in peppers?

Last post by Primrose
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by Monika » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:38 pm

I have lost two pepper plants (one chilli, one sweet) by the plant stem turning black (rotting?) about half an inch up the stem on plants which are...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Apr 25, 2012 9:08 pm
couch grass

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by Jude » Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:52 pm

Have today eked out the last remaining bit of space to make a bed on my half-plot. It has previously been part of a blackcurrant bed and part grass...

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Last post by peter
Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:53 pm
Strawberries dying

Last post by Beryl
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by Beryl » Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:41 pm
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Those of us on our site that are growing strawberries are all saying the same.
The plants are turning brown and completely rotting away. I know this...
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Last post by Beryl
Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:22 pm
Dealing with slugs

Last post by Geoff
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by Marigold » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:57 pm

Ireland must have the highest of slug populations; worse even than the north of Scotland which is saying a lot.

A week or so ago, as there were...

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Last post by Geoff
Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:38 pm
Why no potassium permanganate?

Last post by solway cropper
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by Monika » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:44 pm

In an article in the current KG about damping off of seedlings, there is no mention of potassium permanganate which I have used for this purpose for...

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Last post by solway cropper
Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:00 pm
Harlequin Ladybird Survey

Last post by glallotments
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by adam-alexander » Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:11 pm

Just heard an item on GQT about the Harlequin Ladybird and the survey being undertaken.

Gardeners are invited / requested to take part and record...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:51 pm
cabbage white butterflies and netting

Last post by canalhopper
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by lindaj » Sun Sep 12, 2010 8:45 am
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I am new to vegetable growing and to this forum so hope I am doing this right! I covered my brassicas with 7mm netting to stop them laying eggs but I...
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Last post by canalhopper
Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:40 pm
Follow up to carrot r.f. posting last October

Last post by sally wright
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by JohnN » Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:55 pm

I plan this year to again use my plastic box containers for carrots and radish, but as placing them high up didn't seem to avoid the dreaded crf...

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Last post by sally wright
Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:13 pm
Srelitzia with white fungus on roots.

Last post by Colin_M
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by MikA » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:19 pm

My wife has a Strelitzia (bird of paradise flower) in a pot which has been outside all summer and is now in the greenhouse (cold) awaiting coming...

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Last post by Colin_M
Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:38 am
White Fly

Last post by Chantal
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by Ken65 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 10:59 am
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Is it just me or has every one got a massive increase in white fly population this year. They are so prolific there are swarms of them in the air,...
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Last post by Chantal
Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:27 pm
Blotchy pansies and violas

Last post by Monika
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by Monika » Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:41 pm

I know it's not a veggie problem, but here it goes: a lot of our pansies and violas are covered in black blotches and don't look very happy. They are...

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Last post by Monika
Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:44 pm
Carrot root fly

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by JohnN » Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:24 pm
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Following the discussion earlier this year on CRF not flying above a few feet, I did a small (and unscientific!) experiment this year. I planted...
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Last post by Monika
Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:33 pm
Is this long warm, damp autumn bad news for next year?

Last post by Marigold
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by MikA » Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:54 pm

Having seen very few large slugs and even fewer snails all summer after the dry spring, I am now getting a mass of baby slugs and snails which are...

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Last post by Marigold
Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:12 am
Celeriac & Parsnip leaves are dying

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by Primrose » Sun Oct 30, 2011 12:15 pm

Can anybody suggest why a large number of my celeriac and parnship leaves have gone brown and died? It looks as if it might be some kind of disease....

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:17 pm
Onion White Rot -- Again!!!

Last post by Beryl
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by DiG » Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:43 pm
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I think I am going to have to give up on growing onions and garlic :( This is the second year running that I have lost most of my crop to white rot...
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Last post by Beryl
Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:05 pm
Possible Leek Moth Deterrent.

Last post by Parsons Jack
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by Parsons Jack » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:11 pm

On our allotment site, we have been plagued by leek moth once again this year. Some people just gave up and ditched the plants, others, like myself,...

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:15 pm
Whitefly - JB's Special Spray

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by maureenc » Mon May 09, 2011 8:11 am
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This year for the first time ever I have an infestation of Whitefly in my greenhouse.... Having spent the week spraying with every homebrew that I...
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Last post by maureenc
Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:00 am
Blight!

Last post by Westi
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by Westi » Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:33 pm

Just when I thought I was going to have a clear year it struck on my toms. Luckily the potatoes are all up so OK there. I didn't get an e-mail from...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Oct 09, 2011 4:37 pm
Wasps nest

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by Marigold » Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:25 pm

I got stung again today. Not funny when I cannot take the dogs out into the field without running the gauntlet of them.

Would a swift attack with a...

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Last post by Marigold
Sat Oct 08, 2011 4:06 pm
Blight on Cauliflower

Last post by solway cropper
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by Daisyduke20 » Mon Oct 03, 2011 7:21 am

Morning, I am having a bit of an issue with blight attacking my cauliflower. I am assumming that it is blight. They are black little bugs, that are...

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Last post by solway cropper
Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:39 pm
Beneficial plants

Last post by Geoff
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by Ken65 » Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:04 am

As a result of the Whitefly onslaught along with the usual pests I have suffered this year I have decided to set aside a bed for beneficial flowering...

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Last post by Geoff
Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:18 pm
tomato blight

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by ltweddle » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:40 pm

I grew some tomatoes in my greenhouse, but they were affected by late blight. Can I put the contents of the grow bags into the compost heap? or will...

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Last post by realfood
Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:08 pm
Is this what I think it is?

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by donedigging » Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:43 pm

Have found this plant growing in my garden, I certainly didnt plant it myself and really dont have a clue what it is.
I am thinking along the lines...

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Last post by donedigging
Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:01 pm
slug control methods

Last post by Marigold
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by sincerity » Mon Aug 29, 2011 12:30 am

Once again, a bumper crop of slugs this year; no doubt encouraged by the un-ending wet weather. Despite all barbaric acts known to man ( and this...

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Last post by Marigold
Mon Sep 26, 2011 3:47 pm
No pests

Last post by Parsons Jack
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by Beryl » Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:34 pm

Has anyone else noticed how relatively free they are of pests this year?
Other than badgers and foxes which have been far more than a pest. I have no...

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Last post by Parsons Jack
Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:44 pm
Ivy

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Brenjon » Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:48 pm

I have a varigated ivy planted at the foot of my toilet waste pipes to to hide the pipes.(Big mistake).How can i kill the ivy to prevent looming...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Sun Sep 18, 2011 11:00 am
Can you ID this plant?

Last post by FelixLeiter
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by glallotments » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:35 am

One of the plotters on our site has found this plant growing amongst his brassicas. He's not sure whether it is a weed or has come from some seed...

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Last post by FelixLeiter
Sat Sep 17, 2011 8:46 pm
Japanese radish pest

Last post by ken
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by ken » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:05 am

Daughter in the West country is growing Japanese radish. She tells me she was surprised to find maggots feeding around the crowns. The maggots have...

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Last post by ken
Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:06 am
Growing slug-free radishes

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Primrose » Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:55 pm

I've loads of packets of radish seed to use up so have been sowing them wherever a spare patch of soil appears in my vegetable patch as we like them....

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Sep 04, 2011 3:10 pm
Pear Scab

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by Westi » Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:41 pm

One of my pear trees got what a neighbour at lottie said was pear scab. I tried to nurse it through with TLC and treatments but no improvement and...

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Last post by John
Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:26 pm
Pear rust

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by ken » Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:47 pm

I planted a cordon pear early this year, and it has developed what I take to be pear rust - orange spots on top of some leaves and peculiar...

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Last post by alan refail
Sat Sep 03, 2011 1:47 pm
root of the problem

Last post by John P
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by Urban Fox » Mon Aug 29, 2011 4:56 pm

The previous owner of my (half) allotment rotovated it every year and only grew potatoes
So when I took over there was couch grass and bindweed...

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Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:51 pm

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