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Garlic

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by freddy » Fri May 14, 2010 7:02 pm

Hi folks.
A bit puzzled. SOMETHING is cutting down my garlic, around an inch above soil level. It's the first time this has happened. So far, five...

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Last post by retropants
Tue May 18, 2010 5:20 pm
damaged broad beans

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by MKPoshfan » Sat May 15, 2010 10:03 pm

can anyone offer me a suggestion as to what has caused some of the developing pods on my broad beans to go black? These were overwintered Aquadulce...

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Last post by MKPoshfan
Sun May 16, 2010 4:58 pm
looks like scorch marks on my potatoes but not

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by Elle's Garden » Fri May 14, 2010 8:17 pm

Hi All, I have done a search, but can't see an obvious answer. I have a crop of Anya pototoes growing in various places, but 4 bags growing in the...

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Last post by peter
Sat May 15, 2010 10:59 pm
Romanesco - victim of the frost?

Last post by Geoff
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by The Mouse » Thu May 13, 2010 6:01 pm

I went to the lottie today and found that my Romanesco cauliflowers, planted out under enviromesh nearly two weeks ago have died. :(
It certainly...

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Last post by Geoff
Fri May 14, 2010 5:21 pm
Is your garlic getting dry?

Last post by peter
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by Colin_M » Thu Apr 15, 2010 10:51 pm

Here in Bristol, we had a bit of rain towards the end of March, but not much since. Coupled with some warmth a few weeks back, the ground on our...

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Last post by peter
Sun May 09, 2010 8:09 pm
mould in new bags of compost?

Last post by Colin_M
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by iknownothing » Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:25 pm

sorry to ask what is probably a very stupid question to all you seasoned gardeners but bought some bags of multipurpose compost and opened one on...

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Last post by Colin_M
Sun May 02, 2010 1:03 pm
What could be munching on my radish leaves?

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Piglet6 » Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:38 pm

Noticed yesterday evening that one whole leaf has been chomped by 'something' + half of the other leaf too.

Then THIS evening on my circuit, I've...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:24 am
shiny brown beetle in my potato bags

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by iknownothing » Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:28 pm

Have several bags of potatos growing nicely but today have noticed some small shiny brown beetles in some of the bags it's about 5 - 7mm long - i...

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Last post by iknownothing
Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:28 pm
rabbit deterrent

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by The Mouse » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:58 pm

Hello,

One of my lottie neighbours has three or four rows of what I think is garlic. Around them, lying on the soil, are lots of canes - both...

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Last post by The Mouse
Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:26 pm
Possible threadworm in my garden soil.

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by fynyxrising » Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:23 am

Hi, does anyone know how to identify the difference between threadworm and some of the other similar types of 'worm'.

Basically I'm very new to...

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Last post by fynyxrising
Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:15 pm
Is it mice?

Last post by DebbieP
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by lucysmum » Sat Apr 03, 2010 5:58 pm

Hi.
I have just popped to greenhouse to find holes in my plant pots, could this be mice damage? The pots (on the floor) have sweet peas in them, some...

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Last post by DebbieP
Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:20 pm
White Rot

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by jethrotattydrill » Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:44 pm

I have just taken on an allotment and the previous owner has advised me not to grow onions as the plot has white rot. I have heard of a method which...

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Last post by jethrotattydrill
Mon Apr 12, 2010 7:48 am
It's officially Spring

Last post by Colin_M
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by Westi » Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:12 pm

My adder is out of hibernation so it must be spring. Earlier this
year - was 6th April last year and 7th the year before. She looks
fine but...

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Last post by Colin_M
Tue Apr 06, 2010 12:04 am
Looking for Coco Shell mulch

Last post by Gardenboy
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by Gardenboy » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:04 pm

Hello

Some years ago I used a mulch product made from Coco Shells from the chocolate industry and found it better than bark as it doesn't blow about...

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Last post by Gardenboy
Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:18 pm
Playfull labrador ruining veg patch!!

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by larrylove » Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:29 pm

This year i've decided to try peas etc in veg patch,just as a trial I put some pea sticks in to see what would happen,the dog pulled them all out and...

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Last post by Cider Boys
Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:10 pm
Mouse Alert

Last post by Geoff
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by The Mouse » Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:55 pm

It's obvious from people's comments that mice (and rats) are making a nuisance of themselves quite early this year.

I just want to warn anyone who's...

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Last post by Geoff
Mon Mar 01, 2010 12:51 pm
Slugs & Snails

Last post by Elaine
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by Linda Mary » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:57 pm

I've been using WD40 around my pots and raised beds and i really does seem to keep out the slugs and snails. Does anyone else use this and is it...

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Last post by Elaine
Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:35 am
Vermin or harmless?

Last post by Gilly C
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by Colin_M » Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:54 am

Over the winter, I have seen signs of visitors in 3 of my plastic "dalek" compost bins. Usually the material has been disturbed, or there's...

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Last post by Gilly C
Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:26 pm
Therapeutic

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by Westi » Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:31 pm

Beautiful sunny day down here on the south coast today made even
more perfect by diging out all the couch grass around my raspberries
in the company...

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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:10 pm
possiable bindweed in the poly tunnel

Last post by nemo
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by nemo » Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:05 am

i got bueatiful well rotted cow manure it was like compost pure black and crumbly but i have a strange looking weed popping up in the poly tunnel...

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Last post by nemo
Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:40 pm
squirrel problem?

Last post by Primrose
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by stantheman » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:47 pm

I am starting a veg plot next to a wood and there are hordes of grey squirrels running around

Is this likely to be a problem

~thanks in advance...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:06 pm
Tomatoes- Blight free??

Last post by alan refail
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by Stu the fish » Sun Jan 17, 2010 8:55 pm

OK - Evening all - I've heard Ferline and Legend are good Blight resistant varieties for Poly tunnel growing - anyone know of other Blight resistant...

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Last post by alan refail
Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:36 am
Carrot black rot?

Last post by Johnboy
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by hilary » Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:15 pm

Hi,
I have noticed that the Autumn King carrots in store are showing signs of back patches on the roots. I have stored them in sand in the garage,...

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Last post by Johnboy
Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:15 am
Rusty, crumbly patches on parsnip

Last post by glallotments
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by Linda Mary » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:20 pm

I have just dug some parsnips - Gladiator F1 - they have done well, but some of them have a rusty coloured, crumbly patches mostly around the tops....

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Last post by glallotments
Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:05 pm
Contaminated Manure

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by glallotments » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:29 pm
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On our allotment site, we have had some problems with strange leaf growth on potatoes grown on plots that were manured last year. After much...
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Last post by glallotments
Thu Jan 07, 2010 4:22 pm
Canker on parsnips

Last post by BitsBaby
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by Monika » Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:16 pm

Our parsnips this year have been badly attacked by canker, some are almost 'consumed' by it. The variety is Countess which I have grown for the last...

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Last post by BitsBaby
Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:25 pm
Fungus gnats in polytunnel?

Last post by columbine
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by columbine » Mon Oct 26, 2009 4:27 pm

I have raised beds in my poly, the soil of which is a mixture of bought in soil and compost from the local council. The poly is new since June. Now I...

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Last post by columbine
Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:49 am
Tomato Bug

Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Replies: 17
by Chantal » Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:40 am
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There's always something...

I thought blight was worst that could happen to my poor tomatoes!
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Last post by PLUMPUDDING
Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:05 pm
Clopyralid in Early Day Motion 1996

Last post by glallotments
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by realfood » Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:32 pm

I have just had a reply from Dan Norris MP in respect of the Early Day Motions 1996 and 1999. The reply that deals with Aminopyralid has nothing new...

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Last post by glallotments
Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:12 am
Poison(ing) Ivy

Last post by Gerry
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by JohnN » Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:16 am

I am presently stripping my quince tree of the ivy that has been growing up it for the past 5 years and is now nearly at the top, some 15ft. Quinces...

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Last post by Gerry
Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:36 pm
peas and mice

Last post by Primrose
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by david71 » Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:01 pm
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does anyone have any advice on the practice of soaking pea seeds in parafin to make them un-attractive to mice.
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Last post by Primrose
Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:21 am
Apple Scab

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by rachelrt » Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:22 pm

I have what I think is scab on my Bramley apple tree. It could have been infected from the crab apple tree nearby, can anyone tell me if they would...

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Last post by rachelrt
Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:59 pm
Fungi on lawn

Last post by yummyveggies
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by Primrose » Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:27 am

We've got what looks like the beginning of a fairy ring on our lawn. I've read that watering the offending fungi with diluted washing up liquid is a...

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Last post by yummyveggies
Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:49 am
Cabbage root fly

Last post by freddy
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by pooh » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:29 pm

any ideas on controlling these perishers. I use the collars but it seems to be a waste of time. Although I still get a fairly good harvest of...

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Last post by freddy
Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:36 pm
Strange year for tomato blight

Last post by WestHamRon
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by Chantal » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:25 pm

I've now taken out all my tomato plants, but have found it very odd this year. In previous years when I haven't sprayed, once blight hit a plant,...

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Last post by WestHamRon
Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:02 pm
Romanesque broccoli running to seed.

Last post by retropants
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by Catherine » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:16 pm

All my romanesque broccoli ran to see before I could pick anything I looked at it one day and it looked okay and two days later it had run to seed...

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Last post by retropants
Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:43 am
Whitefly

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by glallotments » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:52 pm

Thought we'd got away without a whitefly plague this year but they have arrived in force and are all over everything - even get into cups of coffee....

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:29 am
Disappointing courgette plants

Last post by MKPoshfan
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by ken » Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:28 pm

For once we haven't had a surplus of courgettes...in fact we've been a bit disappointed with the yield. The problem isn't with the variety, which I...

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Last post by MKPoshfan
Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:03 pm
Cucumber Growing Problem....

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by RWeb » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:33 am

have a problem with cucumbers this year. They are grown in a 6ft x 10ft greenhouse well ventilated and watered and fed weekly with liquid general...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:28 pm
Broad Beans

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by david71 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:06 pm

My Broad beans, aquadulce claudia, have cropped vey poorly then, over a period of three days most of the leaves have fallen off. Anyone have any...

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Last post by Ant
Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:42 pm
Ageing strawberry plants

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Primrose » Mon Oct 05, 2009 11:39 am

I've just picked a late crop from my four year old strawberry plants. I know recommended practice is to replace them after three years. However, as I...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:26 pm
quince rotting

Last post by JohnN
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by JohnN » Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:39 pm

About 50%of the pear-sized quinces on our tree are rotting. Though we've always had a few do this, this year is extreme. Is this some form of tree...

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Last post by JohnN
Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:13 pm
RED SPIDER MITE IN THE GREENHOUSE.

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by Elaine » Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:26 pm

I am happy to report that I have had none of these little beasties in my greenhouses this year! :D

I did scrub every nook and cranny, inside and...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:46 pm
green aubergine

Last post by goldilox
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by amo » Sun Oct 04, 2009 12:44 pm

Hello

Some of my aubergines are becoming green. They start with the right color and go green they are the right size and shape.

Is this a virus?...

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Last post by goldilox
Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:14 pm
Leek Moth

Last post by Westi
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by hilary » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:42 pm
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Hi all,
Just to add to the pests flying around with the Cabbage Whites just thought I would add that my neighbour on the plot has lost all her leeks...
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Last post by Westi
Mon Sep 28, 2009 4:22 pm
carrot root fly

Last post by Elle's Garden
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by Dr jameson » Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:47 am

hi is there any way of telling that your carrots have been infected? mine look absolutly fine and the tops are good but as soon as i pull them...

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Last post by Elle's Garden
Sat Sep 26, 2009 1:21 pm
Powdery Mildew

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by donedigging » Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:54 pm

One of my greenhouse cucumbers ( Telegraph ) is showing signs of powdery mildrew.
In this months Kitchen Garden mag. it says page 18 under the...

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Last post by alan refail
Mon Sep 21, 2009 2:48 pm
Death to the Cabbage White Caterpillars!!

Last post by Elaine
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by Colin_M » Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:36 pm

Ok, a bit dramatic, but judging by the previous thread, many of you are having a hard time with these this year. As well as all brassicas on our plot...

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:42 am
Cabbage whites

Last post by Elaine
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by Beryl » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:46 pm
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I expect you are all experiencing the same but it was like a snow storm on the lottie today. So many Cabbage white butterflies. I've never seen...
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Last post by Elaine
Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:11 am
Winter Squash amidst the Sweetcorn

Last post by Primrose
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by Colin Miles » Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:06 pm

For the past 3 years I have grown my Winter Squash amidst the Sweetcorn. Well, I won't be doing it again. It may work well in the Carribean where hot...

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Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:38 am

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