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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Planning for next year – introducing the ‘synchroseedsow’
So it’s been a bit of a washout summer for gardeners, farmers and allotmenteers – and what else is there to do but plan for next year? After all, next year will be so much better and it is this … Continue reading
Russian roulette for [by] gardeners – an update
Back in May I wrote how the ink lettering on the labels in the dahlias I’d planted had vanished, soaked away into the cheap coffee stirrers I’d used as markers. As a result I had to employ a bit of … Continue reading