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THE CULTIVATED PLOT: TRIALS & TRIUMPHS
By mid-June, despite the wild weather, the plot was filling out nicely with some crops ready to harvest and others well set for the summer
Rainbow chard lined either side of the concrete slab path under the cane pergola
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This growing season we are following five gardeners from different parts of the country. Each of them is growing the same selection of seeds, some of which were given away last month with KG, so why not grow along with us and compare notes?
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