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    Joao replied to the thread Winter flowers.
    Those are gorgeous. Camellias are one of those plants I keep meaning to get but never do. The sasanqua ones especially, having something...
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    Joao replied to the thread Hello all!.
    Welcome! Cut gardens are brilliant, once you get going you end up with more flowers than you know what to do with. What are you planning...
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    Joao replied to the thread Watercress and ?.
    That watercress looks incredible. I've been trying to get some going in a shallow tray with running water but it's nowhere near as happy...
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    Joao replied to the thread Life around Garden and Café.
    Growing the salad greens right out front where customers can see them is brilliant. Must be a great conversation starter too.
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    Joao replied to the thread Do you wish for sweeter tomatoes?.
    I've found that cutting back on watering once the fruit starts to ripen concentrates the sugars quite a bit. Doesn't work as well in...
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    the beer trap method is a classic, works surprisingly well. I've also had good results going out at dusk with a torch and picking them...
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    completely agree about soil being the real starting point. I spent my first year obsessing over what to plant when I should have been...
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    Definitely the planner type. I spend way too long deciding where everything goes and tracking sowing dates, but honestly that is half...
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