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Mission Statement
26-10-2020, 01:35 AM by Can the Man
Mission Statement
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Introduce Yourself
New member? Say hello, sit back and enjoy the advice and humour
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It’s me again from irelan...
21-07-2025, 06:28 AM by Broadway
It’s me again from irelan...
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Happy Birthday Garden and Gossip

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Our first birthday...wher...
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Our first birthday...wher...
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Our first birthday...wher...
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House warming gift for Proserpina

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A house warming gift for ...
16-02-2022, 05:19 PM by PyreneesPlot
A house warming gift for ...
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A house warming gift for ...
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Harvest Festival 2021
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Easter Crafts 2022
Poll now open.
Time for a competition wi...
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Time for a competition wi...
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Time for a competition wi...
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Harvest Festival 2022
The winners are....
10-11-2022, 09:11 PM by Small chilli
The winners are....
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The winners are....
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Harvest Festival 2023
All the best in Show for 2023
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30-10-2023, 08:46 AM by Small chilli
We have a winner in the H...
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General discussion
You can talk about anything here.
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Grapefruit in Battersea
09-08-2025, 08:14 AM by Small chilli
Grapefruit in Battersea
09-08-2025, 08:14 AM by Small chilli 		11,508
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Grapefruit in Battersea
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Weather
All about the weather.
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Nutty as a fruit cake

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I-Spy Plants in May - Aug...
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I-Spy Plants in May - Aug...
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I-Spy Plants in May - Aug...
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Something for the bookshelf
Recommendations for good gardening books
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Newly acquired gardening ...
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Newly acquired gardening ...
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Newly acquired gardening ...
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Bargain basement

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Special Offers
08-08-2025, 01:28 PM by Mark_Riga
Special Offers
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Special Offers
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Competitions
Just for fun!
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Pumpkin & tromba competit...
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Pumpkin & tromba competit...
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Seed saving and swapping

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2025 - Seeds I've saved
10-08-2025, 04:35 PM by Small chilli
2025 - Seeds I've saved
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2025 - Seeds I've saved
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Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle....
How to tread more lightly on the earth
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2025 - Freecycle and simi...
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Recommendations
Whatever you want, just ask!
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Sarah Raven
06-06-2025, 02:29 PM by SarrissUK
Sarah Raven
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Sarah Raven
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What I did today

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2025 - What I did today
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2025 - What I did today
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What I sowed today

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2025 - What I sowed today
Yesterday, 03:43 PM by Veggie
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What I harvested today

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My little shop

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Time to reopen the Little...
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Time to reopen the Little...
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Time to reopen the Little...
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What seeds and garden stuff I bought today
For anyone who wants to confess - like JJB
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Working the plot

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2025 grow list
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2025 grow list
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2025 grow list
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Growing at home

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Then & Now
03-08-2025, 02:18 PM by SarrissUK
Then & Now
03-08-2025, 02:18 PM by SarrissUK 		1,320
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Then & Now
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Potty corner

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Plant labels
29-01-2025, 08:04 PM by Scarlet
Plant labels
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Plant labels
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Greenhouse/polytunnel chat
Show us whats growing
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My portable GH garden
10-08-2025, 09:16 PM by Veggie
My portable GH garden
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My portable GH garden
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Compost Corner
For all your compost questions!
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Hotbins
10-07-2025, 09:44 AM by Small chilli
Hotbins
10-07-2025, 09:44 AM by Small chilli 		560
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Hotbins
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Everything Alliums

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Elephant Garlic bulbils?
19-07-2025, 05:10 PM by JJB
Elephant Garlic bulbils?
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Elephant Garlic bulbils?
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Everything Brassicas

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Nine Star perennial brocc...
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Nine Star perennial brocc...
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Everything Potatoes

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2025 spuds
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2025 spuds
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2025 spuds
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Everything about Nuts
No, not that sort, the ones that grow on trees.
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Growing Nut trees
10-08-2025, 11:28 PM by Can the Man
Growing Nut trees
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Growing Nut trees
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Everything Roots
Carrots, swede, parsnips............any roots (not trees).
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Growing Carrot tops
20-03-2025, 10:28 AM by Bren
Growing Carrot tops
20-03-2025, 10:28 AM by Bren 		197
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Growing Carrot tops
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Everything Chilli
Questions, pests and disease, how, when & where to grow. Literally everything chilli!
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Chilli Seeds
02-02-2025, 12:08 AM by Veggie
Chilli Seeds
02-02-2025, 12:08 AM by Veggie 		407
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Chilli Seeds
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Everything Cucurbit
Cucumbers, Courgettes, Squash and Pumpkins. What are you growing?
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2025 & 2024 - How many c...
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2025 & 2024 - How many c...
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Everything Herbs

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Herbs to sow in Autumn
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Herbs to sow in Autumn
16-10-2023, 10:08 AM by Farendwoman 		291
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Herbs to sow in Autumn
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Everything Legumes

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The Bean Dilemma
27-07-2025, 10:36 PM by Mark_Riga
The Bean Dilemma
27-07-2025, 10:36 PM by Mark_Riga 		767
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The Bean Dilemma
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Everything Tomato
 A place to discuss your tomatoes
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Tomato Gallery
08-08-2025, 02:22 PM by Small chilli
Tomato Gallery
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Tomato Gallery
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Everything Fruity

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Raspberry cane advice
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Raspberry cane advice
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Raspberry cane advice
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Everything Veggie

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Growing for PAPA or CACA
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Growing for PAPA or CACA
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Growing for PAPA or CACA
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Vegetable Showcase
Somewhere to share pictures of your crops
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2024 - Showcase
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2024 - Showcase
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2024 - Showcase
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All about Flowers and Ornamentals
From Aquilegias to Zinnias
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Flowers to be proud of
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Flowers to be proud of
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Flowers to be proud of
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When to sow vegetable seeds, a downloadable guide

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What to sow in September ...
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What to sow in September ...
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What to sow in September ...
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Seeds with the same name
Helpful information on seeds that have different names
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New Seed catalogues - be ...
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New Seed catalogues - be ...
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Where it all began
Somewhere for you to catalogue your garden or allotment transformation
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Vinny's Allotment Plot
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Vinny's Allotment Plot
02-08-2025, 01:43 PM by Vinny 		1,132
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Vinny's Allotment Plot
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Dear Diary
Somewhere for you to record garden diary
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The garden from scratch
27-07-2025, 11:14 AM by Small chilli
The garden from scratch
27-07-2025, 11:14 AM by Small chilli 		856
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27-07-2025, 11:14 AM by Small chilli
The garden from scratch
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Ponds and pond life

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An unexpected visitor
03-08-2025, 02:16 PM by JJB
An unexpected visitor
03-08-2025, 02:16 PM by JJB 		80
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An unexpected visitor
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Wildlife pictures and discussion

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Nature & wildlife picture...
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Nature & wildlife picture...
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Nature & wildlife picture...
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Wild flowers

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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Dog Daisy, Dog Violet & D...
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Annual and perennial weeds
To help new gardeners identify common weeds
Weed? ID?
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Weed? ID?
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Weed? ID?
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Garden pests
A brief guide to some of the most common garden pests
Slugs
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Slugs
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Slugs
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Meet my pets

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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Spud and Ted and their Mu...
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Feathered Friends
geese, chooks, ducks...
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New coop
20-04-2025, 10:13 AM by JJB
New coop
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New coop
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DIY Kitchen
Whether you forage for ingredients, hot & cold smoking, drying, cheese making, we want to learn too.
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2025 - Today's Recipe
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2025 - Today's Recipe
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Forager's Corner
All about foraging for edible wild food; when and what to pick, how to use it. No advice given on identifying Fungi as iwe don't want anyone poisoned.
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Elderflower champagne
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Elderflower champagne
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Elderflower champagne
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Christmas 2020
Useful Christmas presents
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Useful Christmas presents
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Useful Christmas presents
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Harvest Festival 2020
Congratulations to our 20...
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Congratulations to our 20...
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Congratulations to our 20...
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Competitions 2020
Congratulations to our wi...
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Congratulations to our wi...
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Congratulations to our wi...
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Competitions 2021
Archive
And the winners are.....
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And the winners are.....
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And the winners are.....
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