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@GreenFingeredPete I agree re tomato seeds. I keep packets sealed in the fridge, and have had good germination of Purple Cherokee for 3 years. There were about 100 seeds in the packet - shame to waste them. I grew about 10, and gave spare youngsters to friends.

Given the probability that you will harvest and enjoy the bean pod rather than the embryonic bean seed, what advantage do you seek ?

I also use the coloured labels as no need to write on them if you make a note of which colour applies to which plant. NB don't lose your notebook

Well, it's unlikely to be a beauty contest. I cannot believe of all the people named in the Epstein files, Andrew and Mandelson are the only ones to have potentially broken any laws. There were dozens of girls "employed" for yrs. Andrew may (or may not) have had sex with a couple. ...

Nine thousand! Ri-ight. Well, we'll see what it does this year...

In Farmyard Nursery today

Within 60 miles of Dorset, do not net to prevent sunshine but it goes help to protect from wind drying, preventing some wilting caused by this and in other weather, creates a nicroclimate worth 2-3 degrees . Essential here for pigeon protection especially and butterflies I use scaffold debris...

Te one from Spain arrived today so I have it resting before planting, Sanremo ...

Hard wood cuttings have stored energy so they can often continue to throw out leaves before they root. I would personally remove the fruits because they are just robbing the energy and won't come to anything. In water you get those little white dots as a precursor to rooting. It's a good sign...