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Sandy soils in the south-east are very hot and dry now with plants potentially under great stress. To avoid this watering is being done on a ten day cycle giving a good drenching to really saturate the top 25cm. Thirsty celery, celeriac and runner beans are done on a five day cycle. There is no need...
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Recent dry, sunny weather allowed the slugs and the first wave of weeds to be tackled. Subsequent rain restored soil moisture leading to ideal seed bed conditions. The downside was that weeds germinated in hundreds, but just in time the weather turned dry and vigorous raking again polished then off....
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