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    PLOT PASSION UNWAVERING

    Nov 29, 2018 4 minutes

    It seems like only yesterday while sitting at this computer that I received an email from Kitchen Garden magazine. This was an email like no other, announcing as it did our totally unexpected success in the KG Passionate Plotter Competition for 2016.

    We were delighted with our success in our first year of serious vegetable cultivation, made easier as we are now virtually both retired. One year on and we have tried to maintain our momentum and disprove the theory that it was ‘beginner’s luck’. Despite the inevitable setbacks, our enthusiasm and optimism remains undiminished. It goes without saying that it is very gratifying and a real confidence booster when somebody like KG recognises your hard work!

    RAISING THE STAKES

    I am totally convinced that our allotment, which

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