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June at Babington

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June is one of the loveliest months. The work of early spring has come gradually to fruition, yet all of summer lies before us, taut with possibility. In the vegetable garden this is one of the final months for sowing warm-season seed. Now is the time for a quick run of peas, carrots and parsnips to ripen in autumn – and to make a few final

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