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Fresh from the plot

I can see it! I can actually see winter’s dormancy slowly coming to an end. How? Just by looking and listening to my plot, which is starting to speak volumes about the new growing season that’s just around the corner.

I note that the annual weed seedlings sheltering in the nooks and crannies are always the first to pop up. But as I scan the area, I wear a satisfied grin knowing that any weed seed that may have settled will have now been smothered by my thick carpet of green manure. Thankfully, that’s

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