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THE VEGETABLE FAIRY

The soil in my garden is not suitable for growing vegetables, but I have still managed to grow my favourites – runner beans. I grow them in large tubs and had such a successful crop last year, I am doing the same this year – proof that you can still grow vegetables even if your garden soil is unsuitable. I didn’t even buy the seeds, I just dried a load of the seeds from last year’s crop. Free food that’s healthy too. Any spare beans I have, which is usually a lot, I give them to my

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