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Variable Germination

I’m very disappointed with my first sowing of the much-heralded new blight-resistant tomato ‘Losetto’.  While the other varieties achieved between 80-100% germination, I have a solitary Losetto i.e. 10%.  It was sown in exactly the same way as the other varieties, so it can’t be the technique or the compost.  I will try another sowing, but I would be interested to hear if anyone else has similar problems.

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Hot News on the Horticultural Front

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On Thursday, The Garden Press Day took place at the Horticultural Halls in Victoria.  This is when the horticultural trade reveals all its new products and plants to the press.  There was a real buzz around the Carbon Gold stand where Craig Sams (of Green & Black fame) revealed his latest big idea. Inspired by the Amazonian Indians use of charcoal to improve soil fertility, he has developed a product, GroChar, which can be used by British gardeners to stabilise nutrients in the soil and provide an attractive home for beneficial micro-organisms. GroChar is available here : GroChar: all purpose potting and seed compost with BIOCHAR
Learn more about the science behind it all at www.carbon-gold.com

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