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TOM - I got my seeds yesterday, my son got some too as I registered his name as well.

Got just the perfect place for them in the back, a border that gets sun most of the day, I'm gonna mix them with some other bee friendly seeds I managed to get my hands on.

Not got round to commenting on here, had my hands full recently, I have done loads in the back though, planted Shallots - Golden Gourmet, Garlic - standard, Onions - Stutgarter and Red Onions - forget their name.

My fruit bushes and trees are all looking healthy, not sure if I have lost the Apricots this year - early flowers are no good here in the North. Gooseberry bushes I planted last year are a lovely globe shape, and never been pruned. I have one red kind and 3/4 green.

The only thing that is suffering is two raspberries - but I think this is down to my lazy/lacklustre pruning. Will decide their fate later. On the raspberry flip side I have a yellow raspberry that is supposed to fruit in autumn, but basically does as it pleases and has taken over a whole border - even the dog walking all over it doesn't stop it in it's tracks.