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I want to show you something exciting.
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Welcome to Gardening with Ben. And I've
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spotted something on my a lotment. I've
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not actually been on the growing area of
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my plot for ages because I've been
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concentrating on building the front of
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it, been tidying it all up around the
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entrance. I've not actually been onto my
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plot. And I I I should admit I should
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actually come onto my plot and see
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what's happening and seeing what's
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actually growing and ready for
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harvesting. But have a look at this
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I have never managed to grow a white
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cauliflower down on my plot. This year I
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managed to grow carrots for the first
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time in 22 years. Well, this is
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absolutely amazing. Look at this. Look
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at that cauliflower, everyone. That is
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absolutely amazing. I can't believe I've
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managed to grow a cauliflower. This
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netting has been a lifesaver. It's done
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absolutely fantastic. So, we need to get
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that out. But not only is it just that
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one, we have got another one there. Look
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at that. Absolutely amazing. And we've
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got some smaller ones there. So, we're
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going to get them harvested and also
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taken home with us. I can't wait to eat
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But it doesn't stop there. Everybody,
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come and have a look at this. So, all my
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cabbages and cauliflowers got absolutely
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decimated by the pigeons, and I got this
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netting from Oakland Gardens to protect
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them, and they've grown back absolutely
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amazing. Look at that cauliflower. It's
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a purple one. Absolutely fantastic. I
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can't believe that. That is so good. And
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then I've got another one here as well.
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So, these are ready for harvesting these
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because you've got to be careful with
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cauliflowers that they don't start to
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flower because they soon start to flower
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straight away. So, we need to get those
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harvested and taken home with us for
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cooking with. So, I can't wait for that.
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So, look at them beauties. Absolutely
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fantastically harvested. Absolutely
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massive size white heads on that one.
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That one's a bit smaller, but yeah, the
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purple ones look absolutely gorgeous. I
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can't wait to eat those. Going to get
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some cheese sauce to put on them because
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I love cheese sauce on cauliflower. So,
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yeah, I'm looking forward to eating
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So, I'm absolutely over the moon with
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those white cauliflower and the purple
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ones as well. I've always said that I
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grow the purple ones cuz I've never
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managed to grow a white cauliflower down
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at the autumn and the purple ones always
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seem to do a lot better. Well, I've
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proven myself wrong. I've actually
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managed to grow the white cauliflowers
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this year. To say it's been an absolute
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nightmare watering this year. And to be
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honest, I've not always watered. I've
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left it. They've actually grown really
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well. And I can't believe it. I can't
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believe how well the cauliflower has
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grown to say how hot it's been this year
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and how dry it's been and no rain and
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stuff like that. And yeah, we've managed
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it. We cracked it. The netting were
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absolutely perfect. It kept the white
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caterpillars off them and the pigeons
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after they decimated them, but they grew
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back and they grew back nice and strong.
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So sometimes if you think that you've
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lost all your crops, just give them a
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bit of protection after they've been
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decimated and they'll come back. And
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look at me, I've managed to do it. And
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I'm no professional gardener. I never
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admit that I'm a professional gardener
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at all. I just share my journey of what
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I get up to down here at the a lotment.
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whether I'm doing it right, whether I'm
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doing it wrong. Uh I always just give it
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a try and see how well it gets on. And
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this year we've proved itself fantastic
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with the carrots, with the cauliflower.
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Absolutely amazing. So yeah, remember
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never give up. Always keep trying. Even
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if it fails every year, just keep trying
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and one year you will get success. So
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until next time everyone remember keep
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smiling, keep shining and keep gardening
