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CORNWALL, CABBAGES AND KEEPING IT TRADITIONAL

p until 1970, many gardeners and growers throughout the country would purchase their vegetables for the coming season from their local farmers market or directly from neighbouring farms. These plants were bare rooted brassicas growninafield for several months until they developed sufficient roots and leaf canopy. When it was time to be transplanted into gardens, they were already acclimatised to the outdoor environmental conditions and mature enough to start taking

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