Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: The high virus levels from last season means there will be much more inoculum in the environment

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Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: The high virus levels from last season means there will be much more inoculum in the environment

As I'm writing this in early December, it has just started snowing. So, let's think about what I'd like Santa to bring to make 2021 a brighter place than 2020. The drift way at the bottom of the garden,...

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