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  They are the ideal vegetables - delicious to eat, ornamental and floriferous. Start sowing dwarf or climbing varieties indoors in April and they should be cropping throughout the summer.
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  Before he moved onwards and upwards, David Cameron had one on his London home and you too can install a domestic wind turbine if your home is suitable.
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