Featuring Jeff Cox, from the TV series "Your Organic Garden", this video teaches you planting secrets, safe pruning techniques and easy propagation tricks.
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Featuring Jeff Cox, from the TV series "Your Organic Garden", this video teaches you planting secrets, safe pruning techniques and easy propagation tricks.
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