The Winner of the Hometown Seeds IS…
Melody D was the winner of the Hometown Seeds survival pack, though for the rest of you Hometown Seeds has provided me a code to allow 10% of any order with them by using the code “thanks”
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Congrats, Melody D!
Ragnar, you are always such a good sport. Hopefully the next contest will be your lucky one.
Congratulations!
those seeds look fabulous!
Thanks, mate! If there is something meant to come my way I’m sure fortune is on my side 😀