Traditionally prepared the in final few days of the year, osechi was eaten over the first three days of the New Year. During those days it was taboo to cook.
Although a modest pair of boxes below, these cost ¥10,000 (£50) a piece.
jake: Night soil :)... the traditional fertilizer. 
Alan: Nice looking taters. Good color to them.
I fertilized mine this year with the used bedding from my chick brooder ...Alan: Isn't every year a mixed year in the garden? Gardeners are the best at taking the good with the ...
Ben: Didn't work. I have the Chinese version, maybe it's different? Who knows... (and yes, I've followed the steps ...
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