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Mr Hulme is a huge advocate of the mental health benefits of gradening too. "Just listen to the sound," he paused in his Sneyd Green allotment, recently rated outstanding by the Royal Horticultural Society. “We're slap bang in the middle of Stoke-on-Trent and all you can hear is the birdsong." "It's so tranquil. It's so fantastic for the mind." With the planted onion seeds, another vegetable growing adventure has begun, but one that will take a whole year before the giants leave the earth again. "It's great when they go in, but it's even better when they germinate," he explained. "The moment you see that first seedling pop up, oh, you're ecstatic."
