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There’s a moment that happens to a lot of people at some point. You’re standing in a garden centre and you think, “I could grow some veg.” Fast forward a week and you’ve got three tubs on the patio, a packet of seeds, and a level of optimism that suggests you’re about to become fully self sufficient by Tuesday and be the lead in a remake of The Good Life (showing my age there).
If you’ve ever stood in a shop holding two versions of the same thing, one slightly cheaper and one that claims to be “better for the planet”, you’ll know the quiet panic that follows. Which one is better?