Property News · March 8, 2020

Vegetables, fruit, flowers – I’m greedy for all seeds | Allan Jenkins


There are seed packets are all over the place. As sowing starts, it’s time to sort out this addictionI have something of the hoarder, like an old bachelor found buried under stacks of books and papers. Yet with me it is always seed.I am determined this year to face it: my demon of addiction. So today I spent three hours gathering bags and packets of seed, scattered throughout the house; in the kitchen, living room, bedroom, in bowls and boxes. First, sorting them into manageable types: ‘fruit’, such as beans, peas, squash and courgettes; ‘leaf’, which were mainly assorted salads and cooking greens; ‘root’, such as radishes and beetroots of assorted hues; and ‘flower’ – crazed amounts of nasturtiums, tagetes, calendula and poppies. There is even a special category for Italian chicories. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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