{"id":104867,"date":"2019-03-10T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardeners-minds-are-turning-to-seed-as-usual-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2019-03-10T13:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T06:04:31","slug":"gardeners-minds-are-turning-to-seed-as-usual-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardeners-minds-are-turning-to-seed-as-usual-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardeners\u2019 minds are turning to seed \u2013 as usual | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt\u2019s time to turn out drawers and boxes and bags of seed \u2013 and confront my lack of self controlIt\u2019s again time to talk about seed. About planning for the year ahead, thinking about the future, about nurturing and growth.It\u2019s time to turn out your drawers and bags and boxes, wherever you keep seed. Ours are nominally sorted into styles. There is a box for herbs and salads, another for chicories, another for greens you need to cook. There is a box for flowers for my daughter Kala\u2019s garden and the plot, plus multiple bowls of dried heads that still need sorting through. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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