{"id":107491,"date":"2019-05-25T17:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T10:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-plant-courgettes-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2019-05-25T18:05:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T11:05:39","slug":"how-to-plant-courgettes-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-plant-courgettes-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to plant courgettes | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe summer vegetable that\u2019s perfect for tardy gardenersI have always failed to be first at anything and make an art of being behind, so why change that behaviour with courgettes? It is the one summer vegetable that, once you\u2019ve cleared the windowsills of everything else, you can finally get round to sowing with little worry that other people are already boasting of putting theirs outside. The most flavoursome courgettes are small, and they will come quickly with lengthening days and warmer nights.You can even sow outside, direct into the soil, if you want, though I\u2019d wait until the first week of June to do so. If you\u2019re sowing indoors or in a greenhouse, then sow one seed in a 9cm pot or larger. Their roots are so quick at racing to the bottom that you don\u2019t want to be repotting. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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