{"id":115240,"date":"2020-03-29T12:15:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T05:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/brassica-lettuce-and-tear-peas-inspiration-from-sanlucar\/"},"modified":"2020-03-29T13:11:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T06:11:22","slug":"brassica-lettuce-and-tear-peas-inspiration-from-sanlucar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/brassica-lettuce-and-tear-peas-inspiration-from-sanlucar\/","title":{"rendered":"Brassica, lettuce and tear peas\u2026 inspiration from Sanl\u00facar"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nA trip to the sun yields plenty of ideas \u2013 but can I grow anything this good? Late February, Henri\u2019s birthday trip to Sanl\u00facar in Andalucia. We first discovered the ancient city by accident when disappointed by Jerez. A cab to the coast, the old fail-safe. A place to fall in love.Here, magical inner courtyards echo the Moors: plants in pots, painted tiles, water, cooling shade. There is a small vegetable plot outside our window. I am shamed by its perfection. Six raised rows, generously spaced: one of brassica, the rest a crisp green lettuce and another redder leaf. There are bitter-orange trees and bulbous lemon, fragrant blossom. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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