{"id":115871,"date":"2020-04-26T12:15:05","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T05:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-in-lockdown-sow-seeds-of-comfort-at-home-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2020-04-26T13:06:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T06:06:33","slug":"gardening-in-lockdown-sow-seeds-of-comfort-at-home-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardening-in-lockdown-sow-seeds-of-comfort-at-home-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening in lockdown: sow seeds of comfort at home | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIn this age of anxiety, it\u2019s reassuring to spot newly sprouted signs of life in the vegetable trays on the roof terraceI have never been much of a one for seed trays. I don\u2019t have a greenhouse and only narrow windowsills. Plus, I am married to a minimalist architect who has a near-fear of \u2018clutter\u2019. Pretty much, the first early potatoes are the only \u2018seed\u2019 stuff I start at home.I prefer the slightly anxious scan along a row of string on soil as I wait to spot newly sprouted signs of life. Though, then, I am of course a bit loath to thin them out. The idea of Darwinist selection doesn\u2019t sit well. It is probably why I\u2019ll never be a proper gardener, this aversion to throwing the weakest baby away. Though I admire neat rows of properly spaced plants as much as the next person, I have come to the conclusion it just isn\u2019t for me. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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