{"id":116017,"date":"2020-05-02T17:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T10:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-cucurbits-pumpkins-courgettes-and-cucumbers-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2020-05-02T17:04:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T10:04:17","slug":"how-to-grow-cucurbits-pumpkins-courgettes-and-cucumbers-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-grow-cucurbits-pumpkins-courgettes-and-cucumbers-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to grow cucurbits: pumpkins, courgettes and cucumbers | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGrow summer and winter squashes to feel prepared, says our gardening expertMy friend Birgit once told me that she didn\u2019t feel truly happy unless there was some sort of cucurbit in the house, preferably a winter squash. I\u2019ve come to understand that. There\u2019s a comfort in having a store full of them. I start the winter with 15-20 fruit from five or six different varieties, and I\u2019m still eating them well into May. I have pumpkins that taste of melon, others with a deep, sweet nuttiness, and thin-skinned, dense, beta-carotene rich ones. Sow salads, radishes and fast-growing greens like cime de rapa for quick rewards, grow courgettes and cucumbers if you want something for summer; but grow pumpkins to feel prepared. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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