{"id":117968,"date":"2020-07-26T14:15:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T07:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/be-wary-of-gardening-gimmicks-that-look-too-good\/"},"modified":"2020-07-26T15:03:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T08:03:15","slug":"be-wary-of-gardening-gimmicks-that-look-too-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/be-wary-of-gardening-gimmicks-that-look-too-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Be wary of gardening gimmicks that look too good"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGrafted tomato-potato plants? Sounds smart, but the yield will probably be terribleIt might be an embarrassing thing for a plant scientist to admit, but I am a total sucker for a garden gimmick. I like to think it\u2019s because I am open-minded or maybe just irrationally optimistic, particularly as many things in the plant world are often extremely counterintuitive. But I am not ashamed to say I have fallen for dozens of them over a lifetime in horticulture. While I firmly believe in the value of trying things out for yourself, if you don\u2019t fancy learning the hard way, here are some of the most common garden gimmicks I have come across.There’s a lot of dodgy marketing imagery out there, I\u2019ve seen roses Photoshopped sky blue Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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