{"id":124729,"date":"2022-02-27T13:15:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T06:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-allotment-has-been-shut-for-far-too-long\/"},"modified":"2022-02-27T14:03:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T07:03:15","slug":"the-allotment-has-been-shut-for-far-too-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-allotment-has-been-shut-for-far-too-long\/","title":{"rendered":"The allotment has been shut for far too long\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHere\u2019s what I\u2019ve missed the mostTwo days from the start of spring and I am itching to sow and grow. Bags and packets of seed are calling impatiently. But as I write, we are still unsure when we\u2019ll be paroled to the plot. Perhaps longer than the three-month sentence we\u2019d hoped for.I thought, then, to take time to look back this week on what I\u2019ve missed most about communal gardening. Is it the in-the-distance company of other growers, perhaps picking their runner beans? Maybe Mary\u2019s giant sunflowers and perfect poppies? The early-morning thrill of kestrels and foxes, the scent of another neighbour\u2019s sweet peas? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve missed the mostTwo days from the start of spring and I am...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-wrL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":124153,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/im-locked-out-of-the-allotment-but-dream-of-new-life-and-new-planting-allan-jenkins\/","url_meta":{"origin":124729,"position":0},"title":"I\u2019m locked out of the allotment, but dream of new life and new planting | Allan Jenkins","date":"January 9, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Council plans have put allotment work on hold so I peer through the gate making plansNew year, new plot, new soil. We have been exiled now from the allotment site for six weeks or so. Another six weeks \u2013 we hope \u2013 to go. Locked out from working land\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":138549,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-allotment-has-run-a-little-wild-but-order-is-quickly-restored\/","url_meta":{"origin":124729,"position":1},"title":"The allotment has run a little wild \u2013 but order is quickly restored","date":"July 30, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The nettles are high and the snails have been busy, but it doesn\u2019t take long to turn things aroundFour weeks away and the plot is astray. Like a wild child in need of love, perhaps a haircut. There\u2019s been much rain and new growth. 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With or without peas that have been eaten at the table straight from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":22913,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/growing-together-an-allotment-picture-essay\/","url_meta":{"origin":124729,"position":3},"title":"Growing together \u2013 an allotment picture essay","date":"August 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r National Allotments Week 2016 aims to highlight the inclusive nature of allotment gardening, appealing to all sections of society and all levels of ability. 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