{"id":12720,"date":"2016-05-11T21:50:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mama-told-me-not-to-sow\/"},"modified":"2016-05-11T21:59:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:59:59","slug":"mama-told-me-not-to-sow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/mama-told-me-not-to-sow\/","title":{"rendered":"Mama told me not to sow"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNext year I am going to pay heed to the gardening books and hold off sowing tender plants until the risks of frost really is over It\u2019s the advice of grandmothers and ageing teachers, an expression which is so well known it\u2019s now an adage: patience is a virtue. And if this spring has taught me anything, it\u2019s that I should have paid more attention to my elders. Now I\u2019m left thinking, why didn\u2019t I wait until May?When spring arrives, after the lean winter months, I can\u2019t wait to get gardening. Everything feels fresh and new. During winter I feel emotionally malnourished, while spring is like a banquet ready to be eaten. But the problem is that I often struggle to control myself. I overindulge; I make mistakes. This year I have paid for my intemperance. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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