{"id":127329,"date":"2022-06-24T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/weatherwatch-queen-pines-were-crowning-glory-in-cool-victorian-climes\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T12:10:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T05:10:24","slug":"weatherwatch-queen-pines-were-crowning-glory-in-cool-victorian-climes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/weatherwatch-queen-pines-were-crowning-glory-in-cool-victorian-climes\/","title":{"rendered":"Weatherwatch: \u2018queen pines\u2019 were crowning glory in cool Victorian climes"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGrowing pineapples was a considerable feat in 19th-century UK, when the seasons were colderNot much has changed in 150 years; the gap between those having to choose between eating and heating and the richest 1% is much the same. Gardening was then a proper gentleman\u2019s hobby \u2013 not getting your hands \u2018dirty but telling your legion of gardeners how to grow exotic plants to impress your guests.The New Practical Gardener of 1874 has a wonderful illustration of a \u201cqueen pine\u201d and three pages of detailed instructions on \u201cnursing pine plants\u201d in a long chapter on the monthly operations of a successful \u201cforcing garden\u201d. To grow what we now call a pineapple, coal-fired central heating was required so in January the plant should never be allowed to drop below 15C (58F) and as near as possible kept at 18C and watered with warm water. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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