{"id":138773,"date":"2023-08-13T12:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-13T05:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/an-early-visit-to-the-plot-is-the-perfect-start-to-the-day\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T12:38:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T05:38:39","slug":"an-early-visit-to-the-plot-is-the-perfect-start-to-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/an-early-visit-to-the-plot-is-the-perfect-start-to-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"An early visit to the plot is the perfect start to the day"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSeaweed feeds, slug mayhem and the company of Howard and Otto at the allotmentUp early to the allotment to meet Howard. We\u2019ll water and feed with seaweed and comfrey and sow morning glory. We are late but the scented sweetpeas they\u2019ll replace were a little sluggish at the start.Speaking of which, we keep discovering extra-large leopard slugs in and around the tipis. Almost as though they\u2019re wandering through the allotment, laying waste to plants in their wake. Howard uncovers the corpse of a courgette looking like it\u2019s been attacked with an ice-cream scoop. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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