{"id":144419,"date":"2024-05-17T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-room-in-your-garden-for-all-your-crops-try-mixing-things-up-with-interplanting\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T17:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T10:20:09","slug":"no-room-in-your-garden-for-all-your-crops-try-mixing-things-up-with-interplanting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-room-in-your-garden-for-all-your-crops-try-mixing-things-up-with-interplanting\/","title":{"rendered":"No room in your garden for all your crops? Try mixing things up with interplanting"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMixing growing speeds and heights is a great way of maximising your available garden spaceNow that we are racing through May, I hope you\u2019re surrounded by seedlings emerging and young plants putting down strong roots. It\u2019s a good idea to sow about 20% more seeds than you have room to grow. I probably sow even more than that out of an abundance of caution and a sprinkling of self-doubt. Principally I do this because it\u2019s rare that all my seeds germinate, but also so I have some extra seedlings to replace those I\u2019ve planted out but haven\u2019t made it through those dicey early weeks of life outside (especially as it\u2019s so sluggy out there this season).If all goes to plan and there\u2019s plenty of germination, I use these bonus plants for interplanting. This is the practice of growing plants with different growth habits side by side to make the most of your space. It\u2019s a creative and engaged way of growing crops, takes advantage of underused space, and foregoes regimented planting plans to harness the benefits of growing a diversity of plants. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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