{"id":149431,"date":"2025-02-07T18:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T11:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cant-wait-for-spring-to-get-growing-try-the-versatile-fast-growing-cup-and-saucer-plant\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T19:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:33:33","slug":"cant-wait-for-spring-to-get-growing-try-the-versatile-fast-growing-cup-and-saucer-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/cant-wait-for-spring-to-get-growing-try-the-versatile-fast-growing-cup-and-saucer-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u2019t wait for spring to get growing? Try the versatile, fast-growing cup and saucer plant"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFragrant and colourful, your future self will thank you for getting these flowering vines started earlyHow was your January, did you brave the cold to sow something? I\u00a0didn\u2019t. But that\u2019s because I made a vow several years ago not to sow seeds in January as it is not the best use of my time. Most things only really get going once the days get longer \u2013 of at least equal length to the nights, meaning around the spring equinox on 20 March. Sowing before then, for me at least, means lots of little trays of\u00a0soil on resting on windowsills and propped under windows on boxes \u2013 fussing at a time when I want to be\u00a0as unfussy as possible.There are, however, a couple of plants that break this rule. Nicotiana is\u00a0one \u2013 for the scent come summer \u2013 but even more compelling is Cobaea scandens, a superfast climber (scandens means \u201cstaircase\u201d) that delivers cut-worthy flowers for months on end. I have rarely been more grateful for the actions of my former self than when marvelling at the fat purple flowers merrily blooming in a sycamore tree, three metres above where it had been planted. I\u2019d sown them nearly a year before \u2013 it was the middle of December. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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