{"id":19192,"date":"2016-07-09T17:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/do-your-potted-plants-need-a-good-meal-alys-fowler\/"},"modified":"2016-07-09T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T10:11:20","slug":"do-your-potted-plants-need-a-good-meal-alys-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/do-your-potted-plants-need-a-good-meal-alys-fowler\/","title":{"rendered":"Do your potted plants need a good meal? | Alys Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nIt can\u2019t be stated enough that containers are reliant on you for food and water, says Alys FowlerAfter I\u2019d said hello to the cats I made a\u00a0bolt for the back door. I had seedlings to say hi to. I like to sow seeds before going away \u2013 something promising to come home to. Sometimes they are slugged, sometimes nibbled, but more often than not there is a fine flush of new growth. It\u2019s a good antidote to the post-holiday blues.I ran my fingers over the young pea shoots (always a fail-safe holiday sowing) and cast around to see what other pots I could claim for salads. I\u00a0have finally accepted that this year I\u2019ll be doing a lot of container gardening. Now I\u2019ve come to terms with this, I\u2019m actually quite excited by it. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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