{"id":27149,"date":"2016-09-25T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T05:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardens-the-healthier-fruit-and-veg-patch\/"},"modified":"2016-09-25T12:04:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-25T05:04:10","slug":"gardens-the-healthier-fruit-and-veg-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardens-the-healthier-fruit-and-veg-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardens: the healthier fruit and veg patch"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGrow your own so you can choose nutrient-rich varietiesFor me as a geeky scientist, the single most convincing reason to grow your own has to be the massive diversity of choice it suddenly opens up for you, way beyond the sorry supermarket staples \u2013 including crop varieties with measurably higher levels of a range of nutrients. You see, as a plant\u2019s genetics are far and away the most important factor that determines the nutritional compounds they contain, simply picking one variety over another from the seed catalogues that are currently landing on door mats everywhere, you could get harvests that are measurably more nutrient- dense for zero extra effort. Here is a run-down of my top four crops whose unique genetics make them potentially more nutritious. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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