{"id":28205,"date":"2016-10-02T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T05:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardens-nows-the-time-to-buy-seeds\/"},"modified":"2016-10-02T12:15:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T05:15:26","slug":"gardens-nows-the-time-to-buy-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/gardens-nows-the-time-to-buy-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardens: now\u2019s the time to buy seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMany firms are slashing prices for the annual restockingWhat can I say? I am always after a bargain, and right now garden centres up and down the country are just the place to find them. The dusty seed aisles are currently going through their annual restocking, which means many firms slash their prices, dumping hundreds of packets into the reduced bin.This is sort of ridiculous considering the extremely long viability of many seed. For despite the \u201csow by\u201d date usually being a good two years away from when they get reduced, the seeds of many species can actually germinate well even after decades \u2013 especially if well dried and sealed in foil packets as most seed now are. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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Many firms are slashing prices for the annual restockingWhat can I say? 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