{"id":4660,"date":"2016-02-13T12:59:37","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T05:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-the-trick-to-growing-tricky-vegetables\/"},"modified":"2016-02-13T13:01:47","modified_gmt":"2016-02-13T06:01:47","slug":"alys-fowler-the-trick-to-growing-tricky-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-the-trick-to-growing-tricky-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"Alys Fowler: the trick to growing tricky vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n You get more plants for your money when growing from seed. But if space is at a premium, it may be worth investing in quality plug plantsThere have been years when, by now, I\u2019ve had a windowsill full of seedlings. And a spreadsheet, a checklist and a plan to tackle celeriac\/celery\/red peppers\/aubergines\/anything else that\u2019s tricky and requires dedication. There have been other years when I\u2019ve let my mother dictate the pace: \u201cOh, I\u2019d wait two weeks and grow with the season.\u201d Then there have been years when my life has set a precedent.This is one of those years. I want a life as much as a vegetable patch (there, I\u2019ve said it) so while I will try to succeed at growing my own, instead of celery I may aim for beetroot. I know I can succeed at beetroot. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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