{"id":57460,"date":"2017-06-10T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-what-edibles-can-i-plant-by-a-west-facing-wall\/"},"modified":"2017-06-10T17:02:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T10:02:06","slug":"ask-alys-what-edibles-can-i-plant-by-a-west-facing-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ask-alys-what-edibles-can-i-plant-by-a-west-facing-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Alys: what edibles can I plant by a west-facing wall?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAlys Fowler suggests just the thingWhat can I plant at the base of a west-facing, ivy-covered wall? I\u2019d like something edible. Ivy tends to be a giant slug and snail hotel, with all that lovely dense foliage where they can hang out and wait till you\u2019ve planted something tender to eat. If you want to go for edibles, choose something slug-resistant and perennial rather than annual veg that will have a hard time competing with the ivy roots. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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