Tuesday, 18 June 2019

In a world moving at breakneck speed, growing indoor plants is teaching me patience | Mel Campbell

Everything I’ve read suggests apple tree cuttings don’t take well. But neither does the insecurity of inner-city renting

Two Shepard avocado seeds balance on toothpicks in wineglasses of water on my kitchen windowsill. They have been there since April, when I was seized by some primal urge (home ownership, perhaps?) and decided I wanted to grow my own.

I got so excited when I saw a taproot growing from the bottom of one seed. It was happening! I lost myself in fantasies of huge, glossy houseplants. But then … nothing.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2WSU0ze

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