Property News · April 9, 2022

Spring is warmer than it used to be – time to adapt the way you garden


As growing season becomes drier and increasingly unpredictable, it’s more important than ever to tend to your soilOur growing season is getting longer. It has increased by about 29 days since the 1960s. We have warmer beginnings and warmer endings – both spring and autumn are milder than half a century ago, but also more unpredictable because of climate change.Mid spring, particularly April, has in recent years been drier, with temperatures occasionally reaching the high 20s. This is a key month for sowing and planting out, but it can present challenges as we swing from wetter winters into sudden heat and drought, and back again – as June and July are often duller, wetter months. Your strength to weather this (pun intended) depends on your soil. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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