Property News · March 1, 2020

Today sounds the starter’s pistol for spring | Allan Jenkins


An exciting day for gardeners, but go slow – it’s still mainly about preparation but you can start sowing insideMarch 1! The start of meteorological spring, beginning of the month the clocks go forward. What we lose for a short while when we wake we gain later in the day. Good news for gardeners. I know I’m not normally one to call for caution, but a word here to try to hold back. At least a bit.Sow stuff indoors. In greenhouses, on windowsills, somewhere with good light. Most summer-fruiting veg needs a long season to ripen, so you can start sowing chillies inside, though I’d leave any tomatoes until the end of the month. March is the prime time of the north/south divide when what to sow outside depends on where you live in the UK. Scotland and the north in March are usually cooler and darker than Cornwall. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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