{"id":103641,"date":"2019-02-03T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/time-to-dig-and-clear-but-beware-the-cold-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2019-02-03T13:03:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T06:03:11","slug":"time-to-dig-and-clear-but-beware-the-cold-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/time-to-dig-and-clear-but-beware-the-cold-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to dig and clear \u2013 but beware the cold | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFebruary is a month for maintenance and chitting first earliesPreparation, preparation, preparation. February is the month of maintenance. The time for digging in organic matter. Try to pick a dry day, not too cold \u2013 you are not looking to move frozen soil up to the surface.Sort your garden borders. Get ready. The days are getting longer, from an hour and a half to around two hours by the end of the month depending on how far north you are. Note that this doesn\u2019t mean warmer. February is a harsh month, a time of frost, with a mean temperature in the UK of around 1 C. So dig and clear, enjoy the good work, get your sowing beds ready because seeds will start going in soon. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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