{"id":107701,"date":"2019-06-02T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-magical-month-of-sun-begins-allan-jenkins\/"},"modified":"2019-06-02T12:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T05:03:06","slug":"a-magical-month-of-sun-begins-allan-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-magical-month-of-sun-begins-allan-jenkins\/","title":{"rendered":"A magical month of sun begins | Allan Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLong days and sunny hours are at their peak \u2013 so sow widely and wildlySummer! Official. Meteorological summer started yesterday. The solstice is on 21 June. It\u2019s the magical month of long days and high sun with up to 18 hours of light in Scotland \u2013 though I wouldn\u2019t be a gardener if I didn\u2019t tell you it drops fast from the 21st. There is almost nothing you can\u2019t do with your land now. Almost nothing you can\u2019t sow. Any pots and seedlings you\u2019ve been hoarding can all go into ground.It is the bittersweet month, the watershed. Make the most of it. Sow wildly, widely, but remember to thoroughly water. And to ensure there\u2019s some for birds. Aubergines, courgettes and other summer squash can all be replanted outside or sown direct into soil. Old-school gardeners will tell you to sow two seeds together and save the strongest. That has never felt right to me. I am more likely to replant the \u2018weaker\u2019 in the better spot. Please remember their greedy need for feed. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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