{"id":80899,"date":"2018-02-24T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ready-get-set-plant-a-gardeners-year-starts-here\/"},"modified":"2018-02-24T18:03:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-24T11:03:26","slug":"ready-get-set-plant-a-gardeners-year-starts-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/ready-get-set-plant-a-gardeners-year-starts-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready, get set, plant: a gardener\u2019s year starts here"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHardy annuals to sow, bulbs to buy, pots to pick, snowdrops to split\u2026 now is the time to get plans in gearGardeners, rejoice! We\u2019re on the brink of spring. And although it is still officially winter in the UK for another week or so at least \u2013 depending on whether you talk to a meteorologist or an astronomer, spring begins on 1 March or 20 March, the vernal equinox \u2013 now is the perfect time to get plans in gear for the horticultural year.Hardy annual flowers are the advance party of the seed-sowing world, so think of these first (just beware occasionally freezing or waterlogged soil). Get your seed order in now, and most hardy annuals can be sown direct into the soil in a month\u2019s time, provided the soil has warmed up enough that you can imagine performing the old farmer\u2019s trick of comfortably sitting your bare buttocks on it. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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