According to a BBC News article today, Met Office figures show that this month is set to be the warmest April since records began in England more than 300 years ago.
From a gardening perspective, the obvious knock on effect is that things are growing at an unusual rate with flowers and leaves emerging way before they are due. Not to mention the lack of rain and higher temperatures drying out the soil. For first time veggie growers that have yet to see a full 'growing' year this kind of throws a spanner in the works when it comes to learning how things grow, when they flower etc. The books say one thing and yet the weather dictates something completely different!
Read the article in full at BBC News Online
From a gardening perspective, the obvious knock on effect is that things are growing at an unusual rate with flowers and leaves emerging way before they are due. Not to mention the lack of rain and higher temperatures drying out the soil. For first time veggie growers that have yet to see a full 'growing' year this kind of throws a spanner in the works when it comes to learning how things grow, when they flower etc. The books say one thing and yet the weather dictates something completely different!
Read the article in full at BBC News Online
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