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In the very interesting article on gardening folklore in the latest FT, that old story about testing whether the soil is ready for planting in was brought up. With an illustrative photo if you couldn't picture that (!). The idea is, you drop your breeks and sit in the earth, and if the soil is relatively warm, it's time to start sowing, if it's cold, don't bother.
It does sound as if it stems from the alternate lyrics to that song English Country Garden, but is there any basis in tradition here? Or is it, as the author suspects, the gardening equivalent of sending an apprentice for tartan paint or a long stand?
It does sound as if it stems from the alternate lyrics to that song English Country Garden, but is there any basis in tradition here? Or is it, as the author suspects, the gardening equivalent of sending an apprentice for tartan paint or a long stand?