February

A step nearer to Spring, though the temperatures of late, and those expected for the next fortnight, here in Essex one might think that the second season of the year is with us. Ideally a cold February is to be preferred with a gradually warming accelerating as the quality and duration of sunlight improve from early March. A repeat of the shirt sleeve weather during the last ten days of February 2019 is not desired.

Our land is at field capacity now. Each time more rain falls , then the drains flow for a few days – a definite improvement on the situation last Winter/Spring.

A close eye will be kept  for signs of bud break on the Quince – hopefully in early March rather than earlier.

Now back to pruning!