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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Allan Jenkins

How to stay sane in mad March

'First thing to sow? For us it’s probably poppies.'
‘First thing to sow? For us it’s probably poppies.’ Photograph: Allan Jenkins

The third of the third today. Mad March: the month that exposes the north-south split. When temperatures in the south of the UK will likely be a few degrees warmer than in, say, Scotland.

Southerners may start to take risks with planting and sowing that would be inadvisable further north. That said, first-early potatoes should be good to go into ground most anywhere by the end of the month. Just keep an eye on your most-trusted local forecast.

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