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Chichester · PO20 2DG · 21 March 2026

Spring garden

The soil's still too cold for most things to get going properly, but there's a restlessness in the air — daffodils are stirring and your clay's finally losing that winter glue-like consistency. You can feel the season turning, even if it's not quite ready to commit yet.

🌦 Your forecast
What's coming this week
🌱 Est. soil temp (now)
7°C
❄️ Frost risk
Yes
Wed, Thu
🌧 14-day rainfall
42mm
Typical
💨 Wind speed
18mph

Two proper frosts midweek will catch anything that's thinking of making an early move, but the temperatures are climbing steadily after that. Rain's staying moderate, which means your clay won't turn into that familiar winter bog, and the wind's staying civilised enough that any fleece you put down will actually stay put.

🌱 Your jobs
Things to do this week
❄️
Bulbs ⚠ Urgent
Cover emerging tulip shoots before Wednesday
Those bright green spears will blacken in frost — fleece draped over them tonight saves weeks of disappointment.
🌱
Soil prep
Fork grit into heavy clay borders
Your clay's workable now but still needs help — horticultural grit forked in creates drainage pockets for summer.
🌿
Perennials
Cut back ornamental grasses to ground
Fresh growth is pushing through the base — cutting the old stems now gives new shoots clean air.
🪴
Containers
Start hardening off summer hanging baskets
Two hours outside on mild days now builds their tolerance before the last frost risk passes.
🌸
Pruning
Prune late-flowering clematis to strong buds
Group 3 clematis flower on new wood — cutting them back now channels energy into fresh flowering stems.
✂️
Shrubs
Trim winter heather after flowering finishes
Light trimming now keeps them compact and encourages next winter's flower buds to form properly.
🌾
Vegetables
Sow broad beans under cloches
They'll tolerate light frost once germinated and give you an early summer crop on your heavy soil.
🌳
Trees
Plant bare-root fruit trees before buds break
Last chance before they leaf out — your clay will hold water well once they're established.
🐝
Wildlife
Set up shallow water dishes for early bees
A few stones in a saucer give them safe landing spots when natural water sources are scarce.
⚠ Don't do this week
❌

Your clay's workable but still cold — anything you plant now will sit in soil that can't support root growth properly.

❌

Those two frosty nights will damage tender growth, so resist the urge to uncover anything that's been protected all winter.

🌿 Your lawn this week
⏳

The soil's still too cold for proper growth but you'll see the first flush of green by next weekend.

❄️

Wednesday and Thursday's frosts will check any early growth, so hold off on the first cut for another week.

🌱

Your heavy clay means slower spring awakening but stronger summer drought resistance once it gets going.

Spring garden
🐛 In your garden
Wildlife this week
🐝 Early bumblebees
🐝

Queen bumblebees can survive temperatures that would kill worker bees, using a process called shivering thermogenesis to warm their flight muscles.

🌸

They're already patrolling for nest sites in south-facing banks and old mouse holes, taking advantage of these warmer March days.

💧

Leave out shallow dishes of water with stones for landing — they need to drink regularly while establishing new colonies.

🐦 Robins
🐦

Male robins are establishing territories now with surprisingly violent determination — they'll fight their own reflection in windows and car mirrors.

🏗️

They're also scouting nest sites in sheltered spots — ivy-covered walls, old kettles, and garden sheds are prime real estate.

🌿

Resist cutting back ivy and climbing plants until late summer — nesting season runs through August.

🐸 Common frogs
🐸

They can travel up to a mile to reach their preferred breeding pond, using magnetic fields and landscape features as navigation cues.

💧

Peak spawning happens now in shallow water warmed by spring sun — perfect timing with your waterlogged clay borders.

🪵

Leave piles of logs and stones near water — adults need hiding spots between now and their summer migration back to woodland.

Garden in season
🐾 Moriarty's garden
🐾

The daffodils are displaying the seasonal enthusiasm I have come to expect from lesser flora, which continues to vindicate my policy of elevated observation from the conservatory windowsill. Nelson has discovered that the newly softened borders yield more satisfactorily to his excavation projects, and I have filed this development in my ongoing assessment of his professional competence. The light lingers fractionally longer each evening now, and something in the hedgerow is preparing correspondence I shall monitor with appropriate detachment.

Moriarty — Feline Landowner
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