May
There are some odd traditions in Britain. For Wimbledon fortnight there must be strawberries and cream, and rain. For a test match at Lord’s Cricket ground between England and the West Indies we expect good humour, steel bands, and rain. And for the public holidays in May it must be traffic jams and rain. It looks like the tradition will be maintained this year.
As gardeners we almost don’t care. It is planting weather. Warm days and sufficient water to soften the soil and prevent the plants from drying out. If it rains a bit, well we don’t need to rush out every 10 minutes with a watering can. There is, of course, always the chance that nature will try to lull us in to a false sense of security by making the weather damp, but breezy. The breeze drying out the plants every bit as quick as the sun would have done if it could have stuck its nose through the clouds. When Mother Nature is in one of these sorts on moods there is no winning. You just have to reach for the hose pipe and forget all thoughts of a couple of days relaxing away from work.
The good thing about May is that, for us, it marks the start of summer and, all being well, the last chance for any slight frosts (we don’t mention the cricket being snowed off on 5th June 1975). May also means Chelsea week… and in all probability some rain.
The Team
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