The world of gardening is full of fun, weird and wacky facts. This spring, impress your friends with some fun gardening facts from award winning gardening expert, Frankie Flowers. Did You Know? 7 Fun Gardening Facts from Frankie Flowers 1. Bare Bum Test Take a look through the pages of old gardening books and you may find reference to the “Bare Bum test”. It’s a test gardeners would use to see if soil temperatures were warm enough to sow seeds. They simply pulled down their pants and if the soil was warm enough to sit on, it was warm enough to plant. For the sanity of your neighbours, I don’t recommend you pull your pants down. However, I do recommend you pay attention to soil temperature when sowing seeds. This includes grass seed, radishes, leafy greens and herbs. For most seeds soil temperature should be between 15˚to 20˚C (60–70˚F) and…
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