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Kens Nature Note for March 04 April 2007 Kens, March Nature Notes
 March, what a wonderful month. Blossoms and seasons, this month contains every season of the year rolled into one.
A walk through the woods reflects the changes in the trees and shrubs, with the white flowers of the Blackthorn still very prominent, competing with the Tree Cherries very similar blossom. Each will be producing similar fruits in time, but the Blackthorn forms the Sloe berry, being dark blue and the tree cherry making a small reddish plum fruit. Pleasant days of sunshine have been had this March and also unpleasant snow.
As a young lad growing up on the Lambton Estate, any snow fall during this month was never a surprise as we always expected the “Lambing Storm” this seemed the norm as March always was the time of the new birth of lambs, but it also brought a snow storm most years. Yet the beginning of March hardly a lamb was seen but two weeks into the month, travelling outside of the village, lambs were in abundance.
Seeds have now been sown from the fast growing Lettuce, Onions and Leeks which are soon germinated. The lettuce is now ready to be pricked out, into a larger container and planted out into the garden, under a cloche. This will produce the first salads of the season. The secret is to sow a few, frequently, I always start off well then I seem to loose the momentum, I am determined to succeed this time, I will let you know what they taste like in notes to follow.
The willow spiling is now complete on the strengthening of the footbridge foundations, we now need to backfill behind the willow with soil etc, so the willow can root and grow in strength and vigour to support the “abutments”. It will be interesting to watch this progress, you should have a look over at it sometime, it’s the second footbridge up stream which takes you up alongside the cherry tree wood to Fence Houses, from the corner of the old Bowling Green. Start from the turning circle at New Lambton; follow the path, which we spread wood chippings on, till you reach the field then walk in the direction of the white footbridge to see the willow work.
Now that the clocks have been put forward one hour, we are rewarded with even longer days to enjoy the early summer sunshine even though the wind is still a bit nippy.
Well I better get back into the garden before I am over run with weeds and Lettuce.
Ken.
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