Monty Don shows how to tell if your soil is ready for planting in March

Spring is fast approaching and gardeners across Britain are eager to plant plants in their soil to ensure a vibrant, colorful garden awaits them in the warmer months.

Luckily, Gardeners’ World star Monty Don has revealed when green-fingered Brits should take on the task in March.

The British horticulturist and broadcaster, 68, told readers of his March blog to check their soil is ready for planting before taking the plunge.

March marks the start of spring – and according to the gardening expert, this is the time when you can finally consider planting plants in your garden.

Before you get your hands on any seeds, make sure the soil is warm enough for germination.

If you try to plant while the soil is still too cold to allow germination, you may not achieve the fresh flowers or fruits and vegetables you had in mind.

In his blogginghe spoke about how “miserably wet” last February had been for the British, citing climate change as the culprit.

Monty explained that the only way to know if your soil is ready to plant things is to touch it.

If you pick up a handful of soil and it feels cold and clammy, your plants’ roots will not grow.

But if the patch of ground feels warm, you’re in luck. You should also check that it holds together when you squeeze it but can still be crumbled to ensure it is ideal.

If your soil passes the test, your March gardening session is good to go.

Monty expressed that too the inevitability of climate change is ‘cSomething we will have to live with’.

“In practice, this opens up a whole new range of horticultural situations to deal with,” he added.

Luckily, Gardeners’ World star Monty Don (pictured) has revealed when green-fingered Brits should take on the task in March

‘The latest thing is that we now need to encourage plants in our gardens that can withstand both extreme wetness and extreme drought.

“Until now we have always considered one of these two positions, but never both,” Monty said.

The popular broadcaster also explained that we now have to take excess rain into account when we think about growing plants, and consider how we can store this water in a practical way that we can take advantage of when a dry summer arrives.

Monty claimed that simply using a rain barrel – a plastic container that occasionally collects rainwater from your roof – was not conducive to effective gardening.

But Monty did emphasize that fungi need both a warm and wet environment to thrive, and that this isn’t always a bad thing as we need them in every garden.