Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: mumofstig on April 12, 2020, 13:05
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The forecasts say the temperature is about to drop by about 10C before tomorrow. There is a risk of frost for the next few nights, particularly so on Monday night when widespread below zero temperatures are likely :ohmy:
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Oooo. Chilly.
I must be sure to protect a few delicate plants.
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I was just going to open a thread about the same. For the last 3 days, geraniums, bedding and veg plugs have been outside. I suppose I had better lug them all into the greenhouse again ::) Still, it is actually quite early spring yet. Mrs Bouquet
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And this is precisely why we don't sow tender stuff too early.
Or do we? :lol:
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And this is precisely why we don't sow tender stuff too early.
Or do we? :lol:
Mwhahahahahahaha :nowink:
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i haven't really looked at the long rage weather forecast but we have been fleecing up all the seedlings every night good job someone's looking out for us thanks Mum
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Thanks mum, spare new fleece cover for the blowaway opened & draped over the top of the blowaway in the greenhouse, that should be ok I hope, only the tomato plants are needing the protection in there I hope.
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One of the zips on our blowaways has bust so the geraniums will have to put up with clothes pegs...
Hey ho...
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I have planted my early potatoes last week however they have not brocken through the surface yet. Am I right in thinking its the potato foliage which is killed by the frost and if they are underground still they should be fine.
I was planning to buy fleece but it won't be delivered until the end of the month!
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I have planted my early potatoes last week however they have not brocken through the surface yet. Am I right in thinking its the potato foliage which is killed by the frost and if they are underground still they should be fine.
I was planning to buy fleece but it won't be delivered until the end of the month!
At this time of year they should be fine underground. Longer spells of deeper frost which penetrates the ground isn't a good idea, but an air frost shouldn't affect them.
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Wise words, Yorkie.
They should be fine, just keep an eye on them, eh...
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...and if the tops are starting to show, you can draw some soil over them for protection. I'll be doing that with my first earlies.
G&R
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Wind is coming from the East here in Blackpool, wonder which county is east of us ??? now wonder its cowd ;)
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Wind is coming from the East here in Blackpool, wonder which county is east of us ??? now wonder its cowd ;)
Cumbria.
:tongue2: 8)
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Warm in the sun, cold otherwise. Heating may have to go on tonight. :mad:
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Chillis looked a bit unhappy and droopy this morning, so I’ve brought them back inside along with the tomatoes. Showing -1 here tonight, so I’ve dug out a small paraffin heater and put the greenhouse to bed :lol:
https://i.imgur.com/oyfgCP2.jpg
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Thanks MoS. Have just stuffed some fleece in the tops of the bags containing spuds at home as they are all up and growing. The ones planted on the allotment have not yet appeared above ground luckily.
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Temp outside here (South Manchester) dropped to -4 which was much lower than expected, luckily the greenhouse only got down to 4 degrees thanks to the heater and duvets and the tender stuff is back inside for the next few days. Might look at getting a tube electric heater if I can route a cable to the greenhouse as it would save a lot of faffing.
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Light frost last night/this morning. Completely missed the forecast and this thread beforehand, planted some early carrot seedlings out yesterday afternoon, but covered them with an enviromesh sheet that was too big so got folded up to make 4 layers. Hoping it provided some frost protection.
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Temp outside here (South Manchester) dropped to -4 which was much lower than expected, luckily the greenhouse only got down to 4 degrees thanks to the heater and duvets and the tender stuff is back inside for the next few days. Might look at getting a tube electric heater if I can route a cable to the greenhouse as it would save a lot of faffing.
Don't forget that outdoor cables like this usually need to be installed by an electrician.