[Nobbie]

Forecast is showing a cold night next Sunday, down to 2 degrees here which usually means a ground frost at the plot. My squash, courgettes and french beans are out under cloches, but may also cover with a bit of moss that came out of the lawn when I scarified it. All further planting out on hold now until next Monday. Good luck everyone.

[Grubbypaws]

Metcheck says we are going down to zero tonight    although Metoffice says 5C. I am going to have to keep a beady eye on this. Courgettes and potatos all out after a growth spurt during the warmth of April 

[chillimummy]

Might wait another week to plant out my courgettes and squash as they're looking so healthy that I'd be really dissapointed if I killed them off 

[Nobbie]

Metcheck says we are going down to zero tonight    although Metoffice says 5C. I am going to have to keep a beady eye on this. Courgettes and potatos all out after a growth spurt during the warmth of April 

It says 4 degrees for here, but usually colder at the plot, so I’ll leave a max/min thermometer up there today and see how cold it gets. My potatoes in pots are almost flowering, so could be a lot of lifting and shifting

[Growster...]

Agree about courgettes here...

I'm only growing three (thanks Snows), but they're each going into some sort of chimney, off the ground, as otherwise they just get everywhere! I was going to try a climbing variety, but missed out on the seed:0(

Actually, it's not 'some sort of chimney', it really is one...

[JayG]

Spuds just starting to show now, but nothing else in the high risk category planted outdoors yet.

Possible close call tonight at 5C, but breezy and not a frost pocket where I am - more concerned at the current forecast over the weekend, with 3C forecast (and the potato foliage having no doubt ventured a little further away from safety...)

[AnneB]

Potatoes are the only thing at risk for me.   2 is forecast for Tuesday night, according to Accuweather, who I find quite reliable.
I was hoping to begin leaving my tomatoes in the cold greenhouse from this weekend, but a low of 3 is forecast for this coming Sunday and Monday.   So my trips to and from the greenhouse every morning and night look to continue for a while.    It wasn't too bad when the plants were small, but some of them are getting rather large now.

[Growster...]

"So my trips to and from the greenhouse every morning and night look to continue for a while.    It wasn't too bad when the plants were small, but some of them are getting rather large now".

Just remember to dress up warm, and take a torch!

You know you're worth it!

:0)

[Grubbypaws]

OK I have decided to use tonight as a practice run and have managed to cover all the potato containers and courgettes with fleece! If it doesn't frost at least I now know that I can do it when frost is definitely predicted. I might have to make a few tweeks to the design at the weekend when the potatoes will be that much taller! 

[Plot 1 Problems]

Not taking any chances, made a temporary cloche in the polytunnel to cover the aubergines and covered the toms as well.

[Growster...]

Any old coverings work here...

The painting sheets in the roof, old netting etc, all get used whenever!

It takes just a few minutes to pop them on, then take them off in the  morning...

[Grubbypaws]

It didnt frost here last night but the temperature must have got quite low as next door neighbours courgettes looking a bit sorry for themselves 

My set up worked well so fairly confident that I can protect the crop when frost predicted 

[Plot 1 Problems]

No frost in the end. Had to rush to remove the covers off the toms though as the sun is out and the tunnel was hot!

[andyww2013]

Thanks for heads up, we are due for near frost tonight and tomorrow, so my tomatoes and potatoes are neatly tucked away under a cosy blanket of fleece.

[Nobbie]

Forecast last night was minimum 6 degrees, garden measured at 5 degrees and plot down at 1.5 degrees as it’s in open countryside. Forecast is 2 degrees tonight, so expecting it to go sub zero at the plot, so I covered the potatoes in moss from the lawn and will see how it goes. Still looking cold for the weekend