Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: pepsi100 on March 30, 2024, 17:53
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My seedlings are about 6 inches high now
Should I be thinking about planting them out now
They all look strong plants
I'm not expecting any frosts now (if the weather forecast can be believed)
But I am expecting plenty of rain
I live in West London, if that helps
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If they're going outside, it may be a tad early.. parts of the uk had frosts in late April last year!
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My tomatoes are over a foot tall now, out growing their pots
They are going to have to go out pretty soon I think
The weather down south has been pretty good, bit windy and wet though
I've been checking the weather for the next week or so, nothing below 5-6C
What is everyone else doing ?
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All of mine are now in the greenhouse, but they're still in pots - so they are movable if we get a forecast for 5' or less. None get planted out in the open until end of April, beginning of May because I can't rely on the weather before then...
If you feel you really just have to plant them out, then have plenty of fleece at the ready - just in case.. plus keep your fingers crossed ::)
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If they do go out in the garden they will have to be well staked out, it's pretty windy out there, but not cold (but not shorts and tee shirt weather yet)
Yup, always plenty of fleece handy
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Even in sunny Athens, Georgia, we are expecting 2°C two nights from now. My tomatoes are not ready yet, but I would still be waiting until nights stay around 10°C or higher before planting out.
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.... I would still be waiting until nights stay around 10°C or higher before planting out.
In the UK if we waited for that we probably wouldn't get them outside until June :lol: :lol:
https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/United-Kingdom/temperature-june.php
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Mine are going out this afternoon,
They are going to be staked as well (very windy)
I couldnt wait any longer they were just getting too big for the pots
3 per wooden pots
Just got to find somewhere for my chilli plant (never tried this before)
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.... I would still be waiting until nights stay around 10°C or higher before planting out.
In the UK if we waited for that we probably wouldn't get them outside until June :lol: :lol:
https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/United-Kingdom/temperature-june.php
I'm curious, do you have a target night (or day) temperature for planting tomatoes outdoors? Do you have different target temperatures for varieties that are supposed to be cold-tolerant (like Stupice)?
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I generally look at the weather, listen to the forecast, ask what other people are doing
Then its up to me to make a choice, god or bad
I dont separate mine into different kinds of tomatoes, 3 of any kind go into a wooden pot
The best ever crop I had was when I went away for 2 weeks (no idea of the weather was like while I was away) came back the plants were so heavy with tomatoes they had fallen over (they were the cherry tomatoes variety)
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Even in sunny Athens, Georgia, we are expecting 2°C two nights from now. My tomatoes are not ready yet, but I would still be waiting until nights stay around 10°C or higher before planting out.
Here in the UK it's fairly common to have a few night minimum temps of 8c in July/August. On the flip side it's not unusual to have minimum night temps of 13c in Dec/Jan
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Mine are still in their packets :)
I will sow them shortly and they will soon catch up to earlier sown ones and they will definitely avoid any late frosts.
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Our weather here is so variable, I need to see in the forecast that it won't fall below 50°F (10°C) for a month into the future before I trust it won't go significantly colder!!
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I’m in London and I wouldn’t do it. Planted them out in early May once and they all got frosted to death. Luckily I had a few left still in pots in my backyard, which is always warmer. The longer term weather forecast isn’t accurate enough to be able to trust there won’t be anymore frosts.
Interesting re Stupice being cold resistant Subversive. It’s one of the 4 varieties I’m doing and the Stupice plantlets are noticeably bigger and stronger looking than the others.
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Mine went out to the greenhouse in their pots today, but the peppers and chillies are still inside. I have fleece on standby, but my greenhouse is in a sheltered position, so hoping to get away without it.
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We dropped to our forecast 2oC last night. Broad beans, peas, lettuce and spinach were not covered, but everything else was either indoors under lights (cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers) or outdoors under fleece (squash, french beans, etc.).
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Here in Tropical Blackpool our last frost date is end of the month.
For the few extra days I won't risk it. We have been caught in the past with very late frosts.
As I have got older I have become more patient and don't rush anymore.
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Here in Hampshire our normal last frost is early to mid May.
My tomatoes are in my conservatory at present and likely to stay there for a month.
If your tomatoes really have to go out make sure you have some fleece available and cross your fingers. Good luck HH
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Chance of a frost tonight pepsi