[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

I put my trays of tomatoes and chilli seeds in the summer house along with my chitting potatoes.

The thermometer says that it's got as high as 13 degrees and as low as -1.4 degrees.

Is this ok for the potatoes and will the chillis or tomatoes germinate, or best bring them indoors?

Are they better in my polytunnel?

[surbie100]

If it gets that low I would bring them all in for now. The low temp won't be good for the tatties and I don't think that the highest temp is high enough for the chilli seeds either.

[mumofstig]

I agree bring them all inside, the toms and chillis won't germinate in temps that low - the poatoes don't want to be under about 5C. They may already have been damaged 
If they start going soft and sweaty, you'll have to buy some more

[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

But people have said they're chitting their potatoes in frost free greenhouses.

Surely the summer house is frost free?







unfortunate spelling error corrected  

[surbie100]

But people have said they're chitting their potatoes in frost free greenhouses.

Surely the summer house is frost free?

Wizzy, that is the best typo I've read in some time. Thank you for cheering up an otherwise difficult Friday afternoon.     

Seed spud info I've read has said to make sure that the potatoes are chitted in a place between 5-10C
(eg see here: https://www.sarahraven.com/how-to/growing-food/1/chitting-potatoes)




unfortunate spelling error corrected 

[mumofstig]

But people have said they're chitting their potatoes in frost free greenhouses.

Surely the summer house is frost free?

Frost-free greenhouses usually have the heater set to come on when the temp drops to 5 or 6C - your summer house is getting colder than their greenhouses 

[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

Ok, I'll get them in.

What word, was typo'd never got to see it lol

[JayG]

My guess would be "chitting", but I didn't spot it either!! 

[surbie100]

I had to mop parts of my keyboard. 

[Mark's Sussex Allotment]

Sorry, and I'm glad I made some people's day.