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Title: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: Adams-patch on May 03, 2012, 06:25
Dear All

The lady on the telly(BBC1) says minus 9 and snow this weekend.
I am scared for all the lovely apple tree blossom and general stuff growing and so forth
can I do anything to limit damage?
Also will it kill my Rhubarb
God i am such a NOOB
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: arugula on May 03, 2012, 06:56
Is the snow not only in northern Scotland? I believe she did forecast minus temperatures for more widespread areas though...
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: fatcat1955 on May 03, 2012, 07:09
Widespread night frost for the UK over the weekend.
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: compostqueen on May 03, 2012, 11:57
Oh ruddy eck!  I only just evicted my tubs of spuds to the great outdoors.  It nearly killed me  :D
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: potatogrower on May 03, 2012, 13:16
i hate this weather!    >:( >:( >:(

i was supposed to go and see my nephew this weekend. he's interested in learning to grow. bought him bamboo sticks, small notebook, roll of string, small green house and was hoping to take him and his siblings to wilkos to buy some seeds and flowers for them. i've been told he so excited...
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: mumofstig on May 03, 2012, 13:37
I can fleece the early spuds in the garden easily enough, but I keep earthing up the others on the plot and the rain keeps washing it off again :(
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: bazh on May 03, 2012, 20:01
Nothing on the plot that needs protecting the spuds were earthed up this afternoon and I'll take a chance on the strawberries just to many to fleece.

However they'll be a bit of fetching and carrying from the unheated greenhouse tomorrow evening  :( ::)
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: Poolman on May 03, 2012, 20:20
Doesn't look great >:(
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: arugula on May 03, 2012, 20:25
The latest forecast I saw was for frost down a central-ish spine of the UK on Saturday night reaching almost down to the northern home counties and leaving all the peripheral and more coastal areas and the south, frost free.
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: Grubbypaws on May 03, 2012, 21:15
The man just said -2C here in northern England. Will my coriander and parsley survive? Potatoes haven,t shown so that's OK.
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: allot2learn on May 03, 2012, 21:26
Minimum of +4C here in Manchester for tonight.  -2 for Sat night though.
The first four rows of my 2nd earlies have just popped their heads up today so I'll give them an earthing tomorrow together with some fleece over my strawberrys.
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: kermit on May 03, 2012, 22:09
Do you think I should fleece the flowers on my blackcurrants? They are looking great and I don't want to lose them to the frost!
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: solway cropper on May 03, 2012, 22:36
Thankfully supposed to be above freezing here this weekend but a touch of grass frost forecast so I'll fleece the tatties. We had -4 mid May last year and it just nipped the potatoes but didn't kill them. Everything else was fine.
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: parttimer on May 03, 2012, 23:13
Metcheck is forcasting -1 Saturday & Sunday morning for us, I guess I'll be breaking the fleece out again.   >:(
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: ray7 on May 03, 2012, 23:39
Min for here +2 Sat +5 Sun. Going to fleece anyway.

Ray
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: allot2learn on May 03, 2012, 23:48
Metcheck is now saying -6C for Sat night.............  :ohmy:
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: mumofstig on May 04, 2012, 09:26
Min for here +2 Sat +5 Sun. Going to fleece anyway.

Ray

anything from 5C and below can allow frost to form, it doesn't have to be OC  :ohmy:

This morning the weather chart showed  Ice/frost tonight for everyone except the very South!
So fleece if you can!
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: JayG on May 04, 2012, 11:24
Judging by the little mounded cracks appearing at approximately 1 foot intervals in my spud patch they have chosen now to break the surface!  :ohmy:  :nowink:

I'll be chucking some fleece over the strawbs and doing a little gentle earthing up of the spuds this afternoon by the looks of things.
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: mattwragg94 on May 04, 2012, 11:26
Judging by the little mounded cracks appearing at approximately 1 foot intervals in my spud patch they have chosen now to break the surface!  :ohmy:  :nowink:

I'll be chucking some fleece over the strawbs and doing a little gentle earthing up of the spuds this afternoon by the looks of things.

im glad your spuds have decided to brake the surface jay - as i think mine are still asleep :(
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: JayG on May 04, 2012, 11:35
im glad your spuds have decided to brake the surface jay - as i think mine are still asleep :(

They're certainly in no hurry - planted 30th March!  ::)
Title: Re: The lady says here comes the snow
Post by: mattwragg94 on May 04, 2012, 11:38
mine where planted around that time - so hopefully mine will be through soon :unsure: