"Fleecing Up"

teflon · « **on:** April 18, 2009, 08:47 »

It seems there may be a bit of frost overnight,so i may have to "fleece up".Only thing is i dont know how to

Do you just lay the fleece over the seedlings in the ground or should the fleece be slightly raised so that its not touching the plants?Also will i need to peg it down?
Thanks in advance.
Tel.

paintedlady · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2009, 10:17 »

Ideally off the plants - imagine if there is condensation underneath the fleece (a bit like inside a propagator lid) and it freezes - you might as well have not bothered with the fleece at all

Pegging down (or weight it downwith house bricks, bottles filled with sand (or water) etc) would be a sound idea - even the tiniest breeze will move the fleece, and delicate plants will get knocked/bruised.

Salmo · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2009, 11:03 »

Most seedlings like carrots, broad beans, peas, onions, lettuce, parsnip, brassicas, beetroot do not need protection unless they are fresh out of the greenhouse and not thoroughly hardened. If you have potatoes showing through either fleece them or pull some earth over them.

I find the best thing to hold fleece down is lengths of wood.

Contrary to the point made by paintedlady one opinion is that if fleece is dampened with a fine mist it increases the frost protection. But there you are!

mumofstig · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2009, 11:14 »

Ive always just layed the fleece over the plants, I thought the point with fleece is that unlike poly covers it breathes so you shouldn't get condensation under it :blink:
But deffinately hold it down with something or it wll end up next door

iwantanallotment · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2009, 12:05 »

I just lay it over too, like a blanket, weighted down with rocks.
Or in the case of climbing things (ie beans) wrap it around.

teflon · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2009, 19:30 »

Thanks to all.I've just come back from my plot with my plants well protected.
Cheers
Tel.

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"Fleecing Up"

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