Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
Bob Hobden wrote:

mike wrote ...
Had a standard fuchsia out for two weeks now, in a sheltered
postion, but we have had a couple of cold nights, and it is still
very much OK.

Fuschias are fairly hardy.

Was told this morning by an early rising neighbour that we had a
frost this morning, at least his windscreen was iced. According to
the weather forecast the temp was only going down to 4 or 5°C last
night so there seems to be something awry.

Not at all. Frosts in April are normal for most of the UK, and so
are weather forecasts getting it wrong.

Has anybody tested the claimed frost-defending properties of
seaweed-extract sprays?

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Mike.