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Old 19-04-2007, 10:20 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Robert \(Plymouth\) Robert \(Plymouth\) is offline
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Default Planting out runner beans?

Sacha wrote:
: On 19/4/07 15:45, in article
: , "Alan Holmes"
: wrote:
:
::
:: I started to plant out some runner beans which have been started in
:: the greenhouse, SWMBO has told me there may be frosts which will
:: affect them.
::
:: Is it possible there will still be some frost, and what effect would
:: it have on the beans anyway?
::
:: Alan
::
::
: But most certainly, there could still be frosts! It's only April,
: after all and one should not be lulled by this fine weather. One of
: our staff told me this morning that he had ice on the windshield of
: his car this morning and this is balmy Devonshire! We advise people
: not to risk anything until mid to end of May and even then, to listen
: to weather forecasts.

Don't forget that you are nearly on Dartmoor though and that accounts for
your lower night time temps think??