On 19/4/07 22:20, in article ,
"Robert (Plymouth)" wrote:

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??


If anything, we're milder than some parts of Britain, less so than others
etc. But to be confident of no further frosts by now, I think Alan would
need to live in Salcombe not Windsor. ;-)

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Sacha
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