On 26 Apr, 22:32, Sacha wrote:
Today, I heard a piece of Devon gardening folklore that was new to both me
and Ray. "Don't put out your bedding until after the first full moon in
May". Anyone know whether this can be backed up by experience?
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I have found that first and last frosts almost always happen 3 days
either side of full moon when you have a clear sky, you can get a
radiation frost.
When I lived in Hastings in the late 50's and the early 60's, we
reconed first frost could be last full moon in Sept. and the last
could be as late as the first full moon in June, but things have
warmed up a little since those days.
Here in South Wales I am finding Last full moon in Oct and first full
moon in May.
This is why we used to sow runner beans at the beginning of May and
once they were through we would inter sow another batch of seed so
that if the first ones got frosted there was a back up set already
starting.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries.