Well, here in NZ, we are now up to Labour Weekend. But, really,
the weather just isn't looking reliable at all.

I am in an especially windy spot, hit hard by southerlies. A few
nights ago, the wind actually had a glass bowl (of cat food)
skidding a bit on the walkway next to my garden.

I am doing average summer stuff - courgettes/zucchini, cucumbers,
capsicum/bell-peppers, and tomatoes.

But there is no way I am going to put them outside this weekend.
I waited rather late last springtime, due to the harsh winds.
And had some serious damage anyway.

Are there any other NZ gardeners with specific plans or info on
the forecast? MetService's site is a bit hard to figure out, as
far as this medium term (next few weeks.) I am in Wellington.

Thanks...


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On Oct 18, 6:13 pm, Usenet2...@THE-
DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:

Are there any other NZ gardeners with specific plans or info on
the forecast? MetService's site is a bit hard to figure out, as
far as this medium term (next few weeks.) I am in Wellington.

Thanks...

I'm no expert but this cold snap will keep soil temperatures low and
there will be no advantage to planting early, or this weekend. As an
experiment (in the Hawkes Bay) I planted dwarf bean seedlings about a
month ago - purchased at Supermarket. It was pure experiment as I
knew we would probably get frosts. We did - some beans survived but
they simply haven't grown. Reminded me years ago, in the Wairarapa,
spending a great deal of time with early tomatoes nurturing them
tenderly, protecting with them plastic and newspaper - but which
fruited at the same time as those planted weeks later! Seems Nature
will have her way!

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DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:

Are there any other NZ gardeners with specific plans or info on
the forecast? MetService's site is a bit hard to figure out, as
far as this medium term (next few weeks.) I am in Wellington.

I'm no expert but this cold snap will keep soil temperatures low and
there will be no advantage to planting early, or this weekend. As an
experiment (in the Hawkes Bay) I planted dwarf bean seedlings about a
month ago - purchased at Supermarket. It was pure experiment as I
knew we would probably get frosts. We did - some beans survived but
they simply haven't grown. Reminded me years ago, in the Wairarapa,
spending a great deal of time with early tomatoes nurturing them
tenderly, protecting with them plastic and newspaper - but which
fruited at the same time as those planted weeks later! Seems Nature
will have her way!

One of the ways of warming soil before there were plastic products around
was to spread soot on the ground around seedlings. Being black it warmed
the soil. I've always meant to give it a try.

On Oct 19, 7:36 pm, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:
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DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:


One of the ways of warming soil before there were plastic products around
was to spread soot on the ground around seedlings. Being black it warmed
the soil. I've always meant to give it a try.



I suppose black plastic fulfils a similar function, but have only used
for strawberries and tomatoes ages ago ... don't remember if they
fruited and grew earlier or not.

On Oct 18, 6:13 pm, Usenet2...@THE-
DOMAIN-IN.SIG wrote:
Well, here in NZ, we are now up to Labour Weekend. But, really,
the weather just isn't looking reliable at all.

I am in an especially windy spot, hit hard by southerlies. A few
nights ago, the wind actually had a glass bowl (of cat food)
skidding a bit on the walkway next to my garden.

I am doing average summer stuff - courgettes/zucchini, cucumbers,
capsicum/bell-peppers, and tomatoes.

But there is no way I am going to put them outside this weekend.
I waited rather late last springtime, due to the harsh winds.
And had some serious damage anyway.

Are there any other NZ gardeners with specific plans or info on
the forecast? MetService's site is a bit hard to figure out, as
far as this medium term (next few weeks.) I am in Wellington.

Thanks...

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Hi,

I'm from Dannevirke and if you didn't see the news yesterday (23rd
Oct) we had a real wind storm. My plastic glasshouse that I brought
this winter to see if I could start growing cauliflower, cabbage,
lettuce, celery, brussel sprouts, broccoli etc in, is no longer
standing. Thankfully I had moved some of my older plants out but I
did lose my new seedlings as well. So I am having to re think my
plans as well. I read today in the paper, that it is recommended
that we wait until the windy season is over before planting for
summer. So much for getting a head start on things with a glass
house.

Happy wind free gardening

Hi,

I'm from Dannevirke and if you didn't see the news yesterday (23rd
Oct) we had a real wind storm.
Happy wind free gardening

We had the wind here too ( Hastings). No real damage at my place
luckily - sorry to hear you lost your greenhouse ...