Hi

I woke up this morning to find the tops of my early potatoes had been damaged by the late frost last night. This is my first year of having an allotment and i am learning all the time!!

There is another frost forecast tonight and i am worried that if we have a repeat of last night it might finish the potatoes and might also damage my french beans (dwarf & climbing) and kidney beans

Any advice on how to protect them would be appreciated.......and quickly!

I am in the East Mids (UK) and the plot is quite windy and open

Thanks

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mw80 wrote:

Hi

I woke up this morning to find the tops of my early potatoes had been
damaged by the late frost last night. This is my first year of having
an allotment and i am learning all the time!!

There is another frost forecast tonight and i am worried that if we
have a repeat of last night it might finish the potatoes and might also
damage my french beans (dwarf & climbing) and kidney beans

Any advice on how to protect them would be appreciated.......and
quickly!

I am in the East Mids (UK) and the plot is quite windy and open

Thanks

West coast here. Tent with plastic sheeting and anchor well.
A temporary wind break would be helpful. A wooden picnic table or
something.
--

Billy
Bush Behind Bars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related

In article ,
mw80 wrote:

Hi

I woke up this morning to find the tops of my early potatoes had been
damaged by the late frost last night. This is my first year of having
an allotment and i am learning all the time!!

There is another frost forecast tonight and i am worried that if we
have a repeat of last night it might finish the potatoes and might also
damage my french beans (dwarf & climbing) and kidney beans

Any advice on how to protect them would be appreciated.......and
quickly!

I am in the East Mids (UK) and the plot is quite windy and open

Thanks

Fabric works better than plastic to protect against frost.
I use old sheets and blankets.
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

personally i like my breakfast with frost

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"mw80" wrote in message
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Hi

I woke up this morning to find the tops of my early potatoes had been
damaged by the late frost last night. This is my first year of having
an allotment and i am learning all the time!!

There is another frost forecast tonight and i am worried that if we
have a repeat of last night it might finish the potatoes and might also
damage my french beans (dwarf & climbing) and kidney beans

Any advice on how to protect them would be appreciated.......and
quickly!

Earth them up. This should solve your problem.

Richard M. Watkin.


I am in the East Mids (UK) and the plot is quite windy and open

Thanks




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mw80

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Omelet wrote:

In article ,
mw80 wrote:

Hi

I woke up this morning to find the tops of my early potatoes had been
damaged by the late frost last night. This is my first year of having
an allotment and i am learning all the time!!

There is another frost forecast tonight and i am worried that if we
have a repeat of last night it might finish the potatoes and might also
damage my french beans (dwarf & climbing) and kidney beans

Any advice on how to protect them would be appreciated.......and
quickly!

I am in the East Mids (UK) and the plot is quite windy and open

Thanks

Fabric works better than plastic to protect against frost.
I use old sheets and blankets.

I bow to your experience but I'd think fabric would let the ground
heat out, especially with wind. On the other hand with plastic, I
wouldn't want any touching the plant. Thoughts?
of it touching the plant.
--

Billy
Bush Behind Bars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KVTf...ef=patrick.net
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0aEo...eature=related

In article
,
Billy wrote:

In article ,
Omelet wrote:

In article ,
mw80 wrote:

Hi

I woke up this morning to find the tops of my early potatoes had been
damaged by the late frost last night. This is my first year of having
an allotment and i am learning all the time!!

There is another frost forecast tonight and i am worried that if we
have a repeat of last night it might finish the potatoes and might also
damage my french beans (dwarf & climbing) and kidney beans

Any advice on how to protect them would be appreciated.......and
quickly!

I am in the East Mids (UK) and the plot is quite windy and open

Thanks

Fabric works better than plastic to protect against frost.
I use old sheets and blankets.

I bow to your experience but I'd think fabric would let the ground
heat out, especially with wind. On the other hand with plastic, I
wouldn't want any touching the plant. Thoughts?
of it touching the plant.

It touching the plant is what I had trouble with. :-)
Seems to touch freeze worse with plastic than fabric.

YMMV...
--
Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people
until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

Hilarious.........