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Now we live 'up North'.....
On Tue, 4 May 2004 21:08:29 +0100, Janet Baraclough..
wrote: Which bit of Ayrshire? Coastal fringe is milder than inland. Irvine valley - just east of Kilmarnock, so 'reasonably' mild I'm assured by other urglers! (I wonder what 'unreasonably' mild feels like) Chillies peppers and melons are strictly for the GH. Garlic is hardy and will be fine outide. Courgettes need to be hardened off, and planted outside after the last frost date. If you are well inland, I wouldn't plant them out till June 5th. With the first frost of winter arriving on June 8th, that doen't leave a very long growing season - June 5th it is then....is that folklore, a metoffice 'best guess' or phenological observation? Outdoor tomatoes are a bit of a gamble in Scotland, see last frost date. In a sunny garden, in a warm area, in a good summer, you might succeed. I recommend you divide your plants and grow half outside and half in the GH. I think I'll probably only try two of each type of tomato outside, and maybe one or two cucumbers. I'll contrast them with the GH ones, mostly to plan next year's growing schedule. Hopefully we'll be ready for anything by then! Got a bit of a late start this year. Even in summer, you'll find west Scotland considerably windier than darnsarth, and the prevailing wind is SW..bear that in mind for your wall-cordons. wall-cordons? what they then? Better have a quick google. Not come across those before - told you I was a beginner. Thanks for all the advice though Janet, it's *really* welcomed! Tim |
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