Frost here in Hemel Hempstead too.
We are 20 miles from London (NE)

Tree fern was OK as is next to house
Gunnera was affected - have stuck plant cosie on it. See what happens

Greenhouse was showing 6 degrees C this morning.

Pond pump is still working OK and water hadnt frozen in pond or stream.

I checked about half an hour ago ,,, at 4.5C it was the coldest so
far this autumn, but no real hint of frost yet.

Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C.
Growing season: March - November

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We have had our first frost here this morning (13 November) ...

First frost here Bristol, (BS10) anyway. Cerinthe still loooking chirpy
so far. (14.11.04)

Hello Jennifer. I was expecting a hard frost last night here in Norfolk,
so I dug up all my runner bean roots and took them inside. At midnight
the thermometer on my shed had just dropped a tad under zero, and I was
feeling pretty pleased with myself - last year I wasn't quick enough and
the frost got the lot (including some old friends of some years'
standing (I think I mean 'climbing'. [Ed.])

This morning, the leaves on the tops of the beans, where they hung, cut
off in their prime (FSVO prime), were only very lightly touched by
frost, and the Granadillo beside them (which I had expected to be *VERY*
tender) seemed quite untouched.

Also brought in all my citrus trees and jalapino chillis. The latter are
due for a pruning when all the chillis have ripened.

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Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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In message , Dave Poole
writes
I checked about half an hour ago ,,, at 4.5C it was the coldest so
far this autumn, but no real hint of frost yet.

Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C.
Growing season: March - November
North London reached 0 degrees last night.
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June Hughes

No frost here in Plymouth, even at 180 feet elevation. Everything tender is
in the greenhouse now anyway. I left a cuphea hyssopifolia out last year and
it survived the winter. Acacias seem to do alright here, even Acacia
Baileyana Purpurea which is supposed to be rather tender, and the examples
I've seen haven't even been sited near a wall. On the downside, it rains an
awful lot!

Andy.

On 14/11/04 10:42, in article ,
"Dave Poole" wrote:

I checked about half an hour ago ,,, at 4.5C it was the coldest so
far this autumn, but no real hint of frost yet.

Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C.
Growing season: March - November
Oh phooey, you'll be picking oranges on Christmas Day again!!
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www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

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Hello Jennifer. I was expecting a hard frost last night here in Norfolk,
so I dug up all my runner bean roots and took them inside. At midnight
the thermometer on my shed had just dropped a tad under zero, and I was
feeling pretty pleased with myself - last year I wasn't quick enough and
the frost got the lot (including some old friends of some years'
standing (I think I mean 'climbing'. [Ed.])

Hello Rusty. Well you and GQT had me out in the garden this afternoon. ;)
Decided to move some of the plants in pots nearer the house for a tad
more protection then, inevitably, started 'tidying up' and suddenly it was
almost dark. :(

Hope to get the lawns cut tomorrow - and it was only last time I said to
myself 'the last cut for 2004'!

Jennifer

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:32:36 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes
wrote:

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from Sacha contains these words:

We have had our first frost here this morning (13 November) ...

First frost here Bristol, (BS10) anyway. Cerinthe still loooking chirpy
so far. (14.11.04)
Jennifer

Frost here in BS5 this Sunday morning. Not what you'd call a hard frost
though.

Liz

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:46:25 GMT, FF wrote:

~On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:32:36 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes
wrote:
~
~The message
~from Sacha contains these words:
~
~ We have had our first frost here this morning (13 November) ...
~
~First frost here Bristol, (BS10) anyway. Cerinthe still loooking chirpy
~so far. (14.11.04)
~Jennifer
~
~Frost here in BS5 this Sunday morning. Not what you'd call a hard frost
~though.
~
Quite a hard on here in the Chilterns. The water troughs at the
allotments that were in shade were still iced over with about 1/4"
this afternoon.

Brr!


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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"jane" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:46:25 GMT, FF wrote:

~On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:32:36 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes
wrote:

~Frost here in BS5 this Sunday morning. Not what you'd call a hard frost
~though.
~
Quite a hard on here in the Chilterns.

Lucky you.

--
Brian
"Those who don't get it won't get it."

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:21:02 -0000, "Brian Watson"
wrote:

~
~"jane" wrote in message
...
~ On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:46:25 GMT, FF wrote:
~
~ ~On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:32:36 GMT, Jennifer Sparkes
~ wrote:
~
~ ~Frost here in BS5 this Sunday morning. Not what you'd call a hard frost
~ ~though.
~ ~
~ Quite a hard on here in the Chilterns.
~
~Lucky you.
~

Argh - that's probably my worst typo ever!!!!!!! (And I didn't notice
it, which is even worse...)

Sorry!

--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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