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Risk of frost?
I'm wondering whether to start putting my container plants outside yet .. And also whether I can start to plant out seedlings that are taking of with a vengeance after all the nice weather we have had in the last few weeks...... I have masses of stuff and can hardly get into the GH ATM ! I know I should wait till May but seeing as I live in the city it is always fairly sheltered here, so I think I might get away with it! Any thoughts ?? Jenny (Rotterdam the Netherlands) |
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:32:28 +0200, "JennyC" wrote:
Jenny, I'm wondering whether to start putting my container plants outside yet .. I wait till end May beginning June. Put some out a couple of years ago mid May and we had a week of -5C so you can imagine what happened to the plants :-( And also whether I can start to plant out seedlings that are taking of with a vengeance after all the nice weather we have had in the last few weeks...... I'm leaving mine in the greenhouse until above. Once bitten etc I have masses of stuff and can hardly get into the GH ATM ! Any empty shelves inside? I know I should wait till May but seeing as I live in the city it is always fairly sheltered here, so I think I might get away with it! Ah now you could just get away with it. I'm in Norfolk so I wouldn't chance it. (Rotterdam the Netherlands) Could you still get a blast from Siberia or Scandinavia? GeoffH |
"GeoffH" wrote in message ... On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 11:32:28 +0200, "JennyC" wrote: Jenny, I'm wondering whether to start putting my container plants outside yet .. I wait till end May beginning June. Aagggghh - we go on holiday in May, so they will HAVE to go out before then :~) Put some out a couple of years ago mid May and we had a week of -5C so you can imagine what happened to the plants :-( And also whether I can start to plant out seedlings that are taking of with a vengeance after all the nice weather we have had in the last few weeks...... I'm leaving mine in the greenhouse until above. Once bitten etc I have masses of stuff and can hardly get into the GH ATM ! Any empty shelves inside? Nope! I know I should wait till May but seeing as I live in the city it is always fairly sheltered here, so I think I might get away with it! Ah now you could just get away with it. I'm in Norfolk so I wouldn't chance it. (Rotterdam the Netherlands) Could you still get a blast from Siberia or Scandinavia? GeoffH There is always the chance of frost of course, but with the global warming going on I seem to feel the climate is becoming warmer/wetter anyway. jenny |
Had a standard fuchsia out for two weeks now, in a sheltered postion,
but we have had a couple of cold nights, and it is still very much OK. |
mike wrote ... Had a standard fuchsia out for two weeks now, in a sheltered postion, but we have had a couple of cold nights, and it is still very much OK. Was told this morning by an early rising neighbour that we had a frost this morning, at least his windscreen was iced. According to the weather forecast the temp was only going down to 4 or 5°C last night so there seems to be something awry. Luckily our citrus and a few fuchsias that have been out all winter are still OK. -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
In message , Sacha
writes I know I should wait till May but seeing as I live in the city it is always fairly sheltered here, so I think I might get away with it! Any thoughts ?? -2 is forecast for us tonight in South Devon's South Hams. Your risk! ;-( -- It seems to depend on which forecast you follow, but 0 is forecast for us tonight, and -3 tomorrow, by the BBC... -- Klara, Gatwick basin |
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Bob Hobden wrote: mike wrote ... Had a standard fuchsia out for two weeks now, in a sheltered postion, but we have had a couple of cold nights, and it is still very much OK. Fuschias are fairly hardy. Was told this morning by an early rising neighbour that we had a frost this morning, at least his windscreen was iced. According to the weather forecast the temp was only going down to 4 or 5°C last night so there seems to be something awry. Not at all. Frosts in April are normal for most of the UK, and so are weather forecasts getting it wrong. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
"Klara" wrote in message ... In message , Sacha writes I know I should wait till May but seeing as I live in the city it is always fairly sheltered here, so I think I might get away with it! Any thoughts ?? -2 is forecast for us tonight in South Devon's South Hams. Your risk! ;-( -- It seems to depend on which forecast you follow, but 0 is forecast for us tonight, and -3 tomorrow, by the BBC... Klara, Gatwick basin Yikes!!! +7 to 8 forecasted here tonight :~) Jenny |
Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Bob Hobden wrote: mike wrote ... Had a standard fuchsia out for two weeks now, in a sheltered postion, but we have had a couple of cold nights, and it is still very much OK. Fuschias are fairly hardy. Was told this morning by an early rising neighbour that we had a frost this morning, at least his windscreen was iced. According to the weather forecast the temp was only going down to 4 or 5°C last night so there seems to be something awry. Not at all. Frosts in April are normal for most of the UK, and so are weather forecasts getting it wrong. Has anybody tested the claimed frost-defending properties of seaweed-extract sprays? -- Mike. |
In message , JennyC
writes -2 is forecast for us tonight in South Devon's South Hams. Your risk! ;-( -- It seems to depend on which forecast you follow, but 0 is forecast for us tonight, and -3 tomorrow, by the BBC... Klara, Gatwick basin Yikes!!! +7 to 8 forecasted here tonight :~) Jenny The problem isn't that frosts are later - as Nick says, April frosts are normal. It's that many plants come into bud much earlier, and so are susceptible to them. In our 30 years here, for the first 20 we had lovely wisteria blossom. In the last 10, only once, and we've lost them again this year. :-((( Should have hung a sheet over them somehow.... -- Klara, Gatwick basin |
On 16 Apr 2005 18:07:31 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
Not at all. Frosts in April are normal for most of the UK, and so are weather forecasts getting it wrong. As are ground frosts at above ground air temperatures a little above 0C. Here if we see +3 or lower on our thermometers near the house we will see groundfrost in known frosty spots a few metres away. It went down to +2C last night but luckily the early spuds aren't in a bad place for frost - they're untouched. I think I was a bit hasty putting some of our bedding into the cold house - for the same reason as Jenny, we were running out of room in the heated house. They're a bit checked but will be OK when it warms up. ================================================= Rod Weed my email address to reply. http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
"Klara" wrote in message ... In message , JennyC writes -2 is forecast for us tonight in South Devon's South Hams. Your risk! ;-( -- It seems to depend on which forecast you follow, but 0 is forecast for us tonight, and -3 tomorrow, by the BBC... Klara, Gatwick basin Yikes!!! +7 to 8 forecasted here tonight :~) Jenny We had a sharp frost this morning in BH22, and later we went to a car boot sale and saw loads of plants sagging sadly, obviously frosted, possibly at the car boot since many stall holders were there from 0600 or even earlier, it was still frosty then. We also saw loads of people buying trays of bedding and I earned myself a black look from one of the sellers when I mentioned to a buyer that they would become victims also. A week or so ago we had our first earlies showing by about an inch or so at the allotment, and then we went down there again and there had obviously been a frost which had turned their tops brown, although there had not been a frost at home only 2 miles away. And why is it that now we've had a wicked frost here now, the potatoes which have sprung up in the compost are just fine, are they immune or something? Steve |
In message , Rod
writes As are ground frosts at above ground air temperatures a little above 0C. Here if we see +3 or lower on our thermometers near the house we will see groundfrost in known frosty spots a few metres away. It went down to +2C last night but luckily the early spuds aren't in a bad place for frost - they're untouched. I think I was a bit hasty putting some of our bedding into the cold house - for the same reason as Jenny, we were running out of room in the heated house. They're a bit checked but will be OK when it warms up. Just checked: -4 forecast for here for tonight, -1 for tomorrow ... -- Klara, Gatwick basin |
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