Down to 2C last night in our very sheltered back garden ... i was surprised as it was hardly that low all winter ... but OH got the tender plants in and covered the French beans (known as Francoise Hardy in this house) with the plastic poly tunnel cloche and everything looks happy enough this morning.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Everything here was fine last night. Don't know what the temperature dropped to but they were forcasting 2degrees. The forecast for Sunday/Monday has warmed up a bit so things will just have to take their chances.
There was a light frosting this morning, everything was fine, though after precautions. Even brought the terracotta pots into outhouse, right chew on 🙂.
Today I repotted all of my squashes and will harden them off starting next week.
From the forecasts, looks like last night was the coldest we’re going to get. But still a few more cold nights to come. I don’t think we got any frost here and everything looks fine. Don’t think temps got below 4oC. Only the tomatoes in hanging bags look at bit sad. Not sure if that’s from the wind, cold or a bit or both. Should have brought them indoors. Will have to wait and see how badly growth is stalled.
Has anyone had luck with black plastic as a covering? we're predicted frost tonight and my strawberries are all in flower. only thing I have to cover them with is plastic.
There was slight frost on next doors roof this morning but no plants have been affected. Tonight should be ok at 4 degrees and then we have one more at 2 degrees before it starts to warm up again. I can then plant out the remaining plants I have in the greenhouse. Think black bin liners are ok, I think someone suggested them at the start of this thread and I was planning to use them but decided to let nature take it's course as I have quite a lot of plants that could replace any damaged ones (went a bit mad with seed sowing this year).
I have strawbs in flower, but they've been out in everything. I've never protected starwberries. They cope with prolonged frost all the time, and mine are in pots.
If it's below minus four or five, I'd use material rather than plastic. The danger with plastic, is that it can trap moisture and make things worse. Even cardboard or newspaper would be better, as it breathes.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Frost here last night and most potato leaves blackened, along with leaf damage to several magnolias, kiwi, callicarpa and a few clematis tips wilted. The good news is everything under glass (including the spare tomato plants left in an unheated greenhouse) are completely unscathed. If I had planted anything tender like tomatoes, squash etc. outside, they would be deader than a dead things dead bits!
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Today I repotted all of my squashes and will harden them off starting next week.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Night time temps are the important ones. Need to be into double figs.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If it's below minus four or five, I'd use material rather than plastic.
The danger with plastic, is that it can trap moisture and make things worse. Even cardboard or newspaper would be better, as it breathes.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...