The trouble is- a frost in itself isn't often a problem. It's how severe, and how prolonged they are that matters. A single frost of minus 3 or 4 for a few hours, for example, will do less damage than a week of ones at around 0 or minus 1. The problem compounds as time goes on. If temps are staying low through the day, as well, that compounds it further. It's also more damaging when ground has been wet previously, rather than dry. Whether an air or a ground frost too. Lots of factors to consider in a garden
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes, there's frost and frost. As FG says, air frost, ground frost, hard & fast frost or 3oC frost. It depends on your conditions and your winds. If you have a frost pocket garden where air is trapped it's a very different thing to a sheltered micro climate garden. A general weather forecast won't tell you much about how it will hit your particular patch, but watching your patch over time will show you how it general repsonds to cold weather passing through.
I think it all helps. There’s definitely no substitute for understanding the micro-climates in your own environment, but I quite like the tech side to give me a general understanding and baseline from which I can make my own decisions.
As always, the tools are only as good as those using them
Hmmm. Not sure if I can get IFTT to work as it doesnt detect any weather services.
I cant se where to setup email alerts with Metcheck or Met Office(?)
I set it up last night, you have to connect weather underground...
How do you tell it what temperature though?
I added an applet thing similar to the above but there doesn't seem to be a way to tell it when to check (and notify me) or tell it what temperature I'm looking for.
if you connect the app, then click the gear on the top right, you can set the temperature and location
Hmm. I created one similar to yours but it has never run Even when I click the "Run now" it doesn't seem to do anything. Will keep trying though. Shame there's no support forum for IFTTT.
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Im surprised theres not another service offering a frost alert. Seems like a useful tool for gardeners.
It's also more damaging when ground has been wet previously, rather than dry. Whether an air or a ground frost too.
Lots of factors to consider in a garden
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I added an applet thing similar to the above but there doesn't seem to be a way to tell it when to check (and notify me) or tell it what temperature I'm looking for.
It's the one feature nearly all apps are missing.
if you connect the app, then click the gear on the top right, you can set the temperature and location:
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I created one similar to yours but it has never run
Will keep trying though. Shame there's no support forum for IFTTT.
Gives max / min, and a very brief weather summary.
Other questions are possible.