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Frost coming soon....?

Ferdinand2000Ferdinand2000 Posts: 537
edited November 2020 in The potting shed
I've dodged frosts so far this year, and the fuschia is still covered in flowers.

This weekend though - ouch. 

Just poked my nose out and it seems to be about 1 degree C and feels humid. And the forecast says it will be nearly touching zero.

Brrr.

F
“Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
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  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Didn't you get the "Beast from the East" in Feb/March 2018, @pansyface?  We definitely got enough snow in west Yorks for sledging:



    Doubt if we'll see anything like that in western Ireland though...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Shame!
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Our pond was frozen this morning. Some snow forecast for next week, don’t think it will be enough to make a snowman. 
    Last time we made one was February 2019
    Not always warm in Devon and especially not here. 



    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    The forecast for tonight here is 2C and it isn't windy so there could be some ground frost but probably won't. Our average first frost is in late December. Not only we have fuchsias, nemesias and pelargoniums still flowering but also lobelias which I think is rare, they are usually dead or almost dead by now.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    We've had frosts for the last two nights which is slightly unusual for us in late November.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    We have had the same & I went out a while ago I think we are heading for another tonight.
    AB Still learning

  • BigladBiglad Posts: 3,265
    I had some plants delivered this week, whilst I've been working away from home for the first time this year. Inevitably, having tiny plants sitting outside meant that we got our first frosts! :(

    If they haven't coped maybe they weren't meant for my garden anyway ;)
    East Lancs
  • Ferdinand2000Ferdinand2000 Posts: 537
    Just checked my conservatory, and the thermometer says it want down to 6.5C overnight and up to 16C in they day without heat. Looks like some seeds and stuff etc may be happy in there. 
    “Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Our frosts start in October [ they were slightly earlier this year ] but we've had less than the normal amounts in October/November, just even wetter than usual. 
    That's the right attitude @Biglad - grow them hard and if they do well, they'll be better plants. :)
    People worry far too much about a bit of frost. Unless it's at minus 2 or 3 or more, for several days - or up to a week, and without a much higher temp through the day, it does very little harm to most plants. If you grow half hardy plants, they obviously need more care. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Ferdinand2000Ferdinand2000 Posts: 537
    edited November 2020
    Isn't West Scotland supposed to be subtropical?

    Was hoping you'd be offering outdoor grown pineapples for Christmas !
    “Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
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