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Frost is over what now

martyspencer007martyspencer007 Posts: 22
in Fruit & veg
Hey all 
So the 15th of may was the last "official" frost,
What to do now, it rained all  week and looks like more of the same next week. Online it says don't plant is wet soil and this has been the coldest wettest may in 30 years apparently. I need to get my plants in the ground before they get root bound. We even had hail here twice last week in munich. What should i do 
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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Have you hardened them off yet? That will use a bit of the time while waiting for better weather. In France we have some sunshine forecast in about a week's time.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • FlowersFlowersEverywhereFlowersFlowersEverywhere Posts: 48
    We’ve had some very high winds here in the south of England, so I’ve had to put off hardening off some of the things I’d hoped to plant out this week/next. 

    I have very heavy clay soil which is wet through and through... hoping for some dryer and sunnier days ahead!
  • martyspencer007martyspencer007 Posts: 22
    Yeah, i hardened mine off in anticipation of planting out this weekend like every year. I always wait an xtra week after last frost but its been too windy and hailed hard this week they are sitting in my greenhouse at the moment 🤦‍♂️
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    In a spring such as this I wouldn't count on the last frost having passed.  Harden off by day, keep safe at night, pot on if need be so they are not checked by cold or lack of moisture or feed.

    Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.  Plants and weather patterns don't read the books or statistics.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Totally agree with @Obelixx. If they can't go out, and they're root bound, they'll need some help for another couple of weeks. If that means potting on, that's what you'll need to do. 
    Unfortunately, these things happen regarding the weather. In milder areas, if you can normally put things out at this time of year, it's been later than usual. In colder areas, it makes little difference, because everything is later every year. 
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  • martyspencer007martyspencer007 Posts: 22
    I know what you mean. Repotting is difficult because i only have space for the pot they are in now and the final space outside. As space is premium and i only have a small greenhouse 
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    We had a lot of hail on Monday, and a small amount on Thursday. All my tender stuff is still coddled inside.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    All the forecasts for my area are showing a possible drop to 2C tonight, so I'll be moving the 20 tomato plants from the unheated greenhouse (where they have been acclimatising for a week before planting) back into to the heated GH today, and then back into the cold GH tomorrow.  Bother.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • martyspencer007martyspencer007 Posts: 22
    Weather says between 7-10 degrees here but i do have a frost alarm sensor outside
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Frost is not the only problem.  If you're planting out tomatoes, chilies or pumpkins, squashes and courgettes they will be unhappy below 10C.  If they're ornamental plants and you've taken the trouble to harden them off for a week or two most, but not all, should be fine at 7 or 8C.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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