Brrr, it is bitterly cold this morning here, but nothing in comparison to those temperatures Obelixx! It feels colder than the freezing it is because of a very sharp wind that goes straight through instead of the long way round you! It is now raining as well - feels like a day to stay indoors, watch the birds as they - in spite of the cold - examine the nest boxes, and admire the blue and purple reticulates which are cheering up a couple of pots.
I'm in Essex too, certainly more frosts this year than the last few years, I don't think we had a single one until March last year. We've had ice on the pond most mornings this year though.
I only remember a couple of days when the ground was really frozen. I think frosts are good for keeping down the pests, but I'm glad we've had a couple of days this week when the sun was out and it warmed up a bit, though no cloud and sunny days at this time of year will pretty much guarantee more frosty nights.
Last year was remarkably mild, but the winter before that was awful - really cold with lots of frost, in Norfolk and Suffolk at least - we had snow and frost for months!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As KT said its been a mild winter in Gloucestershire, where I am we haven't even had snow this year, and what snow we did have the hills east and west of us took the brunt of it. Generally not too many frosts, and only a couple of lasting all day when temps were not getting much above -2. But the wind! my goodness its been bitter, enough to freeze the bone marrow.
But all in all not too bad and with the superb autumn we had, one cannot complain.
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Brrr, it is bitterly cold this morning here, but nothing in comparison to those temperatures Obelixx! It feels colder than the freezing it is because of a very sharp wind that goes straight through instead of the long way round you! It is now raining as well - feels like a day to stay indoors, watch the birds as they - in spite of the cold - examine the nest boxes, and admire the blue and purple reticulates which are cheering up a couple of pots.
I'm in Essex too, certainly more frosts this year than the last few years, I don't think we had a single one until March last year. We've had ice on the pond most mornings this year though.
I only remember a couple of days when the ground was really frozen. I think frosts are good for keeping down the pests, but I'm glad we've had a couple of days this week when the sun was out and it warmed up a bit, though no cloud and sunny days at this time of year will pretty much guarantee more frosty nights.
Last year was remarkably mild, but the winter before that was awful - really cold with lots of frost, in Norfolk and Suffolk at least - we had snow and frost for months!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I would take the frosts this year over the constant wind and rain last year any day.
Bookertoo, my gran used to call them lazy winds - they went straight through because they were too lazy to go round!
Lazy winds indeed KT, in which case why don't they go and have a nice lie down and leave us alone!!!
Even the birds have given up and found somewhere warmer to hide out.
As KT said its been a mild winter in Gloucestershire, where I am we haven't even had snow this year, and what snow we did have the hills east and west of us took the brunt of it. Generally not too many frosts, and only a couple of lasting all day when temps were not getting much above -2.
But the wind! my goodness its been bitter, enough to freeze the bone marrow.
But all in all not too bad and with the superb autumn we had, one cannot complain.