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last frost
bookmonster
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For those in the north of the UK, I know York's last frost date is some time in late May. Anyone have more precise info? I'm thinking of planting my patty pan squash out at the weekend if I've not just killed them. Thanks
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It will depend on the weather (doh!) which varies each year. And it also depends on micro-climate. So you might be in a frost trap, or on a hill, or in a warmer area. Cities tend to be warmer as the buildings and roads act as heat sinks during the day. Our last frost is the end of April and yet we had a frost in the second week of May, and might get one this week too. Even then the last one was evident only over part of my back garden.
And let us not forget those hail storms in June.
there's the saying, "Never cast a clout 'til May's out" I think I'd be tempted to wait a week or two.
We had very heavy hail storms yesterday, at work only fortunately. A few years back hail in early summer shredded my plants.
My sweetcorn have gone out, but french beans and chillis are waiting till June. It is a cool May thus far, but slowly warming.
Quite right Edd, blosoms only just coming out here, blackthorns gone.
It doest mean that you musnt leave off your thermal vest and coms until end of May.
You're correct Edd - that's exactly what the saying means. May (haw) thorn blossom.
Up here (central Scotland) the hawthorns (and many other trees and hedging) have only just got their foliage properly. Through at the Pentland hills last weekend (south of Edinburgh) many of the trees along the reservoir only had buds showing - no foliage yet.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Down here in Hampshire it looks as if the frosts are gone till autumn. It still feels a bit parky in the morning, but not frost.
Hawthorn blossom out in my garden[ Sheffield ] today, so hopefully no more frosts.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
looking through the window here in Chesterfield I can see the may flower(hawthorn) is out ,but I wouldn't rule out a frost.