My experience agrees with Chris 11. Peppers really do not like to be below 10C, it can stunt growth. Tomatoes and squash are far more forgiving. My coldframe keeps plants about 3C above ambient so should be frost free now. Greenhouses should be a bit better. I'd keep peppers indoors till mid May at the very least, depending on the weather.
A cold frame or GH heats the ground which acts as a heat reservoir. Concrete building blocks should help. By the way some small breweries give away large plastic containers, I assume they were used to store beer.
Just potted on my tomatoes, and have popped them into my little plastic greenhouse, but have put fleece cover over, just to make sure they stay warm????
I put my tomatoes into the mini-greenhouse yesterday (the kitchen windowsill was getting a bit crowded!), and today I laid a large piece of bubble wrap across the top, inside the hinged roof, to give a bit of extra insulation for a few nights.
I think I've told this story before, but two years ago, in early April, I was moving the plants into the mini-greenhouse and one had a damaged stem. As I was short of space, I just pusher it back into shape and left it outside on the ground in its pot. Despite low temperatures at night, it survived, flourished, and was ready to join the others in the bed when it was time to plant them out. Perhaps tomatoes are tougher than we think.
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My experience agrees with Chris 11. Peppers really do not like to be below 10C, it can stunt growth. Tomatoes and squash are far more forgiving. My coldframe keeps plants about 3C above ambient so should be frost free now. Greenhouses should be a bit better. I'd keep peppers indoors till mid May at the very least, depending on the weather.
A cold frame or GH heats the ground which acts as a heat reservoir. Concrete building blocks should help. By the way some small breweries give away large plastic containers, I assume they were used to store beer.
Just potted on my tomatoes, and have popped them into my little plastic greenhouse, but have put fleece cover over, just to make sure they stay warm????
I put my tomatoes into the mini-greenhouse yesterday (the kitchen windowsill was getting a bit crowded!), and today I laid a large piece of bubble wrap across the top, inside the hinged roof, to give a bit of extra insulation for a few nights.
I think I've told this story before, but two years ago, in early April, I was moving the plants into the mini-greenhouse and one had a damaged stem. As I was short of space, I just pusher it back into shape and left it outside on the ground in its pot. Despite low temperatures at night, it survived, flourished, and was ready to join the others in the bed when it was time to plant them out. Perhaps tomatoes are tougher than we think.