First frost of the year!

[Headfry]

We have had the first frost of the year! white on the cat slide roof this morning.
Beautiful day now though...stunning here in North Oxfordshire!

[jacob marley]

We had a touch of frost here in North Warwickshire as well ....jacob

[Nicos]

Oh wow- how lovely!!
..lets hope all those nasty cough and cold bugs will start to be frozzed to death!

[grannymem]

What frost? I've just picked a good bunch of sweet peas and a few broad beans that have emerged!

[SlugLobber]

Noooooooo!!! Don't like the collllllldddd!! I confess I love the LOOK of it, but the temperatures suck.

Soggy Surrey is living up to its name. Although the sun has come out now, so maybe it'll dry out a bit!

[SueA]

It's been very cold here the last couple of mornings but not really a frost as yet. It's felt very autumnal though with some lovely sunshine for a few days this week, all the birds were singing in the trees this morning, I think they're enjoying the 'sort of' Indian summer!

[zazen999]

It was chuffin chilly here last night - we had the 'when's the heating going on' conversation this morning.

I fleeced everything that I didn't want to be frosted on Sunday, and it hadn't been got when I popped there yesterday - will pop back tomorrow and have a check. I just don't want the remaining beans to be frozen before harvesting!

[Bren In Pots]

I don't think we've had a frost yet, but then I don't get of out bed till 8am so may be I missed it.

[Two_Sheds]

people keep telling me "frost tonight, frost tonight" (like a plague warning, they're a bit hysterical about it).

I look up at the cloudy sky and think "nah, not yet"

(we're right on the coast and only get a couple of light frosts a year. Normally)

[jaykay]

I had to scrape the frost from the car windscreen yesterday morning - time to make a space in the garage for the car!

[SarzWix]

Had frost here 2 mornings in a row. It is beautiful, lovely sunshine & blue skies.

I did fleece the beans, but the mad wind we had at the weekend whipped it off and it got caught in a load of brambles So I ended up picking all the beans. Lots of them are spread out on newspaper and cardboard in the garage, but all my True Cranberry Pole beans will have to be eaten soonish, they haven't got big enough to save for seed. Bummer!! But should have lots of Borlotti, Bird's Egg, Bridgwater & Yin Yang to swap later

[FionaH]

Had frost here 2 mornings in a row. It is beautiful, lovely sunshine & blue skies.

I did fleece the beans, but the mad wind we had at the weekend whipped it off and it got caught in a load of brambles So I ended up picking all the beans. Lots of them are spread out on newspaper and cardboard in the garage, but all my True Cranberry Pole beans will have to be eaten soonish, they haven't got big enough to save for seed. Bummer!! But should have lots of Borlotti, Bird's Egg, Bridgwater & Yin Yang to swap later

Having messed up my bean saving, took them off too soon, I may well be yelling for a swapsie Sarz (why dont we have a grovelly smiley?)

[SarzWix]

No problemo

I think my Cosse Violette might not be ripe enough for seed, but I've still got some of the original seed. I've saved some 'Cobra' too, but I don't know if they'll come true? Are they an F1? I should look it up really...

[kirsty b]

Been raining here last couple of days, but bright and dry today. Was a bit of a nip this morning, but no frost.

We may have to have the 'when is the heating going on' conversation too. Trouble is, being on prepay, if the lec runs out and goes off, it buggers up me timers!

[lottie dolly]

looks we had a light frost down the lottie,my plots are fine,the pumpkin as good as ever,and the leaves,but over the other side where son is,is has had the leaves,so he had a pick the butternutts morning,from whopers to starting out,they fill my car boot,we have to find somewere to store them,as he cannot,
ref the beens for seeds,i have quite a few of allsorts still growing,am i right in thing that ,as long as the beans are well swelled in the pods,pull them off and put to dry,,like you sarah,my cosse violette are well big beans,but seem to be very slow ,in fact showing no sighns of drying out,they still purply green,