Garden Fleece

[lozza_9]

Hi

I have just bought some garden fleece to protect my broad beans from the frost we are expecting, I was wondering should I also protect any of the following I have:- Leeks, Garlic, Brocolli, Spring cabbage, Wintering Onions and Strawberries.

As I am going to be doing a night visit to the allotment tonight I thought I might aswell make sure I know all the veg I should be covering.

Loz

[Nicos]

I wouldn't bother., although if your leeks are already a bit slimy, then it might be worth covering them too.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Hi L9 - we had bad frosts in November - was so "het up" sorting out the greenhouse didn't cover my christmas tatties! Lesson learned there - no tatties for Christmas because the frost killed 'em. Not sure, but I'd cover everything - just to be sure, to be sure! DDL

[nick the grief]

Leeks etc should be fine L9. The Garlic need to get cold to help it to seperate into cloves, strawbs need a dose of cold aswell (unless they are in flower) the Onions & Spring cabbage by it's nature is hardy (unless it gets to -40!!) and your broad beans if they are an Autumn one will be OK as well. Mine are in an open topped "coldframe" but thats just to stop the wind flattening them & they are fine.

[Alice]

Expecting frost tonight Nick. Will my shallots be OK. Just planted them today.

[nick the grief]

I would have thought so Alice as they won't be growing yet

[Alice]

Jings ! I thought they would be fully hardy like the garlic. When they start to grow will I have to protect them from frost. Jings, what have I been doing

[Sue]

Oh flaming ada,
I thought shallots were like overwintering onions and wouldn't need covering, can I say goodbye to my shallots? they were looking so good too!
And I left the onions uncovered, but they are looking very patchy, unlike the shallots which are all growing steadily, is this due to all the rain do you think?
I shall need snorkelling lessons soon to visit my allotment
Sue

[lozza_9]

just been down the allotment had just covered the broad beans - in the last bit of frost we has they went a bit black.

Glad to see we wasnt the only mad person there, someone turned up to fix his greenhouse

[Helenclare]

I can't mend my greenhouse as the glassman had run out of 2foot square pieces when I went today, I wonder why!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lozza_9]

I also went to wickes at the weekend - they are doing well on new Fence Panels.

LW

[Earthbabe]

Hope mine is still in situ

When I went down t'other day I covered my broad beans as a few were in flower. I also covered the blueberry and cranberry plants I had recently transplanted and left it at that. Leeks, brassicas, garlic and onions all uncovered. Too bad now if I got it wrong.

[bubblewrap]

I can't mend my greenhouse as the glassman had run out of 2foot square pieces when I went today, I wonder why!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know it sounds like teaching granny to suck eggs
But why not try polycarbonate.
B&Q have it (easy to cut)in largish sheets.