Do my plants need protection?

[Beki]

This is the 5 day forecast for my area -

Met Office: Sheerness: forecast

Am i right in thinking with such mild temperatures, i don't need to be cloche-ing or fleecing anything at the moment?

I have lots of seedling in my unheated greenhouse, but i mean the stuff that's planted out (broad beans, cabbage, and carrots in a water butt).

Thanks xxxx

[kethry]

it does look very mild.. the only two things i would say to look for is the windchill factor - that can strip cold and water from leaves just as badly as it can from humans, and that site doesn't give that indication. Try Metcheck.com - the link takes you straight to sheerness. only you know how sheltered your plants are from the wind: if they're very exposed then you may want to consider providing a little protection.

second thing: temps are gonna drop next week, quite badly, starting 6th April, so don't be caught out by that - if you scroll down to the bottom of the page i gave the link to above and click on next 7 days, and look at the windchill factors for 6th and 7th, you'll see what i mean!

keth
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