newbie questions?? THe snows coming!

[squashysu]

HI there

I am new to all of this and have my plot warming up under cover in my garden and lucky enough to have a greenhouse and a heater!! I have a few questions please.

1. As the snow is coming my strawberry plants are doing well already in pots, shall i move them to the greenhouse for a short time? I dont want them to die on me!!

2. My toms are also in the greehouse growing really really nicely, i have covered them over with bubble wrap, should they be ok?

3. I also have a pastic greenhouse in my glass greenhouse with my seedlings in, as long as i keep it heated at night will they be ok. I have them in propagators or covered over with bubble wrap as i only planted them last week, shall i leave them in the greenhouses heated.

THanks very much, there is only so much you can learn from a book, and i have already learnt so much from this site.

Cheers

SU

[queen of the cobs]

I would say move your strawberries in - it looks like we might have a real cold snap.

[Cutecumber]

If your greenhouse is heated then most things should be ok, though I'm a bit worried about your tomatoes. If there's nowhere else for them you will just have to wrap them as best you can.

[squashysu]

thanks queen and cutecumber

i appreciate the help, i will move the strawberries inside, the toms are inside as well, but they are on the floor in a grow bag, i wil cover them as well.

thanks again

[si'sraisedbed]

My toms are coming into the house for the weekend, they are out in plastic "Growbag house" at the moment but in pots. My strawbs have been left in a growbag outside all winter exposed to the elements and they are just starting new growth now, spect they'll be fine but I suppose they're used to it!!

[jaykay]

My strawbs were fine outside in the snow at the start of March - have got green leafy growth. I think I read that strawberries do better if kept outside in the cold - perhaps wiser grapes could comment on this.

[Snadger]

thanks queen and cutecumber

i appreciate the help, i will move the strawberries inside, the toms are inside as well, but they are on the floor in a grow bag, i wil cover them as well.

thanks again

Welcome to the vine squashysu! The only tip I can give you is that if you have staging in the greenhouse move the toms onto this as it's usually a few degrees warmer than the greenhouse floor! Still cover them tho!

[squashysu]

thanks everyone for the welcome,

i will now move the toms to the staging and hope for the best as at the moment they are really healthy and i am so pleased with them. Everything in my little plastic greenhouse is starting to germinate, so covered that with bubblewrap as well , if not in a propagator.

Cor, i am so enjoying this, my friends keep calling me "Barbara" from the Good Life !!!! lol, but they wont be laughing when they are eating my lovely organic veg and fruit!!!

also, i have brought the strawberries in, but they can go out again after the weekend, some are really small so dont want them to die on me!! better to be safe i suppose.

Thanks everyone

SS

[Snadger]

It may come to nothing as the weathermen have re-vamped there prediction to light rain instead of heavy snow in my area!

[squashysu]

Hi Snadger

THe forecast down here is now hail showers and light rain, but gonna be 0 degrees at night! so i may just get a frost! Typical, never trust a weatherman, the report for today was rain and we have had a glorious day and really really hot in the greenhouse!

Thanks for your help

SS