cold night

[leoblackcat]

It is going to be 6 degrees tonight here and I have planted my beans out in the garden - will they be ok or is that too cold for them?

[Alice]

Your beans will be fine with 6 degrees. Well they better be because my tomatoes are out there.

[SarzWix]

Yes, I have one forecast (metcheck) threatening a low of 2c and the other (weather channel) saying 5c for tonight.. So I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping that the second one is right as I have all my beans out too, and a pumpkin plant

[Flummery]

I think things will cope now because they are a bit advanced and have had time to settle in. The problem comes when you put a smallish and newish plant out for the first time and there's a very cold night.

[SarzWix]

Errrrm, my beans only went out 2 days ago, they'd been hardened off in the lovely sunshine They're going to get quite a shock I think.
Ah well, if they all die, it'll have to be bought ones from the GC, I'm certainly not doing without beans
*chants "next year will be better, next year will be better"....

[Flummery]

I bet they're all ok today Sarah?

[SarzWix]

I don't know Flum, haven't been to the lottie yet. OH will call in as he goes past with the dog shortly. Fingers crossed eh?

[Storming Norman]

Hi Leo,

Where is Surrey are you? In the hills?

It was nowhere near 6 degrees last night around here, another balmy night.

In fact I think this has been the warmest spring I have seen in my garden since I started growing here 20 years ago. The runners are at the top of their poles and have started flowering. It's fun to watch the aphid vs ladybird fight that is going on there presently.

I can't help thinking I am going to pay for this weather. Then I remember of course I am already, as I dig the solid and drying clay at the allotment..........

Ann

[SlugLobber]

I'm in the hills (well, bottom of Box Hill) and although we get nasty temps here, being in the dip, all was well in my garden this morning. I tend to stop worrying about cold temps at this time of year. Stems are thick enough to cope, now, I think. Even the Kiwi is going great guns without a greenhouse!

[leoblackcat]

We are in Reigate, it got down to 9 degrees in our garden last night so not quite as bad as suggested. The beans all look fine this morning.

[Madasafish]

4C here last night.. brr

[teakdesk]

Friday night - early Saturday morning

The BBC are forecasting a chilly night for me on Friday/Saturday....

[sewer rat]

-17 !!!!!!! That is just a wee bit chilly - though with a min of -3 and a seriously strong 7mph northwesterly wind, how could you doubt them ?

[Florence Fennel]

As I'm in the same area as you Teakdesk, I'd better batten down the hatches and bring the kiddies indoors.

[Nicos]

my thoughts exactly Rat!!!!

The lasts frost in Cheshire had better be gone by next weekend cos all my squash and pumpkins and sweetcorn are going in- and being abandoned for 6-8weeks!!!!