-1 Overnight Mon - Weathercast

[Helgalush]

Just checked our local weather forecast and its going down to -1 overnight on Monday

Isnt there someone we can complain to?! This is just rubbish for this time of year!

Does everything need to come in out of the plastic greenhouse? (Mainly tomatoes, peppers, beans, morning glories).

[CaroltheCarrot]

Mother Nature needs a serious talking to!

[Helgalush]

Definitely! Just a conistent 4-5 degrees at night would do!

[binley100]

Well my toms and peppers are in my GH, My runners and sweetcorn are in a plastic blowaway that's left open all the time (but it is a sheltered spot) and my frenchies and courgettes are in a blowaway that I close at night. There is no way I'm moving them so I guess I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.

[CaroltheCarrot]

Crikey I would like that during the day! Brilliant sunshine today where I was (East coast Fife) and it was still only 12

[selfraising]

Pleeeease can we have some sunshine. It's been really grim down here all day and quite dark.

[Helgalush]

Well my toms and peppers are in my GH, My runners and sweetcorn are in a plastic blowaway that's left open all the time (but it is a sheltered spot) and my frenchies and courgettes are in a blowaway that I close at night. There is no way I'm moving them so I guess I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.

My blowaway is also in a sheltered spot so I may just cover everything with bubblewrap and hope for the best.

[roitelet]

You should be OK after the 15th when the lune rousse finishes and then it should warm up considerably. Still got all my 'things' under cloches or in 'blow aways'

[Flummery]

Fleece. It's saved many a grower's bacon!

[Sanjo]

My peas have been in the ground, one lot for about a month now and the others about 2 weeks and both lots are growing well.
Should I worry about protecting them tonight. I have done everything else, spuds, runner etc all under fleece or bubble wrap and greenhouse heater back on frost setting. Weather for this area is given to be about 4 I think (but then they don't always get it right do they?
What would others with peas in the ground do please?

[selfraising]

Haven't been able to cover my peas as they are in an awkward place so they will have to take their chances!

[Flummery]

Round seeded peas are as hardy as anything. I've had some in since Feb and they've has snow and allsorts thrown at them. Wrinkle seeded (the sweeter ones) are a little less hardy but any peas you have out now, as long as they were hardened off before they went out, should cope fine.

[Sanjo]

Phew!!! Thanks Flummery. I thought that might be so but I have nurtured the little darlings (I think that's what they're called!!!) and now that they are growing up I didn't want to risk losing them.
The mice didn't get them and neither did the slugs-well not yet anyway. Even the squirrel left them alone (although some little wotsit has been digging up my spuds.)
Here's to some sunshine and a few raw peas eaten warm from the pod. Oh will the day ever come?

[CaroltheCarrot]

I dont know how accurate it is but my min/max in the greenhouse said temp went to -2 during the night!!! -2 its May

[Bren In Pots]

Carol mine went down to 2.8c in the greenhouse not as cold as you but like you say its May