Not warm enough :(

[Thelma Sanders]

Chilly wind out there again - I'm well fed up with it - feels like the heating should still be on

Even in the greenhouse the toms don't look too happy - so daren't put anything tender outside yet.

Just been looking at month ahead forecasts and it's all more of the same. 1-2degees below normal with NWesterlies to continue. sob sob

[muddled]

It's so depressing isn't it?

At my allotment site everyone but me has already put out their sweetcorn, beans and squashes because they did so last year and the year before....but their plants look battered.
Mine though, with all the TLC and carting in and out, look no better!
They're either stunted or leggy but none look quite right.

I'm hoping mine will thank me later, preferably at harvesting time

[skeggijon]

I've ended up planting some sweetcorn in the polytunnel and biding my time still with putting any outside. Thinking of planting some and surrounding it with a fleece wall to see if that helps.

[sparrow100]

It was lovely and warm last night and this morning but at just about midday it's gone cold and overcast. My sweetcorn went out last night. It has a big cloche over most of it and hopefully the neighbour's shed will protect them from the north wind and the broad beans from the west wind.

I've come home for some warm lunch and more clothes, then it's back out there. I don't think I can keep the squashes in for much longer, they need putting out as bigger pots will mean they are too unwieldy for my fumble fingers. Am searching for all the solutions I can find - overturned blowaways, the brassica cloche etc to protect them from the wind.

*sigh*

[ancee]

My sweet corn and squashes have been out about three weeks now. I've taken a load of squash flowers for eating today and the sweet corn looks fine, blowing in the wind. I'm now of the opninion that they need to sort themselves out and man up! Ha

[Jungle Jane]

I left some tomato plants on the patio last night,sheltered by the potato bags & they're fine today. Also the runner beans I planted out are still green/semi protected though. So I planted my sweetcorn & some geraniums out today. I haven't covered them,I never do with sweetcorn.

[Bren In Pots]

This is the first night I've left my toms in the GH overnight I've wrapped them on fleece so they should be OK.

[greenishfing]

My tomatoes and peppers went into the greenhouse this week and the tomatoes look decidedly better for it.

All my other babies were at home on the windowsill but they didn't seem too happy with the gloss paint fumes so they are in the greenhouse too now.

Some of the sweet peas have been planted out and are looking happy.

I think I'll harden off the courgettes, squashes and sweetcorn next. It must warm up soon,

[Thelma Sanders]

I planted some runners out in the garden, yesterday, but did fleece them.
Good job because although Met forecast showed minimum of 10C, thermometer showed it went down to 5C in the greenhouse last night.(Local weather station agreed)

Climbing French beans are beginning to twist round each other, so they'll have to go out soon, on the allotment, and hope for the best. I've got more seed if I have to start again.

[Scarlet]

Mine have only just been planted Thelma. My toms are now to big to come indoors, my cues are suffering as they just got to too big to bring in and out. I've fleeced everything but some thing are looking droopy in there. I will need to start planting out soon regardless.

[veggiechicken]

Trust me to be different. My tomatoes have been out in the GH for weeks, courgettes and beans have been planted over the last couple of weeks................its a leap of faith

[Thelma Sanders]

More beans planted outside and toms and peppers planted in the greenhouses and now the Met says

Tonight: It will be a dry and cool night with clear spells and variable cloud. Some mist patches may form later. Light winds. Minimum Temperature 3C.

I hope I've got enough fleece to go round !

[goosander]

Toms in greenhouse starting to fruit which is early for me BUT peppers/ aubergines/cucumbers etc. not moving. Not even making much root.
Bedding plants the same with some doing well and others just hanging there.
Winds are so strong at times they would blow you away.
Global warming ???
Bob

[Martin H]

Yes, Carol says "cold enough for a touch of frost in rural areas". Metcheck is showing more cold nights later in the week, too. I'm past the protection stage, stuff is just going to have to tough it out. Come on summer!

[Scarlet]

Nothing tender out for me yet and my toms are still in pots. My cues have stayed out a few nights - the pots are getting heavy and they look very droopy. Not sure they will make it it's been a hard Spring. Most of my beans are still in their packets