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gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8957
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon May 11, 20 11:33 am Post subject:
We had a light frost here last night..affected neighbour's tatties

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Mon May 11, 20 3:27 pm Post subject:
york has a dome?, all was fairly calm and chilly but nowhere near frost

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Tue May 12, 20 6:51 am Post subject:
Had a frost - quite pleased I strategically arranged the fleece last night.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Wed May 13, 20 10:33 pm Post subject:
I arranged fleece and thrown Earth on everything else and beat a sharp retreat on Monday. The allotment was FREEZING. I am not going anywhere near it again until the weather remembers it is May, and not November. Even if I do have to paint, with help, in the meantime!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Wed May 13, 20 10:54 pm Post subject:
tis odd how warm this is compared to many places 15 miles east can be perhaps 5 c lower in a cold snap whenever i go over to west yorks i dress for 10 c less and far wetter/windier the romans were not daft, there are other places as strategically advantaged for a northern capital city but this one has the gentlest weather

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15998

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 6:52 am Post subject:
The wind had come up again yesterday, so it wasn't that warm in the woods. I know what you mean about temperature Dpack; even a couple of miles from us the growing season is a bit longer, and we had a good 2 weeks longer on the coastal plain than we do in the hills.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 8:18 am Post subject:
Had a couple of frosty nights here. Walnuts'll be regretting it, don't think we'll have nuts this year. Figs and mulberries will also be knocked back.

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8957
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 9:22 am Post subject:
Yet another frosty night here...so clear. Small plants in the polytunnel being nipped despite protection. Most seem to be surviving well enough. The small brassicas are not happy though, looks like I will have to do another sowing of them.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 9:53 am Post subject:
Still out in the garden in a T shirt. Chilly, but nowhere near that kind of temperature, even first thing. We're sheltered by a lot of trees, and in the sun, it's positively pleasant.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 10:05 am Post subject:
between 4 and 6 this morning it was minus1 C at the youth hostel 400m away but not frosty here, chilly but not chilly enough to snuff my cucumber the yard tends to be 4c above the youth hostel weather station in overnight dips as the walls etc are a pretty good heat battery. they are similar in a prolonged cold snap.

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45676
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 10:19 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

We're sheltered by a lot of trees, and in the sun, it's positively pleasant.

Obviously v sunny here but at the bottom of a hill so cold air gathers, and it's much more exposed here than your place. Also (v sunny+frosted plant)= mush

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 10:24 am Post subject:
We have had frost very night this week. Thank goodness for the fleece.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6613
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Thu May 14, 20 2:49 pm Post subject:
Last night was the last frost in the forecast, so hopefully our spring can start progressing. Still no leaves on the trees, but lawn is greening up. Brassicas, spinach, cilantro and peas (& garlic) have all been ignoring these frosts. More damage coming from the cat walking on top of row cover that I removed today. Only some plants were covered though they didn't need it.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15998

Posted: Fri May 15, 20 7:05 am Post subject:

Walls do make a good heat sink. At our first house we could dry washing on the line in about 1hour because of reflected heat from the wall of the house.

It has been cold here, but if we had a frost, it wasn't bad. Tahir, frost hollows are difficult if you have delicate plants and trees. In spite of the cold wind, the quince seems to have set a good amount of fruit, so hoping for a good crop this year.

My cousin in Canada is also lamenting spring being late Slim. I think she is envying the 'snow birds' that go to Florida for the winter, although this year I don't think they have been allowed back.

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Fri May 15, 20 8:04 am Post subject:

Slim wrote:

Last night was the last frost in the forecast, so hopefully our spring can start progressing. Still no leaves on the trees, but lawn is greening up.
Brassicas, spinach, cilantro and peas (& garlic) have all been ignoring these frosts. More damage coming from the cat walking on top of row cover that I removed today.
Only some plants were covered though they didn't need it.

I planted some Sugar-snap peas and didn't bother covering them and they don't seem to have minded the frosts at all.

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