Cold Nights this Week - b/w 18-Aug-2014

Nights look like being cold in many places, my forecast is 8C but I have seen other locations forecast for around 3C, so perhaps close up greenhouses tighter than you might normally do in August (I normally leave vents open one-notch throughout the summer)

 

Yeah, noticed it was quite cold this morning, around 5-30

 

its cold here the greenhouse automatic window closed at 6.00pm normally stays open all of August
Spruce

 

I can't remember when it was this cold in August!!

Val

 

same here John,
up to my armpits in green tomatoes - Green Tomato chutney overload...
Jenny

 

Down to 9 degrees here tonight The daytime temperatures here are set to rise again into the low 20's early next week No wonder the plants don't know what to do,my Magnolia has flowered again which isn't necessarily out of the ordinary but I've never seen Clematis Montana Rubens produce flower buds at this time of the year before

 

Was it exceptionally early to flower in the Spring, following the mild winter? Perhaps it thinks its been a long time since it last flowered - day length (and night temperature) would be fooling it too - so perhaps the combination of all three?

Not seeing as much wasp activity as usual, normally August Bank Holiday is their zenith ...