taking the plunge

Come Monday all of my plants would have been going through different stages of hardening for 2 and a half weeks.
They would have been out in their pots for 10 days.
On Monday I will be planting all my plants into their final positions.
I am in Essex so hopefully this will be ok.
Is anyone else going to be planting this early?

 

I'm in Yorkshire Bashy (OK a mild bit, by the sea) and did most of my planting out about 2 weeks ago. No problems.

 

I have started planting out, I am in Essex too I didn't do any today though as it has not stopped raining all day.

 

All mine planted out over the bank holiday weekend. No problem.

 

Great stuff. Would plant out tomorrow, but away for the weekend and not back until Monday.
All beds have been composted and manured, so I should get all planting done Monday!!
Happy gardening ;-)

 

My runner beans have been out and growing for the past two weeks. I reckoned it was a calculated risk worth taking. They are about 18" tall now. I have lots of other veggies out and growing too. We could in theory get a frost right up to and including the first week in June but I doubt that we would get one sufficient to do any damage in my part of Essex (South-East) It is fairly sheltered here.

 

Yeah, ive got everthing out including beans ,so touch wood no frosts up here in nottingham,Is there a way of protecting beans if there is a frost forcast?:eek:

 

Im holding out until June up here in bleak North Northumberland

 

Yes Bob, you can buy a lightweight fleece from most major Gardening Centres which you can throw over them to protect them. Anything that will cover them though will do. I have some old shower curtains I use to lay over the top of plants if there is a risk of frost, that and the side walls to my gazebo cover a fair bit of ground. Doesn't matter what it looks like as its only for overnight generally.

 

bubble wrap . makes for a good protective cover :thumb:

 

Yes, I use bubble wrap too but it does need a rock or two to hold it down if it is at all windy as I soon found out!