Chance of frost?

How do you work out the chance of frost in your area?

 

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Keep an eye on your local weather forecast (unless you're from East Yorkshire) otherwise check out the sky ...at this time of the year if it's clear and starry it's going to be a cold one...it's always worth having some fleece,net curtain handy to protect young or tender plants

 

Hello and welcome.

Most, usually look to the weather forecast. Although not 100%, it is a good indication. And as the lovely Lolimac says check out the sky..

 

Between "now and summer" you mean? or on any specific night - e.g. whether you put fleece over some tender plants ... or not or light the heater in your greenhouse perhaps?

 

I was hooping there was some amazing gardeners/farmers secret
The forecast for the next week dosnt dip below zero so I am wondering if its safe now to plant stuff

 

I will need to look into fleece, I dont know how to use it, not sure if it will get stolen too!
I had just been waiting until I though we where done with frosts this year before I planted anything

 

Depends what you are planting, of course, but don't be fooled by mild weather early in the season, frosty nights can still come - in fact, often more likely this time of the year as a glorious sunny day means clear skies at night which can then be frosty.

Out-during-the-day, to enjoy the sun, and in-at-night is best.

I don't plant out tender plants until 1st week of June - but I have plenty of greenhouse space to accommodate them. We get a frost in May once or twice a decade, and its unusual in April ... but it can happen.

Fleece you just put over the plants, secure it to the ground (with some bricks or a log or somesuch) - you don't want an air gap for cold air to flow in - and then take it back off in the morning. It will only keep a light frost off though.