frost!!!

Widespread frost by the end of the week! Just watched Countryfile. I havn't seen one single day or night of frost where I live for a whole year, even over winter.

Gazania

 

Isn't that just typical....Today I've emptied my GH out of plants that I thought would be OK now and filled my patio with them,need the space as there was standing room only.... let's hope they've got it wrong I'll be keeping the fleece handy just incase...

 

Did it say it would be brighter in the days though?

 

Looks like from Friday night. I know of a few gardeners around here already put there summer bedding out this weekend. Hope they've got a long roll of fleece handy!

 

I havn't taken anything out of the GH yet. I am waiting to get into May before I do. Not a drop of rain today, just breezy and sunny.

Gazania

 

last thing we need now is a hard frost, apples are in blossom at the moment and cherries pears are finished, not sure what effect it might have on the commercial crops.

Most of my stuff is still mobile, so although a pain, I can get round it.

Bit worried about how I protect the echium now though, its about 8ft with a very soft tip, flolwers just starting.

 

Could you slip a bin bag over the top Pete? being 8ft it won't be easy though...

 

Bit worried about either breaking or seriously bending the growing point, I did use a fleece bag once or twice during the winter, but it was a lot shorter then and I could put a stick up the side to support the bag.

 

Pete you could cut the sealed end off a fleece bag and then join two together to give you the extra length.

 

Have you got a Tower Scaffold?

 

I wish I had, I could then put that ridge tile back on my roof, that blew off in Jan.

 

Good idea Sheal but not really the problem.
Its the growing tip that is tender, the lower parts could probably take a couple of degrees of frost.

 

just what we all didnt need plus the birds nesting, bees buzzing, I bet the house matins and swallows wont be too happy either !!

 

I know this one.....You need a 9ft cut-off lemonade bottle, @pete