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daveandtara · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject: uh oh

frost forecasts all over the place for the next couple of nights, with tuesday night being the coldest Shocked

I'm off to search for me old net curtains Rolling Eyes

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moonbells · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

yikes.

Me spuds....

moonbells

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frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3475 Location: Kent

oh nooooo

I've just planted my runners Shocked

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redimp · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 5:47 pm Post subject:

Strewth woman - what did you do that for? I warned you about the frosts yesterday in a thread I am sure you responded to. Rolling Eyes

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daveandtara · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject:

yes, but I thought that was restricted to Lincs Confused

don't take this the wrong way Ade, but dahn in the sarf frost in May is news! Shocked

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3341 Location: Herts

... I've just planted out my sweet coorn !! Crying or Very sad

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redimp · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

And I only sowed mine yesterday. I dunno, you softy southerners Rolling Eyes

Bet Jags ain't sowing his till September.

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Flowerlady · Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 3341 Location: Herts

I've just looked at metcheck ... it only goes down to "feels like" -1 during tonight! Think they may be safe! Very Happy

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wardy · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject:

I only just sowed my beans and stuff. Pumpkins not germinatd yet so I bought em in the house last night cos bloody freezin.

Flipping cold on the stall today and frozen to the marrow as yesterday. Got a cuppa now and still trying to get warm

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it'll be reet Laughing

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frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3475 Location: Kent

daveandtara wrote:

don't take this the wrong way Ade, but dahn in the sarf frost in May is news! Shocked

Nope, only safe in June Rolling Eyes

Had a frost the 1st yr I had the lotty, had planted everything out Rolling Eyes

on OH advice Rolling Eyes

and it all died Evil or Very Mad

Mind you I made friends with all the 'old boys' who took turns to come and see me shaking their heads 'why did you do that for?' Rolling Eyes

And the following day one lil old man gave me a full tray of runner beans plantlets Cool

Bet no-one will do that now though Confused

cos you'd think I'd learn, wouldn't yer Shocked

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redimp · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

Ee bah gum lass, dust tha never learn? Laughing

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I was gonna plant out my pumpkin & squash today at the plot, except I ran out of time .... just as well, by the sounds of things Shocked

frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3475 Location: Kent

redimp wrote:

Ee bah gum lass, dust tha never learn? Laughing

Nope

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reedos · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 4:04 am Post subject:

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wardy · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:51 am Post subject:

I got home exhausted after plant fayre and pub, and dead cold. Got a cuppa tea, arrived on t'boards to find a frost warning, so had to pack everything back into the greenhouse. I could have left the lot and thought sod it Evil or Very Mad

loobytoo · Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

I saw Impy's post at 7-something last night and ended up charging up the lotty at 8pm to put fleece on the tomatoes my mum had planted out cos she's run out of space at home Rolling Eyes

I did say t'other day to bring em round to mine - parents - you can't tell em Laughing

I planted 4" high sweetcorn babies out in the veg patch yesterday but it's warmer in the garden, cos its quite sheltered, so they've been ok. Very Happy

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frenchchique · Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 3475 Location: Kent

oh good phew Very Happy

Had some of my students today telling me how they'd covered all their stuff with fleece Shocked

Spuds, beans....

I think next year I'll only plant things in.. August Evil or Very Mad

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loobytoo · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:35 pm Post subject:

Twas apparently down to 1deg here last night Dom, which probably means it was freezing inland in Del and Impy territory Shocked

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