Topic: WEATHER WARNING!!

[Sprout]

I don't know how accurate it is, but metcheck.com are predicting temperatures in my area to fall to -2 in the early morning of Tuesday 23 May.

Beware and protect your delicates.

[supersprout]

Thank you sprout, we are bracing ourselves here and will make sure all our delicates are snuggled up in fleece for the next three weeks!

[Garden Manager]

And where might that be then sprout?

I take it you are 'oop north' somewhere.

[Palustris]

Nottingham is not 'oop north' . It is slap bang in the Midlands!
Thanks Sprout, we do not normally put tenderish stuff out until 1st of June anyway.

[Garden Manager]

Nottingham is not 'oop north' . It is slap bang in the Midlands!
Thanks Sprout, we do not normally put tenderish stuff out until 1st of June anyway.

Its 'oop north' to me down here in Dorset. Sorry.

That said the way things are going this spring we'll be getting the same even down here by the end f the month!

[tim]

Yes, thanks - 1C with us - a very sudden drop?

By the way - sorry that I have used 'Sprout' for a lady member - that will be put right in future.

[Garden Manager]

Just had a look. Nothing for tues day but metcheck forecast for early hours of wednesday shows a low of +1c and sleet!

The greenhourse is chocka, but looks like the tender stuff i have put outside in pots will have to squeeze back in again that night

[glow777]

It's gonna be an interesting time because due to the hot days of last week my beans germinated extra fast and are already getting too big for their pots and could do with planting out sooner rather than later

[Money_Bunny]

Not sure about the weather here but I'd expect it to get cold (never is much else apart from cold really)

It's been raining for days too, finally stopped earlier today. At least the garden and lottie won't need watered, although I do have 4 rather miserable looking and very muddy horses!!!! Plus a goat who'd managed to get himself stuck in a large bale of hay.......... I'm sure I read somewhere that goats are supposed to be intelligent!

[amanda21]

Looks like we've got +1 and sleet Wed am too!  I haven't planted anything tender out yet but everything is more than ready - I was hoping for next week but may hold off a little longer if I can - lets hope it all changes before then!

[Rosyred]

Better hold off putting in my mange tout then for a little longer

[kitty]

harumph and grrr! :(
glad i got my fleece at the ready!

if anyone is short of fleece-1mx6m=£1-poundland....
kitty

[RobinOfTheHood]

Sold out at our Poundland, Kitty  :(

Wouldn't worry too much as yet, I've never seen forecasts change so much as they do on Metcheck.  No-one is reliable past 3 or 4 days anyway.

[Mrs Ava]

Well, I was very worried then and had a looksie at metcheck as I have runners and toms and alsorts out, but we don't seem to be forecast to go much below 8'c.  Mind you, I have some protection over my tenderest plants.  Come on, where is summer!!

[Roy Bham UK]

 ;D I agree with R of the H  ;D Metcheck changes like the weather ;D

[saddad]

Hello from not so sunny Derby, Not put out any of the tender stuff like sweet corn yet, but many plot holders have, I too wait for June. Mangetout aren't that delicate esp not things like Oregon Sugar Pod!
 ;D

[Merry Tiller]

Metcheck is one of the most unreliable of the lot

[mat]

Metcheck is one of the most unreliable of the lot

Strange, as I have found it very reliable... maybe it depends on how far from a met office you live?  I am pretty close...

mat

[Merry Tiller]

I am very, very close but still find it pretty poor

[djbrenton]

Metcheck have been showing a cold night in Nottingham two weeks away for ages, Every time I check it's still two weeks away.