Topic: Stuff that needs covering

[manicscousers]

we're due some frost according to the met office this week, I'm sure there must be more like me that are unsure what will succumb to it
I know it'll kill off toms, cucs and squash plants.
what about beans, celery and celeriac?
could someone list what I need to cover please,
we've moved the christmas spuds inside and have fleece handy  :)

[cornykev]

I would have thought Celeriac would be alright Manics, but we'll wait to see what others say. It was a lovely red sky tonight as I was finishing at the lottie  so I don't think were due for one yet.   ???     :-\      ;D ;D ;D

[manicscousers]

it's countryfile got us all worrying, ck..they gave a widespread air frost thursday night  ???
we have lots of crops still in, it's early here, how about grapes, will it finish them off, should I pick the bunches now?

[saddad]

Our celeriac went through last winter with no problems. Celery only sucummed after the worst snows. Frosted grapes make the sweetest wines (eiswine and spatlazer)

[small]

It's my first year growing butternut squash, they are yellow with just a faint stripe now, should I harvest them before the frost? Or fleece and leave them a bit longer?

[saddad]

I'd be tempted to leave them longer... but they will toughen up and change colour if you harvest them and can put them under glass...  :)

[caroline7758]

metcheck says frost on WEDNESDAY night!

http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOME/

[manicscousers]

thanks, caroline, will shove some fleece over the sweet potatoes in the poly, they're doing really well so I'm gonna protect 'em  ;D

[macmac]

It's my first year growing butternut squash, they are yellow with just a faint stripe now, should I harvest them before the frost? Or fleece and leave them a bit longer?

I brought all mine home yesterday not because of Jack Frost rather his brother Lightfingered John >:( Iknow some had gone and they hadn't sprouted legs