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General => News => Topic started by: Digeroo on May 04, 2010, 09:45:23

Title: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: Digeroo on May 04, 2010, 09:45:23: Weather forecast had a minimum of 3 for last night but it was a lot lower and it was -2 here. Probably Oxfordshire (Benson) at -2.2 will have had the lowest temperature in UK last night. I do not think that the weather forecasts give enough warning.

There will be a lot of sorry looking courgettes around this morning.
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: gaz2000 on May 04, 2010, 09:51:33: i planted out some sweetcorn last week,but have a new batch growing just incase i lose them

with the weather as it has been during the last 3 days frost doesnt suprise me at all,hope it changes though

luckily for me my spuds havent come through yet so their ok atleast ;D
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: landimad on May 04, 2010, 16:03:44: I have used this site for some time and it never fails me. Just drop 1 or 2 degrees from the lowest temperature to get ground level temp.
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast
I can look a week ahead and see what needs to be protected and what needs to be ignored.
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: small on May 04, 2010, 18:09:20: That looks an excellent site, Landimad, thankyou. We had enough frost last night (derby/notts/leics border) to completely ice up the car - good thing I'd earthed up and fleeced everything.
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: Paulines7 on May 04, 2010, 23:43:14: We had a frost last night and my potatoes have suffered. I expect they will put out some new leaves to compensate.

The 6 inch broad beans I planted on Friday were unaffected.
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: gwynnethmary on May 04, 2010, 23:52:07: Quote from: landimad on May 04, 2010, 16:03:44
I have used this site for some time and it never fails me. Just drop 1 or 2 degrees from the lowest temperature to get ground level temp.
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/forecast
I can look a week ahead and see what needs to be protected and what needs to be ignored.

Thanks for sharing ! :)
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: gaz2000 on May 04, 2010, 23:54:37: wish i hadnt grinned on my previous post as i popped to the lottie and found my pots have surfaced :(

should be ok for tonight in the midlands,i shall fleece them tommorow evening though as a safe guard
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: landimad on May 09, 2010, 23:10:41: All fleeced down and bubble wrapped ready for this weeks frosts.
Title: Re: A Touch of ground frost.
Post by: elvis2003 on May 09, 2010, 23:28:20: thanks landimad for sharing ,the site seems to give so much more detail than any ive used before.very glad ive protected our courgettes etc today!