Topic: Frost forecast HELP!

[compo49]

Frost is forecasted for tonight and next few days my potatoes are coming through but are only about 2inch showing question is will they be OK or do i need to earth them up now!HELP :-\

[sawfish]

be better to earth them up but they'll recover anyway.

[redimp]

I am resigned to the frost this year.  I just have not had time to earth them up and the last batch of fleece I bought was rubbish and shredded in the last breeze.  Note to self - invest in some heavy duty stuff.  Luckily, the only thing I really have to worry about in the potatoes.  Squash are all indoors and beans and toms are in the growhouse.   The sweetcorn only got sown yesterday.

[Tee Gee]

the last batch of fleece I bought was rubbish

For the record there are two types of fleece woven & spun.

Spun is rubbish and is normally cheaper so the dearer woven type is a better investment it will last you for years.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

according to today's Telegraph we are are due for frost and it's all St Dunstan's fault. Apart from being the Archbishop of Canterbury he was also a brewer in Somerset, and he was getting lots of competition from the zider people due to several really good springs. So he sold his soul to the devil and the devil arranged for bad frost between May 17-19 (St Dunstan's Day) to kill off all the apple blossom

[northener]

Just been up and lit a couple of candles in greenhouse. Put weed suppressant fabric over spuds

[Robert_Brenchley]

I've had spuds frosted loads of times. It sets them back a little, but they very soon recover.

[star]

Good. I have run out of fleece and stuff  :'( :'( :'(

Though we may not get it in the Midlands.....hopefully :-\

[betula]

Just got back from the lottie.Fleeced as much as I could.Had to resort to covering some with the weed bucket and an upside down cardboard box :)

[lolabelle]

Me too a quick visit cover spuds in fleece and have fingers crossed, although fellow plot holder looked at me as if I'd gone loopy when I said there was arisk of frost we'll see.... :o

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

that's me fleeced up at home. The plot can wait til tomorrow.  Should have listened to my inner gardener - 10 days early, 10 days early

[sawfish]

I dont think we'll get frost. SO THERE!!

[greyhound]

Just been up and lit a couple of candles in greenhouse.

Is that to pray to St Dunstan?  Good idea, worth a try .....  ;D

[redimp]

Just been up and lit a couple of candles in greenhouse. Put weed suppressant fabric over spuds

One woman on our site burnt down her greenhouse and all her seedlings doing that.
and may I just add, it was this woman:
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,41084.msg412222.html#msg412222
so had a bit of a giggle then smited myself later.

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

well we didn't have a frost, at least in the garden, tho it was probably a close run thing, and it was actually colder at 6 o'clock than it was at 5

funny with all this global warming how a bit of folk wisdom from a thousand years ago can still be right-expect frost in the third week in May, and also wrong - even here up North our apple blossom finished ages ago

[TEL]

A heavy frost in Wing Bucks this morning things look OK but  will see what damage it has caused latter.
Better cover up tonight if things survive.

[northener]

Nice one Greyhound. I shall be taking bread and water up this morning.

[Suzanne]

Same here - not the bread and water thing, but heavy frost in North Warwickshire so will go and see if the potatoes are frosted and also whether it got through to the toms/squash in the cold frames.

[Plot69]

It's a bit chilly this morning but no frost here in Peterborough, in fact it look like it rained. Not been to the lottie yet though.

[daileg]

no frost in South wales either a little nippy but everything in the garden looked ok