Its getting cold - Time for some cloches??

[Digeroo]

If you are going to have a quick dash down to the allotment what will you cover up?

Can't decide whether or not to cover the ruhubarb.

[Digeroo]

[Le-y]

well i'm off up there this morning but i've only got broad beans, spring cabbage and potatoes up there and i dont think those need covering do they?

well i cant imagine how i'd cover the bb's cos they're huge!

[antipodes]

Rhubarb sits happily outside all year so I don't know why you would cloche it ??? Maybe just put a a little straw around it if you are feeling paranoid.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Cloches are good for getting things a couple of weeks ahead of the season. They'd be good for strawberries, for instance. Rhubarb is so tough and deep rooted that I doubt wheher it would make much difference. You might well find that the temperature a foot down is the crucial thing for it.