This morning's Frost

[raisedbedted]

My potatoes were all frosted and blackened  despite being under fleece, fortunately I'd earthed up two of the rows.

Given the temperatures we had last winter and the continual snow I think its testament to the potatoes durability that so many volunteer plants are coming up.  Frost wont kill them but theyll just start again.

[raisedbedted]

[katynewbie]

 :-\

My Rocket spuds got done a bit by the frost yesterday, only a few of them though, and the ones which were nearest to the houses and I thought they would be the best protected!

It happened last year too, they did recover, but most people on our site said they had a slightly reduced crop and a little later than normal.

Nil Desperandum!

[Stripeybea]

Phew!!!!

Pleased to hear the potatos will survive!

Have just been up to the allotment and the screech when I saw them sent the birds scattering for cover  ;D
Thought it must have been the frost but dashed back to google "Black leaves" just in case  :(

[cornykev]

I got lucky as a combination of tall plants, earthing up and tree and shrubbery cover next to the fence saved me, others on site weren,t so lucky, only odd plants here and there, the lowest plants seem to have been affected.  :(

[lincsyokel2]

no frost here in Lincolnshire.................

[foresterone]

everyone`s potatoes on our site have been badly damaged. (mid Staffordshire very open site!)

[manicscousers]

The bed of spuds I had covered with fleece were affected, all the others around weren't  ???

[Gadget]

The bed of spuds I had covered with fleece were affected, all the others around weren't  ???

They wouldn't of been of the irish variety ? ;)

[Kea]

Apparently we had -5.8C on Monday night. it took out not just my potatoes but also about 2/3rds of my gooseberries, damsons and the fig leaves. strawberries look fine.