The weather. Management. FROST ahead

I sowed my tenders early this year, but they are still in pots so I can bring them in if it gets too cold.

If they hadn't forecast this cold weather a week ago, I would probably have planted them out now - I do have plenty of fleece, but if it stays cold for a while the plants would sulk out there anyway.

Fingers crossed that it doesn't stay cold for too long, because bringing all those pots in every night is quite a pain in the a$%e!

In Germany they never trust the weather until after 15 May. This is the "Kalte Sophie", the last of the Ice Saints. It's amazing how often there is a sudden dip in temps - even down to frost - in the 1st or 2nd week of May., so seedlings are kept in till after that date.

DH put some pot plants out in the lovely warm weather we had last week, but they may have to come back in overnight tonight and tomorrow.

Then they can go out for the summer and I can finally clean the lounge windows properly!

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Saints

I cannot ever see me not planting out too early in good weather, the tenders get such a good boost of growth that I feel it is worth the risk. I am expecting cold for 2 nights starting with tonight and coldest tomorrow night, the ground will barely cool down during the day. On wednesday I will pack all the protection away. I used envirofleece this year, cut it out in my living room. It seems very good

It was a cold one last night, very grateful to not have actual ground frost as lowest here was 1 degree. I will leave all covers and fleeces on to thursday

I always used half term as a rule of thumb for putting out annuals , when I was at work , just to be sure. I live in the South now and that was the Midlands of course, but I am still wary.

I faffed around moving everything under cover but no frost and yesterday was beautiful if cooler than of late. As I had been hardening everything off I’m concerned that they will get too used to being inside again.
I’m in Scotland where another perfect day is beckoning.

It fell to about zero in my little greenhouse last night. I will continue to bring everything in at night for the time being.

(South Northamptonshire)

Fleecing the potatoes in a screaming wind as we were yesterday evening is not something I care to repeat so the covers will stay on until Thursday here as well.

Its all off from today, all the outside protection. The only plants that look a little worse are the sun patiens but they have had a good drink and will soon recover. The courgettes looked very well and so did the tomatoes

My runner beans and courgettes got frosted last night and they are in the greenhouse! Have put them into the middle tonight.