Bl@@dy Frost

OldRio

Spuds caught the frost the other night. Black and limp leaves.
I must cover with straw for a while.
I also lost seedlings of peppers and cucumbers in the poly tunnel.

Never known it so cold at this time of the year.
Very little growth of anything. Including grass.

Never mind.
More sowing to be done.

redser7

Incredible isn't it. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it means we'll have a summer to remember (for the right reasons)

Sonnenblumen

A few years ago we had sleet and snow in May. It's a very unpredictable month, more so than April. I believe the long range forecast for the month is poor conditions, plenty of wet and cold spells.

OldRio

Thanks.
I blame global warming.
Hang on a minute ????
No, that's not right,
Call it climate change.

I have to say my cauliflowers are doing really well.
Planted them outside about three weeks ago and looking good.

paddy147

Bloody Frost??

More like fcuking huge hailstones only an hour ago....(OUCH)....:mad::D



I have some old pictures here,that my mother took in the mid 1960s,of several inches of snow on the ground in Dublin in May.

May is a mad month indeed.

paddy147

OldRio wrote: »

Thanks.
I blame global warming.
Hang on a minute ????
No, that's not right,
Call it climate change.

I have to say my cauliflowers are doing really well.
Planted them outside about three weeks ago and looking good.

Which is more a form of the earths natural cycle than a man made effect.

Scientists have recently admitted that they have got alot of their so called "man made" "global warming" facts wrong.:rolleyes:

Builderfromhell

weather forecasters are saying wednesday will be as low as -4.
Wonder what I should do with my lettuces, cabbages etc.
I'm thinking of putting straw over them just for the night.

redser7

even newspaper will do the job

paddy147

newspaper and a roll of fleece.

2 euro for a 5 meter roll in Aldi.

Cardinal Richelieu

Spraying the plants with water before the frost works too, the Germans use that method on fruit trees. It releases energy as it freezes.

paddy147

Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »

the Germans use that method. It releases energy as it freezes.

Wonder will they do that with regards the whole or Europe and this silly compact treaty?:D

touts

I just rolled my fleece off to one side a couple of weeks ago and left if there just in case. Was going to pack it up this weekend but -4! Seriously? That will be colder than any night we had here over the bloody winter.