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Frost tender plants

Lotus-eater
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There seems to be alot of the same questions about certain plants on here, so if I can just clear it up.

Certain plants, for example, courgettes, tomatoes, squash, chillies, french beans, cucumbers and other tender crops need to go outside for most of us at earliest mid May. I will still watch for frost warnings (ie less than 2/3 degrees expected overnight) and cover with fleece if needed.
I'm in the midlands and I put mine out about a week away from June, depending on what the weather (including at night) is like.

Sweetcorn I will leave until early June.



I will put my tomatoes and chillies out in the unheated greenhouse about at the beginning of May, but still put fleece over them on cold nights.

I sow my chillies in late Jan (ish)
Tomatoes in early March.
Sweetcorn mid April
French Beans, courgettes, cucumbers, squash late April.



Obviously there will be leeway depending on we all live and what the local weather and land situation is like. That's a skill that needs learning. But I hope this helps some of you a bit.
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  • olly300
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    These may also be helpful:

    Frost Survey (giving a rough indication of last frost date) due to where you live - http://www.overthegardengate.net/garden/frostsurvey.asp

    Frost forcasts - http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=frost;sess=
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  • misskool
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    :eek: I've got lots of plants in the unheated greenhouse (and absolutely NO space to move them inside). It's supposed to be 2-3C tonight :(

    will they survive until I get to the shops tomorrow to get a heater and some fleece?

    :(
  • Lotus-eater
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    Bring them in anywhere, stick them on the floor until the morning.
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  • misskool
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    off for an evening trek to the garden.OH won't be pleased :D
  • Lotus-eater
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    Tell him he won't get any tomatoes unless he helps :)
    Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
  • elliep_2
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    I'm really glad to see I've not missed the planting time for sweetcorn. I hadn't been planning to grow any but I just got a surprise allotment this week and now want them but was afraid I'd missed the best time to plant them.

    Thank you lotus-eater
  • misskool
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    Tell him he won't get any tomatoes unless he helps :)

    OH thinks I've gone loopy as have spent the last hour worrying about the paraffin heater in the greenhouse. Frost forecast for tonight :(

    Is there a greenhouse heater (not electric) that doesn't smoke?
  • oliveoyl
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    misskool wrote: »
    Is there a greenhouse heater (not electric) that doesn't smoke?

    Candles in jam jars or similar?
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  • Farway
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    misskool wrote: »
    OH thinks I've gone loopy as have spent the last hour worrying about the paraffin heater in the greenhouse. Frost forecast for tonight :(

    Is there a greenhouse heater (not electric) that doesn't smoke?

    The smoking is caused by wick not being trimmed

    If done correctly they will not smoke
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