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  • what temperature is bad for butternut squash

    ive heard if a frost hits young butternut plants they wont produce this happened to me last year lucky for me a plot friend had some spare

    i dont want the same to happen this year i put them out at this time last year and lost them

    i knwo we are due some 6 and 7 degree nights next week will they survive this they are hardening off outside been out a couple of days now

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    has anyone else put theres on the plot yet

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    • #3
      No I haven't, there are some lows of 6 or 7 and I think it's too cold. I look for night time temps that are consistently over 10 - as a rule I usually plant out last week of May. Start hardening them off now, out in the day and in at night. Im aiming for planting out the tender stuff next week.

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      • #4
        Thanks Scarlet, I wanted to know the answer to that as well. Will start leaving mine out of PT during the day to prepare them
        LOVE growing food to eat in my little town back garden. Winter update: currently growing overwintering onions, carrots, lettuce, chard, salad leaves, kale, cabbage, radish, beetroot, garlic, broccoli raab, some herbs.

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        • #5
          Well, you know what I'm like. Mine are all out in their final beds, have been for a week & seem to be ok at the mo................but then again, I'm a bad influence................
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          • #6
            Next Tuesday and Wednesday Ive got 7 and 9 forecast.After that I'm hoping for warmer nights. I've put out my french beans and courgettes this morning in their trays to start hardening them off.
            Check the wether forecast with you Crafty. I'm in the South West. Astraman where abouts are you? If you are up North it might be a bit colder for a couple more weeks.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Bigmallly View Post
              Well, you know what I'm like. Mine are all out in their final beds, have been for a week & seem to be ok at the mo.
              You must have a sheltered spot BM.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
                You must have a sheltered spot BM.
                Come to think of it, the plot does keep a couple of degrees higher than the rest of the garden.
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                • #9
                  im derby based ive had them in one of those rubbish green house things with the zip up cover for a week or so been leaving them out the last couple of nights

                  but i have roots coming out the bottom of the pots now and no bigger pots

                  need to get them out soon as on holiday for bank holiday monday

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                  • #10
                    You could put them out and cover with some cloches. I've got a couple of cheap "plastic tunnels" they are about a foot high and 6ft long. I often use those for covering plants that need a bit of protection.

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                    • #11
                      Put mine out yesterday in final bed with my white pumkin .if it gets cold will cover them up
                      When you have a hammer in your hand everything around you starts looking like a nail.

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