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is it too early to transplant chillies and toms into the greenhouse
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my plot march 2013http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvzqRS0_hbQ
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what are the night time temps in your g/h ?All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb. -
In Wiltshire you should be OK, but be prepared to protect them with fleece or bubblewrap if you get a frost forecast.Comment
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Mine is going down to just above freezing still. I bring them in at night - I've got 3 months growing to lose!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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I would wait a bit longer tue, wed and thur night temps quite low.You have to loose sight of the shore sometimes to cross new oceans
I would be a perfectionist, but I dont have the time
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far to early for chillis to be in an unheated greenhouseComment
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Mine have been in for a couple of weeks now. They seem to be managing fine with the colder night time temperatures. I think it will depend on how advanced they are. I also make sure they are not over watered which seems to help.Comment
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I'm doing the same as Flummery, its been 2.9ºc in my greenhouse overnight a couple of times this past week so I don't want to risk my plants yet.Location....East Midlands.Comment
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Every year I go over this and sorry to ask again, but I seem to have difficulty pinning people down over this.Originally posted by Incy View Post
How low has your greenhouse been and your toms survived? And has anyone ever had them die and at what temps?
It would be really good if we could get people giving a lot of actual figures. "Low night time temps" is a little vague.
Good tip about the watering."Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"
Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.Comment
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Mine has been down to 0.9c with toms and chillies in there and they have all survived with no apparent ill effects. I have a digital max/min thermometer in there and the biggest gap has been 2.9c min , 34c max.
Hope that helps
Last edited by Incy; 19-04-2010, 01:35 PM.Comment
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Yes it does thanks, were they covered up at all at those temps?Originally posted by Incy View PostMine has been down to 0.9c with toms and chillies in there and they have all survived with no apparent ill effects. I have a digital max/min thermometer in there and the biggest gap has been 2.9c min , 34c max.
Hope that helps
Two days ago my GH went from -2c overnight, to 45c in the daytime sun
then I whacked on my greenhouse shading 
"Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"
Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.Comment
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No additional covering and the temp varies around the GH but that was the lowest recorded. I open the door in the day when it's sunny otherwise that seems to be more of a problem than the colder temps for them. To be fair I also have a number of chillies and toms indoors so I do have a back up plan
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