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    First and Last Frost Dates for the UK / France / Spain /Slovakia etc.

    I recently found these two detailed interactive maps that I found useful for planning my sowing/harvesting/seed saving etc:

    United Kingdom Interactive First Frost Map
    United Kingdom Interactive Last Frost Map

    France:
    France Interactive First Frost Map
    France Interactive Last Frost Map

    Spain:
    Spain Interactive First Frost Map
    Spain Interactive Last Frost Map

    Slovakia:
    Slovakia Interactive First Frost Map
    Slovakia Interactive Last Frost Map

    Other countries are also listed if you have a look around.

    I have struggled with other sites as the 'nearby towns' thing was't accurate enough - they weren't that nearby and had different dates I guess due to the geography of my region.
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    Oh, if only you could rely on any given first or last frost date

    Life would be so much easier.

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    • #3
      Useful for planning ... but in practice huge variability year-to-year on actual dates.

      For folk starting things off on modules / under cover the date is not too critical, as the plants will "hold" for a week or two if, come planting out time, the forecast is dire (indeed, if its a cold spring then the plants in modules are probably "behind" compared to an early mild Spring, so will hold longer.

      I pot-on from 1" cell modules to 9cm pots, and they give me a good holding time for plants if I am not ready to plant out. 9cm pots take up a lot more staging space than 1" modules though!! but by that time they are outside for hardening off, all of them are in carry-trays, so can (with some hassle) come into the greenhouse or conservatory for the night if there is a late frost.

      Its another benefit of growing in modules, to plant out, which I might add to my justification for why the extra Faff!! is worthwhile.
      K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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      • #4
        Yes, they are average dates so perhaps err on the side of caution!

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        • #5
          20-May-2008 we had a late frost - nightmare that year keeping the frost off the Spuds ...
          K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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          • #6
            Thanks Boho. You've cheered me up no end. According to the maps, my ave. last frost date was Yesterday
            Where are those courgette seeds?

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            • #7
              Great find...well spotted!

              My last frost dates are probably 5 weeks out as we are in a frost pocket...but it's good to finally see a map for France!
              Thankyou!
              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

              Location....Normandy France

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                late frost last May ... had to cram everything in the greenhouse for the night !!!
                K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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                • #9
                  Kristen - yowzers!!
                  http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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                  • #10
                    The map is really interesting. My site is firmly in the navy bracket for last frosts. My Mum, 10 minutes down the road, is in the pale blue bracket, a month later...I'd have said we were about the same, but now I will be comparing notes with her.
                    Last edited by sparrow100; 21-03-2015, 01:51 PM.
                    http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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                    • #11
                      Sparrow, that'd be interesting to see your minimum temperatures versus your Mum's on a night with frost forecast, let us know if you get any differences?

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                      • #12
                        WUnderground might have amateur weather stations in both locations, if you are lucky ... if so you'd be able to compare historical temperatures
                        K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our garden

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Bohobumble View Post
                          Sparrow, that'd be interesting to see your minimum temperatures versus your Mum's on a night with frost forecast, let us know if you get any differences?
                          I'll try and remember to come back here and post...
                          http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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