Anyone caught out by the frost?

[skeggijon]

There were frosts as low as minus 8 degrees last night.

Was anyone caught out with their tender young plants?

[Jay22]

Saw the forecast just before going to bed and brought all the babies in last night...it was very, very cold,here!

[SkyChild]

I really should pay more attention to forecasts. Haven't been outside yet but hoping against hope that my little ones are ok

[veggiechicken]

Down to 2.7 outside and 9 in the GH. No sign of frost and everything looks OK

[Bacchus]

I had some tomato plants out in the polytunnel and there was a tough enough frost on the ground - I suspect it was about freezing in there. Hopefully they are ok....

[PyreneesPlot]

Can't see anything through the lashing rain! Hoping the snow stays up at 1300m as my tender babies are all planted out now
Fingers crossed everyone.

[Kristen]

I haven't sown anything tender like Beans yet ... and I won't be putting tender plants like Tomatoes into the cold greenhouse for a couple of weeks yet, and then only if the forecast for the week ahead looks "warm".

[Martin H]

I will pop down to the allotment in a bit, check on the chrysanths and maybe indulge in a bit of shadenfreude.

[Knight of Albion]

No frost here thankfully. But there you are, a lesson for all newcomers to vegetable gardening. Sowing early is only worthwhile if you can plant out early and as this cold snap has shown ...

Don't be down-hearted if you have been wiped out. Still plenty of time to sow anew and get a bountiful harvest.

[Jungle Jane]

All ok here,the potatoes I didn't earth up are fine,growth is looking lush. Peas have started peeking through the soil outside & so have the salad leaves & rocket in the blow away grow tent,I'm surprised as it was so cold. Nice bit of rain over the weekend for everything. I think I might be in a sheltered area,but I do bring in about 80 pots over night,tomatoes,peppers,basil,petunia,geranium & sweetcorn. Too cold for them. My runner beans haven't germinated yet outside in the blow away but the crumpled compost on top,looks like something's happening.

[Lamboluke]

-3 here in West Yorkshire according to my home weather station. I checked the garden at about 930am and sun was hitting it slightly so no frost overly visible. My plug bought red jewel cabbage had a light dusting of frost (planted in the ground) but as a newbie I don't know if they are ok or not. From research I understood that hardened off ones like mine were are frost hardy so fingers crossed.
Still have some spare which I kept in the greenhouse unheated over night.
Pain in the butt having to trapes my 30 chili/toms in and out of the house from the greenhouse every night but darent risk it.
Think I'll sow later next year AND buy a heater.

[muddled]

I checked the forcasts last night and they ranged for 5 to 8 so I left my toms and experimental dwarf beans in the unheated greenhouse.
All looked okay this morning....which doesn't mean they won't keel over in the next day or two or be seriously set back but hey ho! There's only room for so many on the windowsills.

[SkyChild]

Mine all seem ok. Courgettes, tatties, peas. Passionflowers! Thankfully haven't put the melons out yet!

[Martin H]

Everything looks okay down at the allotment. Even my plot-neighbour's runner beans and sweetcorn are still alive, although they look a bit sorry for themselves they should perk up again once the nights warm up.

[Scarlet]

Hard frost here but all my toms and chillies come in for the night though when I checked the rest of my stuff in the GH at 7am the French beans that are planted in the border were fine, the calabrese seedlings were keeled over, they have bucked up since but I'm sure any toms in there wouldn't have survived.