It was well forecast that we were going to get some warm, sunny weather on Wednesday and sure enough it produced our warmest day of the year by far with the thermometer reaching 24.4°C (75.9°F).
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| Temperature & Rainfall Records 12-18 April 2018 |
Only a week ago on 12 April, temperatures struggled up to 6.0°C or 42.8°F. There wasn't any need to check plants in the greenhouse to see if they needed watering as they went day after day without drying out. Temperatures in the greenhouse weren't much different to outside in the dull and murky conditions.
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| Broad Beans - Witkeim Manitor |
Today they've needed watering twice as the temperature in the greenhouse soared. Perhaps I'm not used to giving the plants a good drink. It's been a while since we had any hot weather. In cold, dull weather I don't like to over water the plants so perhaps I was a little bit mean with my watering on Wednesday morning.
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| Brassicas Bought In From DT Brown |
Our brassicas and broad beans are just about ready to move out of the greenhouse and into the cold frame. I'll give them a week or so in the cold frame before planting them out at the allotment.
On the weather front, it looks as though Thursday will be the warmest day of the week before the short spell of good weather comes to an end over the weekend. It's then forecast that we'll return to more unsettled weather with temperatures returning to normal or even below normal for the rest of April and into the beginning of May.
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Oh, my! Your plants grow so much faster than mine. Soon they will overtake mine planted one month ago!
ReplyDeleteMore: I saw this headline "The UK has experienced the hottest April day in nearly 70 years as temperatures hit the high 20s across the country." And laughed and laughed. What weird weather we are having. The weather gods must be laughing as well setting many records this year. It is 9 C outside here.
ReplyDeleteJust got back from a couple of days away. Temperature reached 28.8C on Thursday on my weather station. That might well turn out to be the hottest day we get this year! Cooled off now though back to more normal April temperatures.
DeleteLast week Winter, this week Summer!
ReplyDeleteWondering what next week's surprise will be.
DeleteAwesome update i mist my plants each morning i left lids of for on night but put them back on the following evening the soil dries out so quickly i left window in greenhouse open but closed door until it warms up a bit blessing to Sue and your self
ReplyDeleteWe went away for a couple of days and I decided to leave the greenhouse door open while we were away. I gave all the plants in the greenhouse a good soaking the night before we left. It was a good job I did with the hot weather. Luckily the plants have survived okay whilst we were away.
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