It was more like the Bank Holiday weather we expect yesterday. The forecast showers held off until the middle of the afternoon but like the last few days it's been on the cold side for the start of May.
Those temperatures forecast to fall below 0°C (32°F) didn't materialise although they fell low enough for a touch of ground frost on Saturday morning (04 May 2019). However, it has certainly been a cold start to the month and in the greenhouse germination and growth rate of seedlings seems very slow. I'm putting it down to the series of cold nights and not particularly warm days even in the greenhouse.
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Newly transplanted seedlings are being covered with fleece each night to hopefully keep them a little bit warmer.
Like it or not our sweet peas and leeks have been moved to the cold frame to "harden off" although I'm not convinced it's necessary as, through the night, greenhouse temperatures will not have differed much from those outside.
At the allotment we should be sowing seeds of our carrots and parsnips but I don't think germination would be very good with such low overnight temperatures followed by cool daytime ones. I'll wait a few days for the weather to warm up, hopefully next week, before sowing seeds of a couple of our main allotment crops.
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We are still 10 to 15 degrees F below normal. The nights aren't particularly cold, but the daytime highs are for this time of year; they are only in the 60s or 15C which is cool for us. If the weather patterns flow from west to east you are in for some more cool weather. Hope not for your allotment productivity. In my case, this weather has prolonged the rose bloom which is very nice for me.
ReplyDeleteToday's (Wednesday) daytime high stands at 47.5°F the coldest May daytime temperature in 10 years. Our nights have been cold but we've avoided any late frosts so far. At least one model is going for a frost on Friday night. I'd better keep the fleece handy. Glad to know the cool weather has been good for the roses. Our are starting to shoot nicely now.
DeleteI'm getting pretty fed up with carting as much as I can fit back into the greenhouse (small) each night. I daren't prick out any more seedlings until there is the prospect of things warming up and freeing up space. The weather forecast says three more nights of 3C min temperatures. My early potatoes are frost singed even under fleece and my carrots are a no show. You could say I was hacked off!
ReplyDeleteAt least I only have the fleece to put over at night and take off again in the morning. Cold all day Wednesday with a high of only 8.6°C. High pressure looks to be building for next week so hopefully it will bring some better weather. Haven't sown our carrots yet - maybe next week!
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