You are not too far from me Dorothy and I have sunshine all weekend, So you should be seeing some to.dorothy wrote:I have not touched anything yet but the plan is to dig everything up at the weekend, as long as the rain holds off.
2*c and 3*c on 3rd and 4th November !
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Hopefully the sun will shine here too, many cannas to dig up but the ground it sodden
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Nothing lower that 7C forecast for here and then it rises again. Warm group Brugs are getting the chop this weekend and being down-potted before going into winter store. Cold group Brugs will be shifted to sheltered spots in the garden for the winter where they will carry on flowering. I don't think anything else needs special attention although I might give overhead cover to one or two young palms that are possibly still a bit too soft.
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DittoDaveP wrote:Nothing lower that 7C forecast
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My garden is dug up before we got the wet weather. Got some new experiments going off for overwintering.
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Panama Pete wrote:My garden is dug up before we got the wet weather. Got some new experiments going off for overwintering.
I like experiments.
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hmmmmm its changed to 3*c and 4*c now each night, and its chucking it down again, don't fancy glooping around the garden in mud so may wait till next week to wrap stuff.
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wo' betide the person who takes 5 day forecasts literally. You should never do so as they are rarely accurate, they're just a guide. Looking at 5 day forecasts probably results in more frost damage to plants than not looking at any forecast at all.
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Once I start seeing 0's forcast and minus i'll really panic, but as it stands i'm not too worried by the 5 day now. Going to go another week then reassessstephenprudence wrote:wo' betide the person who takes 5 day forecasts literally. You should never do so as they are rarely accurate, they're just a guide. Looking at 5 day forecasts probably results in more frost damage to plants than not looking at any forecast at all.
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Ours has gone from 3C to 4C tonight, but I'm going to fleece because I think there is a risk of ground frost ... we got a touch last time they forecast 4C a week ago and, FWIW , the 14 day forecast has a min of +5C so might as well enjoy everything a bit longer.
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1.8 in the end, ground frost, put fleece on a few bits, others like musa basjoo ill but a little lower and straw cage now.
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DaveP, which brugs are cold hardy please? And how much cold can they put up with?
I thought they all had to be brought inside for the winter.
I thought they all had to be brought inside for the winter.
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Still looking ok here tonights max. is 14*c http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640194
Ensete maurelii,canna and all musa are still in the ground.
Ensete maurelii,canna and all musa are still in the ground.
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It's 10c here at 2300 so lucky so far with temps.