Shame about all the cold damage, Conor. I'm quite surprised at the extent of it, I guess on your allotment it will be very open, so could drop lower than in a back garden where you have more shelter from the frost and heat from buildings etc. We had a couple of frosts here last week and we are predicted to get a frost on Friday morning this week before it goes a bit milder again. I did move my 3 most promising fig trees for brebas into the greenhouse for a couple of nights as I didn't want the frost to damage the figs. But I left the rest of the trees unprotected, thankfully they all seem to be undamaged. Dwarf Cavendish banana leaves can't take any frost at all, not even a light frost, but hopefully, they will push out some new leaves in the coming weeks 🤞. I was quite surprised about your Musa basjoo though, mine seemed to be unphased by the light frosts we've had recently, but that could be because they are in a more sheltered location in my back and front gardens. Hopefully, yours should come back from the corm underground 🤞
Thanks Peter! Yes it was unexpected for the temps to vary so much so suddenly. I should have waited a bit longer, but I just don't have space in the greenhouse 😅 My garden figs are undamaged thus far, so I think it must be the exposure at the allotment. Hopefully everything will recover. Hope your plants survive the frost OK, and here's hoping for slightly warmer weather! 🌿
Very frustrating but the mild latter half of March unfortunately fooled many plants ( and us ). I guess theres a good reason that official gardening advice is not to plant out bedding until the latter half of May, a lot of these 'hardy'fruits and vegetables have very cold sensitive young growth 😥
I've wrapped up all the fig cuttings and bananas now, to hopefully get them through the night without more damage 🤞🌿
It's just like last year, it's grey cool and wet! Roll on warmth!
Shame about all the cold damage, Conor. I'm quite surprised at the extent of it, I guess on your allotment it will be very open, so could drop lower than in a back garden where you have more shelter from the frost and heat from buildings etc. We had a couple of frosts here last week and we are predicted to get a frost on Friday morning this week before it goes a bit milder again. I did move my 3 most promising fig trees for brebas into the greenhouse for a couple of nights as I didn't want the frost to damage the figs. But I left the rest of the trees unprotected, thankfully they all seem to be undamaged.
Dwarf Cavendish banana leaves can't take any frost at all, not even a light frost, but hopefully, they will push out some new leaves in the coming weeks 🤞. I was quite surprised about your Musa basjoo though, mine seemed to be unphased by the light frosts we've had recently, but that could be because they are in a more sheltered location in my back and front gardens. Hopefully, yours should come back from the corm underground 🤞
Thanks Peter! Yes it was unexpected for the temps to vary so much so suddenly. I should have waited a bit longer, but I just don't have space in the greenhouse 😅
My garden figs are undamaged thus far, so I think it must be the exposure at the allotment.
Hopefully everything will recover.
Hope your plants survive the frost OK, and here's hoping for slightly warmer weather! 🌿
Oh no...here in my town in Quebec, it is 3 degrees C..and snowing....I will not plant until the 3rd of June....so sad for you..
Very frustrating but the mild latter half of March unfortunately fooled many plants ( and us ). I guess theres a good reason that official gardening advice is not to plant out bedding until the latter half of May, a lot of these 'hardy'fruits and vegetables have very cold sensitive young growth 😥
Thanks Brett, yes I was a little optimistic, largely because my greenhouse is absolutely packed so I had nowhere else to put the plants!
eeeekkk sorry- which part of england are you in
South East. Usually the mildest 🌿
@@hopeitgrows2892 true - it has just been a true winter and spring this year