When do you stop drying washing outside?

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I realise that I should probably win an award for the most boring thread today…

For obvious reasons I’m trying to cut down the amount we use our tumble dryer this winter, we haven’t used it since April this year.. and I’ve sadly loved the ritual of pegging clothes out on the line (god I need to get a life 😆).

with autumn coming what do you normally do in the winter about drying clothes? Do you try and dry outside all year round? What about if its frosty?

i don’t really want to dry them indoors (house is susceptible to damp) but want to avoid using the tumble dryer as much as possible!

I try and put them outside as much as possible all year round, am also going to try and cut down the dryer usage, we have a dehumidifier which will help with this.

If it’s warmish or the sun is out I’ll dry on the line any day of the year. Hate drying clothes inside. I had towels out in early January this year. Disclaimer: I live in the far south west where it doesn’t get that cold (but can be very damp). I don’t have a tumble dryer though.

I put out at any time of year if it's windy/sunny and dry.
Some autumn days can be fine but if its misty or foggy then things don't dry

To be honest, if it's a nice day in winter and the ground is dry, I still hang it out; love the smell of line dried washing. However, if the ground is wet, I don't bother - too much moisture in the air so it won't dry at all. After that I bring it inside - we have a wood burner so it goes on an airer next to it. I've never had a tumble-dryer so this is the norm for us.

I live near Glasgow. Washing goes out unless it's raining or below zero. If there's a breeze things dry even if it's not that warm. Still cold and overcast is the worst "not raining" weather for drying clothes.

Would like to have a covered drying area - a carport type thing would be fine, or an empty greenhouse!

Its pissing down here so not today 😁

Year round here in the north of Scotland.

Never. A dry breezy winters day is quite effective at 90% drying clothes. You can dry them with snow on the ground if the sun comes out.

Any dry day. Even if they only get half dry outside it gives it a good start, and is then much quicker to dry inside

Line dry through winter if its dry and breezy, just not on damp/wet days, I avoid doing laundry on those days. I have got one of those ceiling airers in my greenhiuse which is great for wet days in summer but not great in winter, as there is not enough air circulation and the sun doesn't shine on it like in summer as it doesn't get above the treeline for long. We have a dehumidifier inside, use that and an airer if we have to dry inside.

In the autumn/winter, bring it in no later than 3 pm as stuff starts to get wet again after that.

I live in Wales …. ( it doesn’t always rain here , honestly )
my theory is , if the patio slabs are dry , the washing will go on the line

I might have to put a coat on ( and the marigolds , if it’s really cold ) but the washing goes out
freeze drying works on coffee 👍works on clothes too

I don't have a cut off date, if its warm enough or breezy or even dry enough it's out

I put washing out year-round.

You need enough flexibility with your household routine that you can move your washing days about a bit and not precipitate a nudity crisis. Just wait for days that aren't wet and peg out.

But, clothes won't dry if it's raining ('doh') nor if its just damp/foggy etc. So washing the bare minimum and drying inside might be the answer. If you have the sort of kitchen where you can fit an overhead rack, that'll be enough to take care of enough stuff to keep going.

Do consider how often you change bedding, and how often you really need to wash towels (esp if they've only be in contact with clean damp bodies) as that can really make a huge difference to the cost of laundry and how frequently you need a good drying day

Unless it's raining or below zero I'll give most washing a go at drying outside. Might need 10 mins on the radiator or even a quick blast in tumble drier to finish it off. If the ground is dry/drying your washing should dry

Hang it out if it's dry. Just accept you might have to bring it in to finish it off on an airer

I do year round too, and will be more consistent about doing so this year for heating cost reasons.

I put washing out everyday that it’s not raining. It doesn’t always dry in the winter but I find it does dry quicker inside if it’s already been hanging outside.

As long as it’s dry enough, washing goes out all year round.

Yes if it’s not raining or too damp. Even if I have to finish off on the airer it still makes a difference.

All washing goes outside unless it's raining or snowing. Obviously, it doesn't always dry if it's cold but a day outside will remove most of the water so it can dry on the airer in the utility.

I don't really unless it's raining or so cold it freezes my washing.
I like to stick it outside especially when windy and then finish off on the clothes airer. Dries a lot quicker!

I'd stop about Oct/Nov and start again Mar/Apr. Going to try and keep going longer this year. Planning to use my airer rather than tumble dryer this year.

Well youre as boring as me as i asked the same questjon on the frugal thread either yesterday or day before!!

And a few posters say if the ground is dry then the clothes will dry. So am going to use that as my clothes drying motto from now on!!

I'm also going to try and line dry all throughout winter too!

We have a wind- out awning, so my washing goes out every day on an airer, either under the awning or out on the patio. Even if it's raining, the awning keeps the rain off mostly and it gets a bit of air through it. If it's still damp the following day I put it in the tumbler for 10 minutes or so.

For those of you with outside space but no shelter, get a plastic plant grower thingy, can't think of the proper name, B and M sell them. Put washing on airer, put them in the thingy and zip it up, that's what I did before we got the awning.