Drying laundry outside - when do you stop?

[Marshmallow12345]

When do you stop pegging laundry to dry outside?

I just brought in a load of towels I had pegged out late morning and they still feel as wet as when they came out of the machine, only colder!

Is it still worth pegging them out when it's dry? It's not been very windy today so maybe that's not helped?

It's the first winter I've had a proper garden instead of a balcony so I'm not sure if it's worth bothering?! We've not had the heating on really as it's not felt cold enough inside so worried they'll take ages (even with the dehumidifier on). Thanks

As long as the ground is dry, I hang washing out all year round (although there will be days when you have to give it another few hours on the clothes horse or radiators to get it properly dry).

I like 'getting the air' into laundry, so I don't mind if I then have to hang it up indoors for a wee while to complete the process.

I got 2 loads dry outside today, it was cloudy but quite breezy so that helped. They were all fairly thick material though (shirts, t-shirts, underwear, gym kit etc), I'm not sure that towels or jeans would have completely dried.

I'll keep pegging them out if it's dry until it turns cold.

It's only rain (sleet/snow) that stops me pegging stuff out.
It will probably dry quite fast inside if it's been out all day.

I rained ALL last week, and stuff took forever to dry inside.

I hang mine out all year round but sometimes I need to pop things on the radiator for half an hour so they feel truly dry.

Trouble is it's too mild at the moment to put the heating on.

It depends but we hang out as long as possible.
If it’s dry and cold and the air is damp then there’s no point in hanging it out but we have managed to get a couple of loads mostly dry today. Hung them on the rack now, they will be dry by morning.

I put washing out all year round, unless it's raining or the air is really damp. It doesn't always completely dry, but if it comes in less wet then that's less time it's hanging around on airers.

I hang it out all year round unless it's raining or cold enough to actually freeze it to the line. I don't have a tumble dryer and getting the washing out even for just a while in daylight hours seems to make it dry much quicker on the clothes horse after.

I peg out jeans and towels all year round because I am that weirdo who loves it when they freeze on the line.

If it’s dry and above 6degs I peg out, I’ve done two loads of laundry today outside.

All year round as long as it's not raining or snowing. I love getting some air into it, and wind will dry it a bit, then I can put it on my Lakeland heated airer.

I hate using my tumble dryer and especially now energy bills have gone up. Plus we haven't put the heating on yet either.

I hung mine out in Saturday had to finish in dryer but it was mostly dry. When the hearing goes on I will use those rather than dryer

I double spin mine to get more of the water out, then hang it out, but they key is to bring it in before the air gets damp. So today I had 2 loads out but brought them in at 2.30 ish as the sun went in and it all went very grey. Shirts were slightly damp for ironing and the rest is on an airer. I am off work at the moment which certainly helps and normally they would be on the airer all the time (sometimes for days!)

Theoretically we do it year around as long as it's above freezing.

But realistically, we don't use the line much between October-April as it rains far too much and we end up tumbling stuff anyway so it seems like a waste of time and effort lol.

I’m still hanging out though I missed the grey clouds coming over and didn’t get it in before it rained!

I much prefer the smell of outside drying so whenever possible. Even if only for a couple of hours. Nb I use non smell laundry liquid.

never
i dry outside all year
look carefully at the weather forecast.
towels are a different matter as they are tough to dry

It goes out all year round.
We have a weather thing which gives humidity readings outside and tend to go by that. It’s surprising how much can be dried outside in the winter. I reckon it’s better to get it half done outdoors rather than having all that moisture in the house.

which is non smell laundry?

another weirdo here!
quite satisfying

@MrsLargeEmbodied ecoleaf

Thanks! I will keep pegging it out, and just keep an eye on the humidity

I like to have it outside as long as it's dry even if you then have to dry inside overnight too. The clothes still get that 'dried outside' feel to them.

I tend to just put them on the airer outside and bring the airer in before it gets dark. Saves hanging and rehanging

All year round so long as its not raining and really damp. In winter they don't always fully dry but they finish off in less than an hour on the heated drier (Lakeland, with the free cover).

They do smell fresher for some sun and air, even if finished indoors

@Marshmallow12345 As you have outdoor space - get yourself a small greenhouse and put the laundry in there. Dries and no worries about the weather. For ventilation just leave the door open, if you get a posh glass greenhouse - leave a vent open. (I was thinking more along the lines of those cheap standup in greenhouses from b and m etc).