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Should I bring seedlings indoors tonight?

16 replies

Justmuddlingalong · 24/04/2023 20:44

Spring onions and radishes have started sprouting, and I'm worried tonight's frost will see them off.
They're in pots in a mini plastic greenhouse, so would it be safer to move them indoors to avoid the frost?

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FlappyFish · 24/04/2023 20:46

I have

Spendonsend · 24/04/2023 20:46

I would.

Ablababla · 24/04/2023 20:48

Light frost in an enclosed greenhouse you might get away with depending on how long have they been outside?

Id probably play it safe if it’s now a massive hassle.

YouNeverSeeTheRealMe · 24/04/2023 20:49

I've bought all of ours in. It's going to be very cold

napody · 24/04/2023 20:50

They're hardy- they'll be fine. They could be in the ground by now and be fine. It's only tender veg you need to keep in until after last frost.

Greentree1 · 24/04/2023 20:53

Spent this afternoon trying to frost proof beans planted outside, its now raining so my fabric makeshift coverings are going to be soaked and may have collapsed. Wait and see what the morning brings. Hate late frosts.

cimena · 24/04/2023 21:07

I’ve left everyone out who’s out, and that’s out-out. Includes Dahlias, beans, radishes, and an accidental courgette. the toms, main courgettes and second beans are still in though so are staying there.

Dahlias I’d be sad but c’est la vie (or mort). They’ve been fine if slow out there in 5, if they keel over at 2 then so be it

FoxFeatures · 24/04/2023 21:08

Good idea. I've brought all mine in from the Growhouse.

Justmuddlingalong · 24/04/2023 21:16

I've brought them in. The radishes have really sprouted, the spring onions are just peeping through and the narsurtium are just breaking the surface.
First year of trying to grow seeds, so I'm feeling a bit over protective proud.

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Custardbanana · 24/04/2023 21:29

I've put some bubble wrap over most seedlings in the blowaway greenhouse. I'm sure it'll set them back a bit but it's the best I can do. All the really tender stuff like tomatoes, squash, cucumbers are inside on the windowsill.

WiseUpJanetWeiss · 24/04/2023 21:41

My radishes are in the raised bed and have been there since early March. They have just sprouted. I expect they will be OK… will report back tomorrow 😬

Mostar · 24/04/2023 21:51

Yes.

GetOffMyFace · 24/04/2023 23:45

I've been put and put tea towels over my petunias and lobelia, put bags over my hanging baskets of lettuce (I know I sowed them early, I'm impatient haha) and brought in any in smallish pots.
Hopefully this will be the last frost thus year 🙏

CC4712 · 24/04/2023 23:47

I brought them all back in. Supposed to be 3' here, but not risking it incase it does get colder.

Greentree1 · 25/04/2023 06:37

Frost on the cars here now, I'll venture out later to see the damage in the garden, or not I hope.

napody · 25/04/2023 07:04

Justmuddlingalong · 24/04/2023 21:16

I've brought them in. The radishes have really sprouted, the spring onions are just peeping through and the narsurtium are just breaking the surface.
First year of trying to grow seeds, so I'm feeling a bit over protective proud.

Nasturtiums are tender so definitely the right call. And I don't blame you for being protective of your seedling babies! Late frosts are common until mid May in most parts of the country (there are websites where you can check your average last frost date).

Courgettes, beans, tomatoes, flowers like cosmos are all frost tender.

Lettuce, peas, broccoli, spring onions, radish etc all frost hardy. Charles Dowding's website is excellent on this. What you can do is plant them out in march and put a sheet of horticultural fleece over- but this wouldn't protect tender veg from frost, it's to keep their overall environment a degree or two higher than without the fleece so they grow a little faster than they otherwise would.

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