Cold Nights.

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  1. GeorgeBean

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    I keep hearing shocking weather reports of "There may be a ground frost".

    I found these old water holders make me sleep easier, I cut the bottoms off of them :-

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    I also found that the packaging for washing gels are great for any little lettuce and stuff that you may have been hasty with, I put them in the freezer for 1/2 hour and the labels come off clean, I wash them out and use them upside down. These things :-

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  2. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    George, dont let the water people know what your doing with their bottles:lollol:

    I have a few but I dont think they look very kindly on it.:wink:
     
  3. wurzel

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    you can buy bell clotches if you dont have anything else suitable
     
  4. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Buy??? wurzel,:D Buy???
     
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  6. Sussexgardener

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    I have to ask, what's growing in the pots with obelisk on them?
     
  7. GeorgeBean

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    I have no idea what they are called, but they grow about two feet high and have yellow flowers, Ill take a picture when they bloom. I tuck them into the obelisks till they are about the height they are at now.
     
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    those water bottles make good pots for upside down tomatoes.
     
  10. NewbieGreen

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    I thought it was mint :D
     
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    Still pretty chilly up here at nights .
     
  12. Sussexgardener

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    I was too polite to say that!:D

    Sounds like Loosestrife though. Very nice :)
     
  13. GeorgeBean

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    Yes, its loosetrife :-) I find if I tuck the blooms in until they are just above knee height the not so strong ones fill out the lower areas and it will be a heap of nice flowers.

    Thank you :-D
     
  14. Sky Haussmann

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    I've woken up exceptionally early today. Just wandered outside to check up on some new acquisitions, and there's frost on the grass! In the middle of May, in London. (outer-skirts, but still).

    I'm thinking that this is pretty unusual, yes? If anyone’s got any input as to how unusual, I'd be very interested to hear it.

    I think I've picked a bad year to start experimenting with non-beginner plants...
     
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    It was the coldest May night for ten years, apparently!
     
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