Fleeced again...

It took me forty minutes tonight to fleece over the potatoes and bring tender plants into the house from the greenhouse. The earliest planted spuds are well up now and I can't risk them with the frosts that are forecast over the next few nights. I've put a double layer of fleece over some of them which has meant that I've had to utilize old towels and a table cloth for some of the others. The garden looks a bit like an explosion in a laundry but i can live with that if it protects my babies!!

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Permalink Reply by david sharp on May 5, 2012 at 16:28

Yup same mine are a gud 8 inches i just pull the fleece over gently and held it down
I would be gutted if they were to die off now

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Permalink Reply by elaine rickett on May 6, 2012 at 14:24

A sensible thing to do Colin - I put an extra layer of straw over mine.

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Permalink Reply by Catherine on May 6, 2012 at 19:31

Since the last frosts about a month ago, I have been fleecing every night, am not taking the chance either. It's like a ritual now, don't what I will do if it warms up...LOL!

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on May 6, 2012 at 20:17

This is what happens if you don't fleece or if the cold fleece touches the leaves :(

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Permalink Reply by Catherine on May 6, 2012 at 20:25

Colin, do not give up on the spuds, some leaves frosting is ok, ours recovered and are doing good now!

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Permalink Reply by Colin Robinson on May 6, 2012 at 20:57

Oh, I never give up. It happens every year and I'm well used to a few black leaves here and there. I posted the pic to let others see what can happen if you don't take precautions.