On Mar 16, 10:35*am, Nick Gardner wrote:
On 16/03/2013 08:37, Eskimo Will wrote:

Adam you may wish to consider fleecing it or using glass to warm up the
soil. Soil temperatures are very low at present. Mine are still just
3-4C at 30cm and lower at times near the surface. Not even the grass is
growing yet. Haven't sown a single seed so far (normally at least have
my parsnips in by now which will germinate at 5C). Will put some veg
seeds in a cloche next week and pray. Outside sowing will not start
until mid-April or even May at this rate and could be another very bad
year if we get a cloudy cool and wet summer again.

My 30 cm soil temperature overtook the 100 cm temperature on the 9th
reaching a maximum of 9.2°C, but since then a run of cold nights has
caused it to fall back.

Currently:
30 cm = 7.1°C
100 cm = 8.8°C.

A minimum air temperature of -3.6°C on the 14th making it easily the
coldest night of the winter/spring. I thought my nectarine tree was
going to cop it as it has started budding. Seems to be OK so I've got
away with it.

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Nick G
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amslhttp://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Onion sets in. Rhubarb looking good.
Just had a 5 min hail shower.
Turned briefly white.
Awesome!

Len
Wembury