Our first heavy frost was last Thursday. We had Dahlias right up untll then. Ive seen them killed off with a sudden frost in October in some years. Really annoying since the early frost is usually followed by a period of milder weather.
I hope our members in the UK are keeping safe and warm
This blast of icy conditions are a bit of a shock after the prolonged mild weather we have had. Mainland UK has a lot of snow. We in N Ireland have had a little, certainly nothing to cause traffic chaos like we see on UK TV news bulletins.
It hasnt cleared though, even though we have had a few hours of above zero and thawing conditions each day. Today it managed a staggering 0 degrees around lunchtime but its falling away as I write.
I feed the birds every morning and this morning when I emptied out the frozen contents of the Plant Pot trays I use for providing a drink for them I had just turned my back after filling with fresh water when a brave little bird hopped into the tray and had a vigorous bath. Brrrrrrr!
My blackbirds love an unknown variety of apple in my garden. They are OK for eating but the tree is about 20 years old and produces an abundance of fruit each year. I store most of them and give some to my sister for her "livestock".
Ive counted 8 most days, so I have to spread them out over an area. The local bully spends a lot of time chasing competitors off. He doesn't get time to eat!
How are you managing?
