{"id":174,"date":"2023-05-03T17:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-darnoire.com\/garden\/?p=174"},"modified":"2023-06-12T09:39:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:39:45","slug":"risks-of-frost-risques-de-gel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/la-darnoire.com\/garden\/2023\/05\/03\/risks-of-frost-risques-de-gel\/","title":{"rendered":"RISKS OF FROST \u2013 RISQUES DE GEL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With gardening, as with everything else, you can take “risks” and you can make mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most common mistakes is to want to start too early, to sow and plant as soon as the sun starts warming the soil, while it is still possible to have some frost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you are in a hurry to start gardening, try to restrict yourself to sowing or planting what is not likely to freeze or what can be protected during a period when the temperature can still drop below zero degree C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I sow peas in February because they do not suffer from frost and I plant garlic and onions afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a friend who does all this in January and another one who plants her garlics before winter, before the cold weather arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the autumn planted garlic, they are harvested at the same time as the late winter planted ones; in June\/July. From what I’ve read, they are bigger, but they don’t keep as long as those planted later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While waiting to work outdoors, you can always start sowing in trays or pots as early as February, so that you are ready to plant as soon as frost is no longer a threat. But be careful not to start too early either, as the young plants may become a little too cramped in their pots…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get back to the outdoor garden. I always plant my first potatoes around 19th March, the date of St Joseph’s Day in France (an old custom), so that I can enjoy them in June. Of course, the risk of frost as soon as some of their young leaves come out of the ground is always very real. I have sometimes grown these potatoes under a plastic tunnel, but in recent years I have decided not to cover them any more. I just push some soil back around them after the first leaves have appeared. And it’s all right if there is a light frost, but I mustn’t forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have to keep an eye on the weather forecast every day so I don’t get caught out by a frost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year I forgot and some potatoes froze a bit on Thursday 27th<\/sup> April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is that a problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes and no. The potatoes that suffered from the frost will grow leaves again, but they will lose time and they should be less productive. But now, if I’m more careful, they should start to grow again and finally produce their tubers at the same time as those planted later\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I should keep an eye on them at least until about the 15th of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 23rd April to 13th May, all gardeners know to watch out for the Ice Saints. If it is clear in the evening, there may still be some frost at night at this time of year. This generally applies to anyone who is not by the sea or in the south of the country in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether traditional or not, the Ice Saints mark some days during a period of the year, from late April to early May, when there is a definite risk of frost. The atmosphere is often still cool, the ground is not yet warm enough and if the sky is clear in the evening, it is still possible to have a frost peak during the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will certainly never plant any tomatoes or peppers outside before mid May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FRAN\u00c7AIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Au jardin, c\u2019est comme partout, on peut prendre des \u00ab risques \u00bb et on peut faire des erreurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Une des erreurs les plus communes est de vouloir d\u00e9marrer trop t\u00f4t, semer et planter d\u00e9s que le soleil commence \u00e0 r\u00e9chauffer la terre, alors qu\u2019il est encore possible d\u2019avoir des gel\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Donc si on est press\u00e9 d\u2019attaquer le jardinage, il faut essayer de se restreindre \u00e0 semer ou planter ce qui ne risque pas de geler ou ce qui peut \u00eatre prot\u00e9g\u00e9 durant une p\u00e9riode o\u00f9 la temp\u00e9rature peut encore descendre en dessous de z\u00e9ro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personnellement je s\u00e8me les petit pois au mois de f\u00e9vrier car ils ne craignent pas le gel et je plante les ails et les oignons en suivant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u2019ai une amie qui fait tout \u00e7a en janvier et une autre qui plante ses ails avant l\u2019hiver, avant que le grand froid n\u2019arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0 propos des ails plant\u00e9es en automne, elles se r\u00e9coltent \u00e0 la m\u00eame \u00e9poque que celles plant\u00e9es \u00e0 la fin de l\u2019hiver ; en juin\/juillet. D\u2019apr\u00e8s ce que j\u2019ai lu, elles sont plus grosses, mais elles se conservent moins longtemps que celles plant\u00e9es plus tard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En attendant de travailler en ext\u00e9rieur, on peut toujours entreprendre les semis en barquettes ou en pots d\u00e9s le mois de f\u00e9vrier, afin d\u2019\u00eatre pr\u00eat pour planter d\u00e9s que le gel ne sera plus une menace. Mais attention aussi de ne pas se lancer trop t\u00f4t non plus, car les jeunes plants peuvent devenir un peu trop \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9troit dans leurs pots\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revenons au potager ext\u00e9rieur. Je plante toujours mes premi\u00e8res pommes de terre aux alentours du 19 mars, date de la St Joseph, pour pouvoir en d\u00e9guster d\u00e9s le mois de juin. Bien-s\u00fbr, le risque de gel d\u00e9s que leurs jeunes feuilles commencent \u00e0 sortir de terre est toujours tr\u00e8s r\u00e9el. J\u2019ai parfois fait ces pommes de terre sous un tunnel plastique, mais ces derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es j\u2019ai d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de ne plus les couvrir. Je remonte simplement la terre autour apr\u00e8s que les premi\u00e8res feuilles soient apparues. Et tout va bien si il g\u00e8le encore un peu, par contre je ne dois pas oublier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il me faut suivre la m\u00e9t\u00e9o tous les jours pour ne pas \u00eatre prise de vitesse par une petite gel\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cette ann\u00e9e, j\u2019ai un peu oubli\u00e9 et certaines pommes de terre ont un peu gel\u00e9 jeudi dernier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Est-ce que c\u2019est grave ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oui et non. Les pommes de terre qui ont souffert du gel, vont refaire des feuilles, mais elles vont perdre du temps et elles devraient \u00eatre moins productives. Par contre, maintenant, si je fais plus attention, elles devraient repartir et finalement produire leurs tubercules en m\u00eame temps que celles plant\u00e9es plus tard\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mais j\u2019ai int\u00e9r\u00eat de surveiller au moins jusqu\u2019au 15 mai environ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Du 23 avril au 13 mai, tous les jardiniers savent qu\u2019il faut faire attention aux Saints de glace. Si il fait clair le soir, il se pourrait qu\u2019il y ait encore un peu de gel durant la nuit \u00e0 cette \u00e9poque de l\u2019ann\u00e9e. Ceci est valable g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pour tous ceux qui ne sont pas au bord de la mer ou dans le Sud du pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Que l\u2019on soit traditionnel ou pas, les Saints de glace, correspondent \u00e0 certains jours durant une p\u00e9riode de l\u2019ann\u00e9e, fin avril et d\u00e9but mai, o\u00f9 les risques de gel sont av\u00e9r\u00e9s. L\u2019atmosph\u00e8re est encore souvent fra\u00eeche, le sol n\u2019est pas encore assez chaud et si le ciel est d\u00e9gag\u00e9 le soir, il est encore possible d\u2019avoir une pointe de gel durant la nuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Je ne vais jamais planter de tomates ou de poivrons en ext\u00e9rieur avant la mi-mai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ENGLISH: With gardening, as with everything else, you can take “risks” and you can make mistakes. One of the most common mistakes is to want to start too early, to sow and plant as soon as the sun starts warming the soil, while it is still possible to have some frost. So if you are … <\/p>\n

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