Late frosts

Thanks Marguerite,
That's answered my wonderings as well!

I live in Berkshire and I wait until mid May before reckoning it is safe to plant out frost tender things and then only if we are having a settled spell of warm weather. Hope this helpsr

I'd have said mid may as i'm in yorkshire and wait till june. one yr planted out salvias during the school 1/2 term and we had 3 frosts over the bankholiday weekend. :o(

Hi near-neighbour! I have started planting out - we are in a mild area of the UK, aren't we - and I am keeping my fingers crossed, but hope all will be well. I've planted 4 Osteospermum out so far.

I've seen several new pots out in people's gardens in the last couple of weeks, so I'm not alone in my optimism. Yes, it's a risk, but all gardening is a risk - we could have a hailstorm in July!

Margeurite, sorry, but it is not recommended to put coals or coal soot onto the garden. I can't remember why, but I know wood ash is good for the garden, but coal is not.

Broken eggshells are another method of deterring slugs. See my blog on further recommendations on dealing with molluscs if interested.