When's the next frost in Fife?
Live 14-day frost forecast for every town we work in. Updated hourly from Open-Meteo. We track ground frost (4°C and below, risk to tender new growth), air frost (0°C and below, risk to most plants) and hard frost (-2°C and below, protect everything).
Frost incoming
Earliest air frost forecast: Kingskettle tomorrow (Sun 18 Oct). Cover tender plants and bring pots inside or against a sheltered wall.
St Andrews
No air frost in the next 14 days
Tayport
No air frost in the next 14 days
Dairsie
No air frost in the next 14 days
Guardbridge
No air frost in the next 14 days
Kingskettle
1 day with air frost in the next 14
What to do when frost is coming
Cover tender plants
Horticultural fleece, an old sheet or even cardboard works. Lift it off in the morning so plants get light and air.
Move pots to shelter
Group pots against a south-facing wall, or under the eaves. Terracotta cracks in hard frost, wrap with hessian if you can't move it.
Drain outdoor taps
Hard frost cracks pipework. Drain hoses and turn off outdoor taps from inside the house if you have an isolation valve.
Hold off on planting
Bedding plants, runner beans, courgettes, wait until consistent overnight lows above 5°C before planting out. The tracker above tells you when.
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