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Clear away climbing beans, then pull up, clean and store away canes and supportsPlant new fruit trees and bushesCheck fruits in storage and remove any showing signs of rotPot up leafy herbs to bring on to a window sill and use in winterSow hardy

Clean and sharpen pruning toolsRepair and treat fencing and timber structures while climbing plants are dormantBring all watering equipment indoors, including hoses and sprinklersWrap insulation around outside taps and cut off the water supply

Follow weather forecasts closely to ensure you're setting greenhouse heating accuratelyPrune both indoor and outdoor vinesDig up rhubarb, pot up, and place in total darkness under a giant bin to force an early cropThoroughly clean glazing inside

, clean off and bin or burn all the affected foliage when it drops so the spores don't stick around for next year.   Keep your roses well fed from early spring to late June so they are strong enough to withstand disease.

Hi I have a problem I have a load of dahlias that I've lifted cleaned dried out. How do I either stop them rotting getting to dry or just basically dying on me! The other problem is there in the house in the spare bedroom spaced out on the bed

did Monty say to lift cannas and keep moist or to let them dry out overwinter?  do I leave them in their soil or clean off? Do not let them dry out- certainly not to the extent as you would for dahlias-they need a bit of moisture to keep them going

is not near any sewers etc. or should I just bin the whole lot?  I suppose it depend how long you're under water. If it goes down quickly and the water is clean you may be OK. Is your home safe? is your plot prone to flooding ,if so can you move to another

cans, plastic shopping bags of Supermarket picnics, things which fall out of the Bin lorry and such like, is because every now and then I don a pair of thick rubber gloves, take a plastic bag and clean the place up. We pay a huge amount in tax and get

clogged then it wont work-try cleaning that out? Have the same problem eddie and have never worked out why. I have the same problem, now I just wait till I have finished a bug or fungus spray wash them well and throw them away when they stop working. Eddie

Hi   My garlic have shoots about 3/4 inches long poking through the soil. I have had fleece on them since the first night when, I'm presuming birds, pulled the "seed" bulbs clean out from under the soil.  However, a couple of the shoots look a