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daffs without problems. thanks in advance. Peter   You will really struggle to get these to flower again indoors-if ever-once finished plant out in the garden and they may flower again in a few years They are forced bulbs developed especially to flower

I have a small, not very well established rhododendron that I uncovered in a border last summer just after I moved into the property. It has been doing absolutely fine until recently when we've had hard frosts, snow, heavy rain and gale force winds

Hello. I live in a forces married quarter and as we move round so much I can't have a glass greenhouse. I've been looking at the mini plastic ones but there are so many I'm a bit lost. I'm also disabled so can't bend which is a nuisance

as not to deplete the soil of essential minerals. That and plenty of cow or horse manure gave me magnificent crops for over 20 years and saved me lots of money and trips to the shops. It was a forcing greenhouse from s nursery which closed down and sold its land

!Slugs are everywhere, although they hide away pretty well until my back is turned, then come out in force to feed. By sheltering during the day and emerging under cover of darkness, they escape my attention as well as that of many wildlife predators. The occasional

season has arrived.An established clump covered with a terracotta forcing jar has come good again, as it does every year without much attention at all. I know it's ready when the little terracotta lid is lifted high atop rhubarb leaves pushing through

. Depends if he wants to force it or not though. It's still a bit early yet, mine are just starting to poke through. It does depend where exactly Alijoynot is. I'm in East Dorset and my early crown has been growing for several weeks, unforced. Baby rhubarb

tim well im going to try that  as i also have a wing tunnel effect with the cross winds living next to a field as anyone any ideas as to what plants dont mind gale force winds i lose so many to the winds At the end of the "wind tunnel" in the back

This week at the Chelsea Flower Show there are thousands of gardeners admiring out of season daffodil blooms in the show gardens and floral exhibits.In order to get their daffodils blooming at this time of year, growers force the bulbs to grow using

Prune out old stems of elder (Sambucus)Cut back last year's buddleia stems to ground levelHard prune trees that respond to pollardingFlowersPlant onion sets in modular trays of compostRepair netting on fruit cagesContinue forcing sea kale and chicory