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for codling moth larvae. Once they’ve been removed, everything else goes in – even the odd bit of grass.The apples need to be broken up before being squashed, and I copy Eric’s method of freezing them solid, then defrosting them thoroughly. Freezing breaks

't stand the freezing wind. Mine looks awful but it doesn't die. Might be better if it did.   So, it has brown spots on it and some of the leaves are very brittle and brown.  Do I need to wrap it in some horticultatal fleece or maybe it is too late

My asparagus crowns arrived 2 days ago, but the ground is still freezing, soaked and the night temperatures forecast to drop to -6 and barely above freezing in the day time, my books make little mention of how warm the earth/air temperatures should

freezing around parsnipsTake hardwood cuttings from currants and gooseberriesNet cabbages and other brassicas to protect them from pigeon damagePlace forcing jars over crowns of seakaleContinue winter digging, adding spent mushroom compost to improve

featuresRemove pond pumps and filters to wash and storeLook out for special offers on early orders from seed cataloguesWrap outside taps with insulation to prevent them freezingTreat fences and timber structures with stain or preservativeWelcome in the new

been brought up before but every time I try to search the site, it freezes .) Cheers, Jean.

by jam-making, freezing etc. and loads to give away. Plum crumble freezes well so you can have it in the winter, spring and summer too. i think the variety is Marjorie. Late frost in Bristol would diminish the crop but never by much. I fail

them in flower next year. Its been freezing cold here today and I have had to defrost the bird bath several times. With all this freezing weather I thought a picture of summer would warm us up. This was my front garden last summer.  OH, that does

. But others haven’t been so lucky.I asked Jules Howard at Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) what was going on. He explained that because male frogs often lie dormant at the bottom of ponds during winter, they’re prone to dying when the ponds freeze over

It is a useful article. The main problem I have in winter is keeping the water unfrozen. it seems that as soon as I thaw the bird bath, it freezes over again. I tried that stuff to put in the water to inhibit freezing, it was too cold, so didn