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I have grown and successfully stored onions for about five years now, usually managing to grow enough to last up until the next years crop is ready for lifting. I always buy 'Setton' as sets to plant out in late winter/early spring and after lifting

SBK Brushwood and Tree Stump Killer, which you will find in your garden centre or local large DIY store. Follow the instructions on the box. Thanks a stack.  I'll try the SBK first. SBK is very good but it does take time to kill the stump,best to drill

Plant hyacinths in a potThe sweet smell of hyacinths is one that lifts the spirit as a sure sign that winter has finally come to an end. Hyacinth bulbs are widely available in a broad spectrum of colours. Whatever their shade, they look spectacular

!Raise the cutting height of your lawn mowerWash out and top up bird baths regularlyStretch netting over ponds and water features Around the gardenBuy tulips now while they're fresh in garden centresPlant daffodils and crocus in potsLift and pot up tender perennials

for autumn interestLift gladioli, clean the corms and store them FlowersMake a cross-cut in cabbage stems when harvestingSow broad beans for early crops next May and JunePut cloches over tender herbs like basil and corianderFruit & vegBring tender succulents

the gardenPlant tulip bulbs in groups to make drifts of spring colourAfter first frosts, lift and store dahlia tubers Plant evergreen shrubs and conifersFlowersPick ripe apples and pearsFinish harvesting marrows, squashes, onions and potatoesSow broad beans

your weelky online mag is great, but some of your advice and hints could mislead the novice gardener the one thing that has made write this missive. is your advice to lift dahlias ,etc,etc, and store in a frost free place, but were in the s.e, kent

after planting and in summer if the ground is dry but do not waterlog. After the plants start to grow add some general purpose fertiliser. (In cold areas it may be necessary to lift in autumn and store in a frost free place over winter). Hope this helps

Despite my advance years I am a novice gardener.  I am advised to lift my begonias, wait for the foliage to die, remove the excess earth, sprinkle with BULB DUST, wrap individually and store in a cool dry place until next spring. What is BULB DUST

that appears on the label. I also lifted my onions in august and dried off in the sun when dry and in the greenhouse when the wheather was wet,I thought I had saved them for storage but suddenly went soft and lost the lot.Could anybody say why? Last year here