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, and overwinter tubers in cool dark conditionsPlant out spring beddingSow hardy annuals in cleared areas for early flowers next summerSow sweet peas in pots, and overwinter under coverPrune back standard roses to help prevent wind rock damaging the plants

Learn how to check for signs of frost damage in plants, with Sarah Raven's video advice. Sarah inspects banana plants covered in horticultural fleece for winter, and plants out a banana overwintered in a greenhouse.springMore advice on growing

, can I overwinter these plants and hope to grow a crop in containers next year? This comes up occasionally-you might get something you might not-treat it as a novelty-you cant overwinter them-try growing indoors or under cover now. You mean for Xmas

Learn how to care for canna plants with Carol Klein's comprehensive video guide covering planting, overwintering, and dealing with viruses such as canna yellow mottle, and bean yellow mosaic.springMore advice on growing exotic plantsGrowing exotic

Hi.  Last year, i decided i would try overwintering two chilli plants in the house.  They are doing very well and are quite bushy.  My question is:  do i prune them back before i put them outside in the summer, and if so by how much?  One is a

A plant that completes its life cycle over the course of two growing seasons. The life cycle begins with germination in the spring or summer of the first season, during which stem and leaf growth occurs. The plants then overwinters, flowering

Empty your greenhouse and thoroughly clean inside, pressure washing the frame, staging and glazingCut back overwintered fuchsias, and increase frequency of watering to encourage new growthSow summer bedding plantsMonitor temperatures with a max

I've overwintered last years pelargoniums but some are very leggy. Is it too late to take cuttings for use this year? Hello Gilda, Don't worry, pelargoniums are some of the most forgiving plants when it comes to taking cuttings. Softwood cuttings

Hi Can anyone help identify the plant shown here, as it has grown from a seedling I found amongst my overwintered Osteopermums. I have no idea what it is, so Please Help! Thanks   Brian Bartlett   I would wait until it flowers and therefore avoiding

How can I overwinter chocolate cosmos? I have lovely clumps of these still flowering in containers but I never manage to bring them through the winter. I have an unheated greenhouse and I also sew wool-and-hessian bags to protect my container plants