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Last year I had a great crop of chillies. I was so pleased with them that I couldn't bear to throw the plants on the compost heap when they'd finished fruiting. So I saved my favourite two to overwinter indoors as an experiment in chilli endurance

I have some young seedlings which have been growing in an unheated greenhouse, will they be ok over the winter months or should I bring them into somewhere warmer or frost free? The greenhouse has bubblewrap up for some protection, but the plants

for the whole winter. On the other hand, lots of the fruits are still green until now so I don't really want to kill them yet. I have one more experiment I want to do: overwinter them, and in late spring give them a hair cut and root cut, then re-plant in new

one, although how long do shallot seeds take to grow into bulbs? Do I need to lift them and overwinter? I really needed to know how far apart to grow shallots in a container. I have planted out shallots in trays in the greenhouse, early jan. however

. In wet weather the fungus spreads quickly. The spores are persistent and overwinter in the soil and on old leaves, stems and rhizomes.Ugly brown speckles appear, merging to affect entire leaf in extreme cases.Healthy plants are less likely to succumb

If I cut the plant hard back will it over winter and come back next spring? If you cut it back now you may get a second flush of flowers but it will not over-winter I bought one of these from a small independent nursery, and was advised to cut

Decided to try some autumn sown and overwintered veg this year. Started off OK with winter cabbage, japanese onions and broad beans. BUT cabbage did nothing and just then all died, onions more than half have suddenly disappeared, and all broad beans

Sow onion seed under cover, and keep warm until germinatedCheck overwintering plants for signs of greenfly and other pests, and treat if necessaryBring potted strawberries under coverDig up clumps of rhubarb to force into growth in darkness under

traumatised if the soil was cold. I usually plant mine in October & overwinter them under a cloche - they grow to a few inches immediately and then stop & wait until after the spring equinox. You could try just sowing the seed directly at this time of year

If planted up pots of various sizes with summer flowering bulbs including anenomies, summer bluebells, Fressies etc. after flowering should I lift the bulbs and store for next year or can I place the pots with bulbs into my cold greenhouse