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risk I'm less used to.I spent most of last week running around the vegetable patch trying to protect my crops from the scorching sun. To create a little shade I made newspaper tents, pinned twigs and paper to the tops of net-covered raised bed frames

Hello, I want to start a small back yard nursery and I'm trying to make a selection of plant variaties to propagate. Often the variaties I want to use  are PBR protected and so not allowed to propagate for commercial purpose. Can somebody tell me

With the fruit swelling on your strawberries it's time to protect them and cover the soil around the plants with a mulch. This will prevent the crop getting splashed with mud when it rains. And don't forget to net the plants against birds and keep

Hi, how do l protect my new standars olive tree in winter plz, it,s planted in the garde? thanx Depends on where you have it in the garden Saj.They need a south facing sheltered spot with full sun, if you are in the South then that should suffice

Hi all, Can you advise how to protect my phormiums over the winter and now the frosts are upon us. I have done some internet research but the advice seems contradictory. Some sites say they are ok over the winter and other sites regail terrible

Hi, l lost my Bottle brush to winter snow, then bought a new bigger plant, only to find that dead this last winter. How do l protect it in witer plz? Most bottle brush plants are not winter-hardy in the UK and need to be over-wintered in a frost

's if the birds had left me anything to protect. I just use metal or wooden rods to anchor it to the ground.   I would take a photo but it's pouring down right now so I'll try tomorrow so you can see how it works.  My plot looks a bit like tent city but I'd rather

growing strawberries in baskets and wondered how best to protect them from birds. Do I just hang mesh over the basket? It seems to me that the wind might just dislodge it. Are there any tips from those that have tiried? i plant mine in tubs (i have a very

Hello, I have been provided with some small Echinacea and Agapanthus seedlings from a local garden nursery. They are small and I guess they were the wrong size at this time of year for the nursery to keep. As far as I can see the Echinacea has some roots about three inches long, ...

I have a couple of these fleece 'hats' to protect my more sensitive plants from frost. Can I keep them on for the next few months without removing them from the plant of should they be removed periodically to give the plane a bit of sun / light