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Bubblewrapping the greenhouse

On 12/09/2012 in forum

of insulating air and an easier surface for the plastic clips to go through and fewer holes plants side for creepy crawlies to lurk and hide and breed. Thanks Having once heated the greenhouse and used bubble wrap I found it far less expensive to put the heat


How to check banana plants for frost damage

On 19/07/2011 in Projects: Video projects

banana plantsHow to wrap a banana plant for winter.Checking bananas for frost damage.Choose fruit varieties to grow in your gardenView a selection of tender perennials


Watering dormant plants in an unheated shed

On 22/10/2012 in forum

cold-so it is best not too There are instances of pelargoniums just being wrapped in newspaper over the winter and left like that until the spring-so they really do not need much water Thanks   Chris


Talkback: How to insulate a greenhouse

On 31/03/2012 in forum

, or will it still not be enough to protect my plant cuttings through the winter.I normally bring them inside the house over winter, but I now have quite a few that would take up allot of space indoors. Just a tip if you haven't got time to bubble wrap the entire


Weeping Rose

On 14/10/2012 in forum

until February If you can't plant the rose out until next year- just put some bubble wrap around the pot to stop the roots from freezing-but quite honestly it would do better in the ground. Thanks sotongeoff, its just that the garden is a mess and didnt


Olive Trees

On 10/03/2012 in forum

Morning everyone,i need some advice please. I've been given an olive tree as a present,which is fab. However i have no idea how to look after it in the winter. I have read that i can put bublle wrap round the roots but i'm worried that if we get a


Fruit and veg job checklist - week 41

On 23/11/2011 in Fruit and veg checklists

to replace themCover productive areas of herbs and salads with cloches for protectionSow hardy peas under clochesWrap grease bands around the trunks of fruit trees to protect them from winter moths


Fig tree

On 21/09/2012 in forum

Hi Now the weather is getting colder at night should I wrap up my fig tree. I have about 4 figs growing do I keep these, they are bigger than a pea, is that correct, or should I take off the larger ones and keep the smaller than pea figs, very


tree fern

On 26/04/2013 in forum

I have had a tree fern for about ten years,it is about 4ft tall and is planted in an old oak barrel,each winter it is wrapped in fleece and straw is packed into the rcown.It seems that each year the fronds are getting smaller and there are not so


Talkback: How to fit guttering on a greenhouse

On 13/05/2012 in forum

Would like to see similar projects for aluminium greenhouses. would love to know how to get the bubble wrap to stay up, how to fix up a shelf for bits & bob's etc. Anyone got any idea's to share? Hold on a sec. Are we asking about guttering, bubble


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