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, there is signs of growth, anyway to cut the the chase, what do I feed these 2 plants on for the coming season.  Next winter I will maks sure I wrap my Palm up so keep it warm.  regards Chris 9

My aunt has given me a lot of iris bulbs but it's a bit late for potting now (read somewhere that planting time is Aug/Sept.  Is it ok to keep these in a cool dark place (was thinking of the garden shed, wrapped in a paper bag) until the spring

as they don't like the cold at all even if you wrap them up - I think they can only cope down to about 5 - 10 degrees (bit like me).

Finally the sun is now on my greenhouse but I'm worried about my seedlings as the temp is reading 30C. I bought some clips specially designed for aluminium greenhouses to hold shading/bubble wrap/plant ties but they're slightly too big

can cause the heads to open up like that. Is the flesh of the cloves exposed or is the wrapping still in place?   They are exposed.The outer skin has falen off.   Ah. Shame. You can freeze garlic. It's arguable, though, that it doesn't retain all

Protect you plants from the cold weather and wrap half-hardy bananas, palms, cannas and ginger lilies in fleece and straw if they grow in sheltered positions. Alternatively lift the plants, pot or crate them up and bring into a frost-free greenhouse

Hi guys, I want to put a plant pot around the base of a wooden pole I have in the garden but I can't take the pole out first. So I need either a pot that splits so I can wrap it around or a design of, possibly, a wooden one I can make. Any ideas

over winter, wrap each one in a single sheet of newspaper and place them in single layers on a tray. For a cheap alternative to apple racks, use an old filing tray, adding more layers as you need them.If you have the space and a large apple tree, you

branch (you may need to wrap it first to prevent it rubbing against bark). It's worth knocking snow off roofs, greenhouses and cold frames too. This lets light in and prevents any unnecessary breakages.If temperatures are freezing, lift terracotta pots

just wrap their wormeries with insulation, such as bubble polythene, to keep out the cold.I've always added small quantities of newspaper to my worm bins, usually by wrapping peelings in a few pages before adding them to the bin. However, cardboard egg