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be planted into the soil, and it will decompose as the plant grows.All you need to get started is a pile of newspaper and some cylindrical objects to act as moulds. Try using a bottle and wrapping strips of paper tightly around it, several times, before

the greenhouse by insulating it with bubble wrap, although I have had my unheated greenhouse for 10 years and find it more than adequate for most things. I am far to lazy to use bubble wrap Thanks. Think I will move the nictiana into garage but very limited space

glass greenhouse. It comes with it's plinth etc. What do I need to do to prepare the area it is going on and how do I secure it to the ground - we are in an exposed windy place? I wish I could find an article on fixing bubble wrap to an aluminium

smartie tube, or toilet roll tube, but worry about it drying out? I know plant plugs are posted, so how do they do it? Any other suggestions/ideas welcome. Thanks, Becks. xx Becks - Wrap a piece of damp kitchen paper around the roots and put the root ends

Hi Adam, why not take out a bit of extra 'insurance' by wrapping the pot in bubble polythene and wrapping the plant in fleece, if it isn't too big to do so. If it is too big for the fleece why not put a layer of mulch round the base of the plant

quarter the pages of a magazine and wrap them carefully around the top of the plants you can then push them through the holes instead of the way shown above - it is much easier, and the holes do not need to be so big to accommodate the base of the plants

cold winter ! It depends as has been said about how cold this winter is going to be. Keep some bubble wrap to hand  as you are doing, it is probably best not to bring them indoors , because taking them out again may prove to much of a shock.

Hi This being my first year with a garden i seem to be asking for help and advice every other day ( Hope someone can help I Built a cone shaped trellis roughly 3ft at the ground to 6-7" at the top with 6ft bamboo canes and wrapped it with strong

without harm. You could try bubble wrap in the coldest period but let it breathe.if it is a young tree do not expect fruit for a few years. Frank. thanks Frank, l,m in London, so it is reasuring to know that it will be fine. Hello Saj, Fleece protects

.AdamDampen the greenhouse floor, not the plants. Water dripping onto leaves encourages fungal disease, while water splashed onto fruit can ruin its appearance.More on greenhouses and plant careFitting an automatic vent opener for your greenhouseUsing bubble wrap