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Harvest globe artichokesStake tall Brussels sprouts to stop them from blowing overDig up chicory roots, cut off their tops and re-pot for forcing, to grow on in a dark shedWrap grease bands around the trunks of apples, pears, cherries and plums to trap

compost to dig in over winter, or pile onto the soil for the worms to drag underCut down marginal plants surrounding pondsSend off for mail-order seed and perennials cataloguesMow your lawn on a dry day with the blades set highWrap outside taps

in frosty weatherWrap pots with sacking or insulating material to protect the roots of plantsMake last-minute stocking fillers from collected seedheads saved into pretty envelopesPick evergreen foliage for indoor decorations, storing in water in a porch

-summer-flowering clematisDivide congested perennials after floweringPlant bare-rooted rosesFlowersWrap grease bands around fruit trees Plant out garlic or start growing cloves in potsClear away old crops and dig over the groundFruit & vegInsulate your greenhouse Bring

Protect tender plants for winterThe trend for growing exotic looking plants in our gardens means that some of them may need protection from the worst of the winter cold and wet. Wrap half hardy bananas, palms and tree ferns with fleece, straw

greenhouse still uncovered? Just noticed that bit, sorry. Can you cover with plastic, bubble wrap, etc in the greenhouse? Or, have you repaired greenhouse? If so my advice earlier holds. Thanks ill put them out with them being so young will they survive

of your crop is ready to pick at about the same time and you can't eat them fast enough. They turn starchy if left more than 24 hrs. I pick ALL that are ready and remove the wrapping around the kernel. I then wrap the bare kernels in cling film and put

healthy at the moment, hope they will flower in the summer.  It was said in the newspaper advert I bought them from they would be okay to -5 C. Yes Phil they should be alright to -5 but I would still wrap some fleece around them or move them if possible

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