Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Frost protection for Container Plants
I know I am getting in early here as summer has just started but..........
I have pots in the garden some being plastic. They contain a mix of geranium/pelagonium, nemesia amelie (beautiful plant specially againt the silver leafed dianthus and red pelagonium/geranium) ,verbena, dianthus/carnation, lilys, osteospermums, lithodora (heavenly blue), marguerites, ganzia's. I know you are lucky if pelagonium survive the winter (one of mine did from six) and one osterpermum survived from four, nemesia, survived fine as did the Lilys. Verbena died, ganzia's died, the rest of the above plant I have are new this year. I have a path next to the house I can keep them on, a dark garage or a shady wendy house or sorry summer house. There are 23 of them so quite a few to protect. I don't really know what cloches and poly tunnels are used for. I live on the south coast, Felpham, about 150 yards from the sea. I hope thats all you need to know to possibly answer my question, which is, if you haven't already gathered from the subject, 'How do I protect these from frost.' Thanks Sheila |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Frost protection for Container Plants
Thanks, I had my suspicions that it was a particularily hard winter. The
lady opposite said as much apparently we got our frosts early. I have only been here a 14 months, from Croydon. Not sure when the frosts start and end here. "Sacha" wrote in message ... On 8/6/06 17:44, in article , "doobydoobydo" wrote: I know I am getting in early here as summer has just started but.......... I have pots in the garden some being plastic. They contain a mix of geranium/pelagonium, nemesia amelie (beautiful plant specially againt the silver leafed dianthus and red pelagonium/geranium) ,verbena, dianthus/carnation, lilys, osteospermums, lithodora (heavenly blue), marguerites, ganzia's. I know you are lucky if pelagonium survive the winter (one of mine did from six) and one osterpermum survived from four, nemesia, survived fine as did the Lilys. Verbena died, ganzia's died, the rest of the above plant I have are new this year. I have a path next to the house I can keep them on, a dark garage or a shady wendy house or sorry summer house. There are 23 of them so quite a few to protect. I don't really know what cloches and poly tunnels are used for. I live on the south coast, Felpham, about 150 yards from the sea. I hope thats all you need to know to possibly answer my question, which is, if you haven't already gathered from the subject, 'How do I protect these from frost.' Living so close to the sea must give you quite a degree of protection. I think last winter was exceptionally hard for lots of peoples' gardens. But buy some horticultural fleece and gather your plants together, and cover them with the fleece, pinning it down at the corners with stones. Don't give them any water that isn't provided by nature and if you can, raise them up a bit on bricks or something so that they drain in winter. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (email address on website) |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
protection from frost | United Kingdom | |||
Exotic Plant Frost Protection | United Kingdom | |||
Frost Protection | North Carolina | |||
Frost protection? No, seriously, folks... | Roses | |||
When To Take Action Against Frost Protection? | Gardening |