Garden Frost Protection
Posted: October 17th, 2011 | Author: tejvan | Filed under: Tools and Equipment | 1 Comment »
These Gunnera leaves have been used as a natural frost protection. Before the first frosts, you can place some straw over crowns of plants and keep them in place by the giant leaves. This helps to offer some frost protection which should help them survive the cold of the year. As an added advantage it also looks quite attractive in its own right.
Fleece Protection for Plants.
Horticultural fleece is a simple but effective tool to wrap around individual plants or cover a row of tender plants / vegetables.
Horticultural fleece can also be a great way of protecting plants and vegetables from pests such as cabbage butterfly.
Individual Plant Protection
If you have a few pots which would benefit from frost protection, you can buy these individual plant fleece liners. Plant fleece protectors
This is a more expensive way of buying fleece, but, maybe more convenient for a small number of plants or pots.
Tips on Using Garden Fleece.
- Make sure it is well pegged down.
- Take advantage of any natural frost protection such as moving pots to a sheltered south wall.
- Remember fleece protection will keep temperatures higher, but, it cannot guarantee against frost.
- For tender plants, you have to keep them inside.
Poly Tunnels
For a bigger range of frost protection, the best option may be a poly tunnel. This is a cheap version of a greenhouse. It doesn’t look too attractive in the garden, but, it is pretty efficient and helping frost protection. Poly tunnels
Cloche Protection
For a more attractive garden frost protection, try a Cloche. These look both elegant and help provide environment of a mini greenhouse, though bear in mind in late summer they can become quite hot on a clear sunny day. Cloche protection
Natural Frost Protection
These Iris Unguicularis have been placed against a south facing wall in a dry, free draining soil. A good free draining soil is often as important as protection against cold. A combination of wet and cold can be much more damaging than just frost.
Begonia plants are often the first to succumb to air frost. get the corms inside and protected for winter before the ground is also frozen.
Dahlia leaves go black as soon as they are bitten by the frost bug. Then is the time to cut down the haulms and dig up the tubers for winter storage in dry frost free conditions.
Useful Products
- Horticultural Fleece at Amazon.co.uk
- Cloche at Amazon.co.uk
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