Before cold nights arrive in the garden, practical ideas for how to prepare
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22 Comments
What else are you doing to prepare your garden for cold nights?
nice video liz its been very cold the last few nights
The golden fuchsia with vivid flowers is called Genii.
Hi Liz. Fuschias are just lovely plants. I didn't know the berries are edible. A very interesting video yet again. Thanks
I have harvested my butternut squashes and pumpkins. Emptying the compost bins and setting them back up again. Planting garlic. Taking in tender plants. I need to mow the grass again too.
I did all this last weekend. I don’t have a 1/5th of your garden but cleared the Polytunnel for winter veggies 🧅 🧄 and harvested my 🌽, I also think these will be for next years corn. Lots of leaves falling around me so focusing on creating my own compost heaps this year 🤗 thanks for all your tips 💜 your channel is invaluable to me as a new Gardner (it’s a steep learning curve 🙃)
Should I keep my potted blueberry bush outside or fling it in the greenhouse for protection?
It's good of you to show us your "failures" as well as your successes; I don't feel quite so bad. 🙂
Liz,
I have watched your presentations since you started and the early videos of the ducks 🦆 (4 years ago )were so inspiring for me and the dog 🐕 in our Stone Mountain USA Garden 🪴 🙏
Thankfully you are great at being specific about your plants 🌱-we appreciate it:) Robert and Stuart.
Stay warm 🥶🔥
Hi Liz. Thank you for sharing. Can you please tell me what gloves you wear? I always see you with those black ones and they look like excellent waterproof protection and getting your nails dirty. 😍
I just took down my Greek Giant beans on the weekend…I had to get a ladder out as the bamboo teepee was 12 feet tall! I will be canning some because I too am rubbish when it comes to thinking ahead and soaking them. That allows a bit of spontaneity in my winter soup cooking. ❤
Hi liz , could I ask where you had that archway from please 🙏
Liz, are you selling some of the Greek Gigantic beans, I would sure love to get some, I have been looking to purchase and could not find any seed packets. I Liv in Zone 10B Southern California. Also love your garden show and your books.
Thanks for the info with the squash.
Mine have not done much better. I've already picked the ripe ones, I'll fetch the rest in tomorrow.
I have a dried bean cooking day once a month – soak and cook the beans then freeze them – no more forgetting to soak dried beans before use
Looking great! I’m pleased you also pop cuttings in a glass of water, I think they keep better than in a plastic bag sweating
Liz, my Kuri squash failed too but….there were lots of seeds in the compost and they all grew.Thinned out I got 30 Kuri squash.Lovely in risotto with sage or soup with leeks!
I would love a frost here in Cornwall , lots of snails.
Hi Liz
Have you tried covering with Woodchips an leaving the Woodchips AS a 4 Inch mulsh.
Regards Douglas
Wow, where did you get that huge polytunnel (at 07:00 min)?! I would absolutely love something like that in my garden up here in Norway
Sadly I don’t have space in my freezer for beans so soak them is what I have to do…
Butternut squash/pumpkin makes yummy soup, can add all kinds of different things, if you like Thai food, add some Thai curry
My favourite is a bit of fried bacon, grated cheese, yoghurt
But there are many more variations of things
If you like soups that is 😀