This is a really useful video, thanks for posting it, I was looking for a solution to enable me to over winter my Aeoniums, I have the perfect south facing wall! I wonder if I should over fleece them as well 🤔 Cheers from the south coast, U.K.
So weird, been watching your content a bit recently, then George advertises this seed club, signed up for it and your face pops up, I had no idea you had a seed club! you should push it more in the videos, looking forward to more content and to next months seeds! thanks
Amazing, thank you. I will deffo shout about the Seed Club more in the coming months. Hopefully you have received your seeds, I know many customers are still waiting because of the Royal Mail strikes and delays.
@@GrowParadise Yes just got them today, it almost feels like your taunting us with tender and semi tender plants when we are in the middle of such a big freeze! looking forward to firing up the propagator in the new year! thanks again
Thanks for the tips. I have a 10 year old albizia in a large tub just by my patio door beside an east facing wall, sheltered by an olive tree and an unruly jasmine. It's a beauty in summer covered in puffy pink blossom and ferny leaves. I hope it survives another winter. 🙏
Cheers Craig. Use all 5. A 6th methode is insitu protection with split bamboo mats, PE bags and old style xmas stringlights (the 6m rubber coated ones). This technique works miracles on half hardy palms, cycads. After tying up the leaves, the woven PE bags and bamboo mats keep wind and cold out, while allowing breathing. If temps drop below-5 the xmas lights come on. Below -8/-10 i wrapp the whole thing in shrinkwrap for more insulation.This provides 10 degrees over outside temp microclimate for the plant. Always take that wrap off after the frost for ventilation. This allows me to grow zone 9 palms easily (Livistona, Washingtonia, Sabals, Phoenix, Butia, Butiagrus, and Parajubea to name a few...). Cycads actually dont mind a 3 or 4 months wrap. I have C. Revoluta in full soil for 6 years now, and its gone through a week of -10 nights and below 0 days...
Only downside i found is its more work, these is some xost for heating involved and these construction are somewhat temperamentful in severe storms, like weve seen early this years spring....
I have a couple of chilli plants which I initially brought indoors for the winter but which became infested with tiny flies, possibly fungus gnats? I had no choice but to put them outside close to the house, covered with fleece. I don't think that will be enough but fingers crossed.
I take advantage of microclimates in my front garden in London and have plants such as barrel cactus and sedum frutescens close to the house, plus also rats tail and Christmas cactus in hanging baskets for a few years now. I even have a small rat tail cactus growing out of a Trachy palm right out in the open which is protected by the fibre on the trunk plus the cover of the leaves. I also move aeoniums and other tender plants flush to the house in corners in my back garden as you did there.
Great advice, Craig. I think there's a lot to be said for making the most of thermal mass and microclimates around the garden.
Absolutely 😁
This is a really useful video, thanks for posting it, I was looking for a solution to enable me to over winter my Aeoniums, I have the perfect south facing wall! I wonder if I should over fleece them as well 🤔 Cheers from the south coast, U.K.
Thanks Craig.
Very welcome
Thanks i haven't got a greenhouse. This was really useful 👌
No problem, I’ll be sharing lots more tips this autumn/winter too 😀
Brilliant, love this😍🌿💚🌿💚🌿💚
I also sometimes use vinyl to keep indoor plants and guppy fish tank warm. 🎄
good tip, thanks 👍😁🪴
So weird, been watching your content a bit recently, then George advertises this seed club, signed up for it and your face pops up, I had no idea you had a seed club! you should push it more in the videos, looking forward to more content and to next months seeds!
thanks
Amazing, thank you. I will deffo shout about the Seed Club more in the coming months. Hopefully you have received your seeds, I know many customers are still waiting because of the Royal Mail strikes and delays.
@@GrowParadise Yes just got them today, it almost feels like your taunting us with tender and semi tender plants when we are in the middle of such a big freeze! looking forward to firing up the propagator in the new year! thanks again
Great video could you please tell me what the plant is behind you to your left when you are showing the fleece thank you
Thanks! I think you mean the Argyranthemum pinatifidum from Madeira 👍
Thanks very much
Thanks for the tips. I have a 10 year old albizia in a large tub just by my patio door beside an east facing wall, sheltered by an olive tree and an unruly jasmine. It's a beauty in summer covered in puffy pink blossom and ferny leaves. I hope it survives another winter. 🙏
I love albizia! I lost mine in a really hot summer through lack of watering 😁
Cool thanks Craig
Any time! 😁
For tropical shrubs like Brugmansias, Lycianthes, Tibouchinas you can also force dormancy
Great ideas, thanks 👍
Cheers Craig. Use all 5. A 6th methode is insitu protection with split bamboo mats, PE bags and old style xmas stringlights (the 6m rubber coated ones). This technique works miracles on half hardy palms, cycads. After tying up the leaves, the woven PE bags and bamboo mats keep wind and cold out, while allowing breathing. If temps drop below-5 the xmas lights come on. Below -8/-10 i wrapp the whole thing in shrinkwrap for more insulation.This provides 10 degrees over outside temp microclimate for the plant. Always take that wrap off after the frost for ventilation. This allows me to grow zone 9 palms easily (Livistona, Washingtonia, Sabals, Phoenix, Butia, Butiagrus, and Parajubea to name a few...). Cycads actually dont mind a 3 or 4 months wrap. I have C. Revoluta in full soil for 6 years now, and its gone through a week of -10 nights and below 0 days...
Only downside i found is its more work, these is some xost for heating involved and these construction are somewhat temperamentful in severe storms, like weve seen early this years spring....
I have a couple of chilli plants which I initially brought indoors for the winter but which became infested with tiny flies, possibly fungus gnats? I had no choice but to put them outside close to the house, covered with fleece. I don't think that will be enough but fingers crossed.
I take advantage of microclimates in my front garden in London and have plants such as barrel cactus and sedum frutescens close to the house, plus also rats tail and Christmas cactus in hanging baskets for a few years now. I even have a small rat tail cactus growing out of a Trachy palm right out in the open which is protected by the fibre on the trunk plus the cover of the leaves. I also move aeoniums and other tender plants flush to the house in corners in my back garden as you did there.
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I wish I had a brick or a stone wall.
Zone 9 and hard winters? 😂
Great video - thanks. Minor presentational point (please don't be offended) - you need to stop waving your hands around - very distracting!