Suggestions to protect garden plants from frost.
Hi
I recently had my back garden rebuilt with a couple of raised flower beds, each about 5 metres long and 1 metre wide.
I've added a wide selection of plants but I think I probably need to protect them from frost when the winter arrives.
Do any of you gardeners out there have any suggestions about good ways to do this?
I've seen fleece type blankets on the web but I'd be concerned about these soaking up water and loosing their effectiveness.
Are they effective and if so which one should I buy?
If I was to put some large garden canes around the edge of the flowerbeds and then cover the whole flowerbed with a large sheet of transparent plastic, to make a sort of temporary greenhouse, would that work as a frost protector?
I'd need to allow some gaps for air to circulate and water the plants as they wouldn't get rained on.
Any other suggestions would be welcome.
Cheers
Tony
I recently had my back garden rebuilt with a couple of raised flower beds, each about 5 metres long and 1 metre wide.
I've added a wide selection of plants but I think I probably need to protect them from frost when the winter arrives.
Do any of you gardeners out there have any suggestions about good ways to do this?
I've seen fleece type blankets on the web but I'd be concerned about these soaking up water and loosing their effectiveness.
Are they effective and if so which one should I buy?
If I was to put some large garden canes around the edge of the flowerbeds and then cover the whole flowerbed with a large sheet of transparent plastic, to make a sort of temporary greenhouse, would that work as a frost protector?
I'd need to allow some gaps for air to circulate and water the plants as they wouldn't get rained on.
Any other suggestions would be welcome.
Cheers
Tony
