Greenhouse & Growing

Horticultural fleece can offer limited cold protection, but performance varies. Fit and ventilate it carefully, and move highly tender plants into suitable shelter.

Choose a lawn area that can remain unmown while bulb leaves grow and fade. Follow the bulb’s planting depth and allow foliage to die back naturally.

Green manures protect soil and add nutrients between harvests. This guide covers how to select species based on soil type, integrate them into rotations, and clear them using digging or no-dig methods.

Extend your harvest with a cold frame. This guide covers the best winter-hardy salad varieties, precise sowing timings, and environmental management to produce fresh greens throughout the UK winter.

A bright windowsill can produce small harvests of salad leaves, but light usually sets the limit. Choose a modest container and sow a manageable batch before filling every windowsill with trays. Indoor growing conditions vary substantially between homes and seasons.

Extend your harvest with greenhouse salads. This guide covers selecting cold-hardy varieties, using growing bags, and managing ventilation to produce fresh, cut-and-come-again leaves through the cooler months.