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10 postsA hand-long twig turns into a fruiting fig tree. Here is how to propagate your fig true to type from hardwood cuttings in winter, green cuttings in summer, or layering.
In a pot, the pomegranate is above all a rewarding flowering plant. With the right variety, a sunny spot and a frost-free winter quarter, the bloom almost always succeeds and the fruit becomes a lovely bonus.
The pit gives you a beautiful plant, but rarely a harvest. How to grow an avocado in a pot, overwinter it bright and cool, and why waterlogging is the most common killer.
Winter-ready does not mean stripped bare. What to do from CW 40 onward, why leaves stay put, and how to make water, pots and tools frost-proof, week by week.
Lay the fleece on only when frost is forecast, air it out during the day, stand pots on wood: a few simple moves carry your beds and potted plants safely through the cold nights.
Mediterranean container plants are not hardy. How to sort by frost hardiness, overwinter cool and bright instead of warm and dark and protect the root ball.
Yellow leaves on citrus are almost never thirst. How to read the yellow correctly, counter it with soft water and citrus fertiliser and spot scale insects early.
The potted olive rarely dies of frost but of wet and darkness. Why you overwinter it cool, bright and almost dry and bring it indoors only late.
If your lemon drops its leaves in winter, it is almost always the quarters. Why leaf drop is a light-warmth mismatch and how to avoid it cool and bright.
