We cut 86 huge leaves from the gunnera and used them, as you will see, to protect the rather tender plant from frost.
Here's how its done ... and incidentally this is a couple of weeks later in the season than last year.
Keep watching!
Watch how this Gunnera manicata, located in the North Staffordshire Moorlands of England, grows and changes
14 November 2013
The Great Cover-up
With the weather becoming increasingly wintry, and cold north winds forecast to blow our way in the next few days, we spied our chance in the sun this afternoon. And the Great Cover-up commenced.
We cut 86 huge leaves from the gunnera and used them, as you will see, to protect the rather tender plant from frost.
Here's how its done ... and incidentally this is a couple of weeks later in the season than last year.
Keep watching!
We cut 86 huge leaves from the gunnera and used them, as you will see, to protect the rather tender plant from frost.
Here's how its done ... and incidentally this is a couple of weeks later in the season than last year.
Keep watching!
10 November 2013
Sharp frost last night
Compared with last year the gunnera is doing very well. But last night's sharp frost will take its toll. And look at the trees ... remarkable that some still have their leaves, some are still green and some are beginning to turn. Strange weather!
07 November 2013
04 November 2013
First frost!
It was cold last night and our first frost under clear skies. Minus2. Ouch! The gunnera will suffer now. Last year we covered it up about one week earlier ... CLICK HERE to see
