Using stuff other than fleece to protect plants from frost?

[Samuel1988]

Evening all,

With a predicted frost on the way I was wondering if anyone could recommend anything I can use (apart from fleece I think its called - its white and rips too easy!) to protect my young small gooseberries & roses?

If my memory serves me right(?) I recall using newspaper wrapped around a plant to help protect it from frost?

Thank you for your suggestions,

Samuel

[Bigmallly]

Like you say, you could use newspaper, straw, shredded paper, 2lt bottles as mini cloches.

[iGrow]

Bubble wrap works well but needs to be removed during the day to stop "sweating".

[veggiechicken]

Most things will rip on gooseberries and roses!! Nasty vicious things
I'm not sure these need frost protection but if you do, cover them with anything you have to hand (paper, cardboard, plastic bags, bubble wrap, your old coat), but take it off again in the morning when it warms up.

[PyreneesPlot]

I've used net curtains, velvet curtains (very posh!), buckets, plastic sheeting, compost sacks when we've been threatened with late frosts or snow.

[rustylady]

Gooseberries and roses are hardy Samuel - they will be fine without protection.

[WendyC]

velvet curtains (very posh!), .

I love that idea! I think some of my fellow plot holders thought I was going overboard when I brought my pots of lilies from the garden to my plot last year. Velvet curtains would add to the ambience! (We had kittens who eat anything and I didn't want to take any risks)

[Kristen]

Lily pollen is poisonous I think ??? (to pets only maybe??)

[WendyC]

All parts of lilies are uniquely poisonous to cats. Generally they get the pollen on them and lick it off. It causes kidney failure. Had cats and lilies before but didn't know the risks, now I do I couldn't chance it.

[Kristen]

Thanks Wendy, that's refreshed my memory (we don't have cats so not something I needed to know, but it may come in handy to be aware of)