In episode 3, Dan and Julia mull the merits of putting your garden to bed for winter, sharing tips on preparing for windy weather and making space for tender plants that need protection from the cold. Julia chooses chillies for her 'top of the crops' slot and explains how to take cuttings from herb plants, while Dan offers advice on choosing and planting tulips, throwing the spotlight on three of his favourite bulb-planting tools.

Julia's top chillies: 'Cayenne', 'Longhorn', 'Basket of Fire' (bush and yellow-green and red small chillies), 'Sigaretta di Bergamo' (suitable for decoration and it's not too hot), 'Habanero', 'Tokyo Hot'.

Dan's most perennial tulips: 'Apeldoorn' (red), 'Golden Apeldoorn' (yellow), 'Apeldoorn's Elite' (yellow and orange), 'Pink Impression', 'Apricot Impression', 'Spring Green' (white and green), 'Flaming Spring Green' (red, white and green), 'Artist' (peach and green), 'Queen of Night' (inky purple) and 'Negrita' (smoky purple pink), Tulipa kaufmanniana, Tulipa greigii, Tulipa tarda, Tulipa turkestanica and Tulipa praestans.

Dan's top bulb-planting tools: Dutch trowel, Tulip trowel, Barrel bulb planter

Dan & Julia's jobs for the next fortnight

1. Order and plant onion sets and garlic bulbs
2. Order tulip bulbs for planting next month
3. Remove spent tomato plants - burn them if you spot any signs of blight
4. Sow more salads, fennel and beetroot for late crops in a greenhouse or undercover
5. Take cuttings of herbs and salvias
6. Clean greenhouse benches and glazing as crops die back
7. Make space in sheds and garages for plants that will need winter protection. Don't wait until the evening before the first frost
8. Last spray of the season for box moth caterpillars; you won't see them until next May with any luck.
9. Pick dahlias regularly, as they'll soon become pale and feeble.
10. Take cuttings of plectrathus and coleus while the weather is still mild.
11. Pick and store apples when they're dry and blemish-free - many varieties will keep for weeks or even months
12. Keep an eye out in the hedgerows for sloes that can be steeped in gin to make a delicious winter warmer.

Website links:

• Dan Cooper Garden
• Parker's Patch
• Alitex Modern Victorian Greenhouses

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