This is the time to get a head-start on next years crops, as well as keeping things ticking over and protected from frosts so they bounce back come spring
SOW
- Sow broad beans outdoors
- Sow lamb’s lettuce indoors
HARVEST
- Harvest Brussels sprouts
- Harvest celery
- Harvest turnips
- Harvest celeriac
OTHER TASKS
- Prune apple and pear trees
- Clear out the shed and reorganise tools ready for the season ahead
- Plant amaryllis bulbs indoors
- Order well-rotted manure for mulching over winter
- Prune blackcurrants
- Cover up your plants in greenhouses with fleeces on cold nights
- Clean your pots and seed trays to be reused
- Bring in bulbs for indoor flowering
- Go on snail and slug hunts and remove them from plants by hand
- Prune climbing roses
- Keep your houseplants watered
- Plant deciduous shrubs
- Keep bird feeders topped up
- Plan your beds and order seeds for next year
- Organise your seed packets and check the ‘sow by’ dates
- Plant out winter salads
- Look after festive houseplants
- Prune blackcurrants
- Cook a delicious Christmas feast using your homegrown veg
- Place a ball in your pond to stop it freezing over
- Store hoses and sprinklers indoors so they don’t freeze
- Move your containers into a sheltered spot in a huddle for shelter
- Recycle or plant out your Christmas tree
- Take care to not walk on frozen lawns as it can damage the grass
- Take a minute to appreciate your garden and all it’s provided in the past year