Winter is coming!
Winter is coming to my corner of the world and if you were thinking things would get easier, you would be wrong. November is a time for some backbreaking cleaning, tidying and preparation for the coming year. Below is a list of jobs to will be trying to complete in November both at home and down the allotment.
Veg Patch
- Spread manure
- Plant out garlic
- Plant out broad beans
- Plant early peas
- Divide and plant out rhubarb crowns
- Plant out asparagus crowns
- Cover Brassicas with netting
- Lift parsnips
Fruit
- Place glue bands on fruit trees to prevent moths laying eggs in branches
- Prune apple and pear trees
- Plant current bushes
- Plant raspberry canes
- Tidy strawberry plants
General garden care
- Aerate the lawn
- Cut the lawn on at a high level
- Clean out the greenhouse
- Insulate the greenhouse
- Have a bonfire to clear garden waste
- Clean out water butts
Planning next year
- Order fruit trees
- Order seed potatoes