December/January

  • Sow winter salad leaves & parsley in pots.
  • Plant autumn onion sets
  • Plant bare root soft fruit bushes, i.e gooseberries, blueberries,& currants
  • Sow spring cabbage and swede.
  • Turn compost and create a fresh bin.
  • Collect and choose new seed for next season.
  • Pick herbs for drying, on a dry day.
  • Plant garlic from now to November.
  • Harvest squash for storing.
  • Cut down ferny growth on asparagus.
  • Sow broad beans
  • Double dig and manure appropriate beds for next seasons crops.