December - Jobs for this month.....
General
Dig, dig, dig ....... until the ground freezes
Continue to collect leaves and store in a cage to make leafmould
Dig in manure and compost
Place your discounted seed and potato order for next year through the DAGA Seed scheme
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Vegetables
Keep winter brassicas protected with netting and remove any fallen leaves
Keep picking Brussels sprouts from the bottom upwards removing any yellow leaves as you go and earth up stems if they have become unsteady
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Fruit
Plant rhubarb sets or divide existing ones
Plant new, bare-rooted canes of raspberries, blackberries, hybrid berries and vines
Plant cherry and plum trees (Nov - Jan) and apple and pear trees (Nov - Mar)
Prune gooseberries and currants
Prune apple and pear trees
Weed and mulch around the base of fruit trees and bushes