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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

 

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