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The Gardener's Almanac

For information on what to do in your garden this week!

The Vegetable garden in December

If weather/soil conditions allow; continue digging over plots, including forking in plenty of compost or manure.

Harvest sprouts from the bottom of the stem upwards.

Use netting or bird scarers to keep the pigeons off winter crops.

Check crops in storage for signs of deterioration.

Lift and divide large clumps of rhubarb.

Place cloches over clumps of tender herbs for protection.

Carry out tasks listed above if conditions allow!

Divide two or three year old Rhubarb crowns with a sharp spade above soil level, if not done previously.

Harvest Christmas vegetables as soon as possible if bad weather is forecast for the festive season.

Early harvesting is especially useful where deep-rooted crops such as trench Celery, Jerusalem Artichokes, Leeks, and Parsnips are growing in heavy ground.

Check roots and bulb onions in store and discard any that are showing signs of rot.

Use up vegetable marrows and pumpkins that have been stored under cover.

Merry Christmas

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