Continue to remove any
yellowing leaves on Brussels Sprouts.
Early Savoy Cabbages
should now be ready for picking.
Pick red cabbages, they
will store better in a shed than leaving them in the ground.
Check sheds and polytunnels
for wind damage and repair before it gets worse.
Plant new apple and pear
trees.
Protect winter salads
like lettuce and endive from wetness by placing cloches over them.
Lift Salsify
and Scorzonera and place in storage in sand.
Get as
much winter digging done possible before the ground becomes too wet.
Sow a few
Broad beans for over-wintering in a sheltered position. Cover with cloches
if necessary.
If the
soil is well drained, sow round-seeded peas such as Feltham First or Meteor
to over-winter in a sheltered position.
Lift and split mature
clumps of rhubarb. Replant the divided clumps. Any clumps that are not used
can be left on top of the ground to be frosted for 2-3 weeks and then potted
up in pots and covered with black polythene and kept at a temperature of 45F
(7C) to force an early crop in spring.
Lift and divide and replant
chives. Put a couple of clumps in pots for the kitchen windowsill.
Now is a good time to
plant grape vines. They need to be planted when dormant but avoid planting
in frosty weather.
Remove any yellow or
dead leaves from brassicas. Pick sprouts as they start to crop to prevent
them from blowing.
Lift roots of chicory
for forcing in warmth and darkness.
Cut down Globe artichokes
and protect the crowns with straw.
Work can be started on
any empty beds by digging over and incorporating manure if required ready
for next spring.
Keep Lettuces in frames
free of weeds.
Lift and store Jerusalem
Artichokes in the same way as you would Potatoes.
Lift a few roots of Parsnips
and Horseradish for use should the ground freeze up.
If it is too wet for
outside work, take the opportunity to clean up any unused cloches and tools
that will not be used again until spring.
Place container over
Rhubarb and Chicory to force them.
