The arrival of Winter
Here comes the frost, the shortest day of the year and the harshest season, winter.
A time for planning ahead to the summer, with not too many jobs required in the garden.
Here are this month's top ten jobs (according to Royal Horticultural Society):
- Check your winter protection structures are still securely in place
- Check that greenhouse heaters are working
- Insulate outdoor taps and prevent ponds from freezing
- Prune open-grown apples and pears (but not those trained against walls)
- Prune acers, birches and vines before Christmas to avoid bleeding
- Harvest leeks, parsnips, winter cabbage, sprouts and remaining root crops
- Deciduous trees and shrubs can still be planted and transplanted
- Take hardwood cuttings
- Keep mice away from stored produce
- Reduce watering of houseplants
Enjoy the last of your garden's bounty now!
Harvested from the ground, leeks are best when fresh but can be kept in the kitchen for a week or so.
Gently lift out of the ground with a quality fork and enjoy.
This month's Tool of the Month is the Wolf Garten 7.5cm Flower Fork with fixed handle - LU2B.
