Gardening Jobs for December
- Maintain vegetable garden – remove yellowing leaves from winter brassicas eg Kale to help prevent pests and diseases. Dig trench for next year’s runner beans – fill it with kitchen waste (raw foods only) before covering with soil.
- Plan the vegetable garden – ensure crop rotation. Review what’s worked this year, plan and buy seeds for next year.
- Take hardwood cuttings from Berberis and Buddleja.
- Watch out for pests and diseases – red spider mite, mealybugs etc.
- Carry on cleaning and tidying – wash flower pots and seed trays.