- Check stored potatoes regularly and discard any blight damaged or rotten tubers.
- Harvest cabbages, parsnips and leeks as needed.
- Harvest Brussels sprouts before they blow open, picking from the base of the plant upwards.
- Keep brassicas netted and remove any yellowed leaves to prevent fungal diseases taking hold.
- Check stored fruit and discard any that is rotting.
- Plant bare-rooted fruit trees-below is a link to show you how.
https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-plant-a-bare-root-fruit-tree/
- Prune apples and pears to control shape and size of non-restricted trees.
- Cordon, fan and espalier trees are pruned in summer.
- Below is a link to the RHS site about winter pruning.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/apples/winter-pruning
- Start planning next years planting. Consider what grew well, what you would like to try and think about crop rotation.
