Fruit and veg job checklist - week 41

7 - 13 October 2013

It's time to...

Lift and store carrots
Pot up chives and other herbs to bring under cover for winter use
Sow green manure crops over bare areas of soil
Sow broad beans for early pickings next May or June
Prune out fruited blackberry canes and tie in new shoots to replace them
Cover productive areas of herbs and salads with cloches for protection
Sow hardy peas under cloches
Wrap grease bands around the trunks of fruit trees to protect them from winter moths