Fruit and veg job checklist - week 42

14 - 20 October 2013

It's time to...

Keep harvesting root veg such as beetroot and carrots
Order fruit trees and bushes for planting from late autumn
Finish picking beans, but leave a few pods to ripen fully to save their seed
Clear away plants and fading foliage from old crops
Prune back canes of autumn-fruiting raspberries and blackberries after harvesting
Harvest ripening tomatoes and courgettes before conditions turn cold
Plant out Japanese onion sets and garlic
Plant broad beans and hardy peas