Fruit & veg checklist

16 - 22 December 2013

It's time to...

Net crops to protect them from pigeons
Earmark your best sprouts for the Christmas table and give them last-minute protection if windy
Take hardwood cuttings from fruit bushes
Get ready for planting asparagus in spring, removing weeds and digging over the soi, and adding compost
Order onion sets and seed potatoes
Plant new fruit trees, bushes and cane fruits
Start to plan next year's crop rotation
Prune large fruit trees to control their shape and size, and to increase productivity
Cut out about a quarter of the oldest stems from currant bushes
Lift and divide congested clumps of rhubarb, replanting into soil enriched with well-rotted manure