Fruit & veg checklist

23 - 29 December 2013

It's time to...

Prune gooseberry bushes
Fork over vacant beds, mixing in compost or well-rotted manure
Plant fruit trees trained as cordons, fans or espaliers to make use of limited space
Tie in raspberry and blackberry canes to support wires
Lift and divide congested clumps of rhubarb
Take hardwood cuttings from healthy fruit bushes
Prune apple and pear trees to control their size and shape
Cut down Jerusalem artichokes