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Plant new potatoes. If you want new potatoes
for Christmas and the New Year then now
is the time to plant some tubers. Select
healthy tubers of an early cultivars. Any
that have started to sprout, even if they
have long white sprouts and are soft, are
ideal. Plant them in a 10 inch pots or black
refuse sacks. Stand the tubers on a thick
layer of compost or good garden soil, then
cover them with more of the same, keep them
moist. As the shoots grow continue to cover
them with compost until the top of the container
is reached, if you are using refuse sacks
roll the sides down and keep unrolling as
you add compost. Keep the compost moist
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Dig the plot over as ground becomes vacant
as you clear crops, draw up plans for next
years cropping, not forgetting crop rotation.
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Its important to lift potatoes before the
end of the month, the black keel slugs get
going in November, allow them to dry off
and store in hessian or paper sacks ( never
in plastic ).
Pick green tomatoes. |
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Cloches can prolong the cropping season
at both ends of the year. Cover lettuces,
French beans, dwarf beans and any potatoes
planted in July or August.
In mild areas sow early peas ( choose round
seeded cultivars ) and winter lettuce. Cover
with cloches later.
Lift beetroot, twist off the tops, lift
carrots, and store both in hessian or paper
sacks or boxes.
Tomatoes
Brussels Sprouts
Cauliflower
Kale
Leeks
Garlic
What are Western Brassicas ?
Month by month diary on jobs to do
Allotment Preparation |
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