Month by month on the allotment
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Every month brings its own jobs. These pages cover what to sow, plant and harvest, and the maintenance that keeps a plot under control.
Timings are a guide. A plot in Cornwall and one in the Scottish Highlands can be weeks apart, so watch your local forecast and the plots around you.
Month by month
- What to sow in JanuaryJanuary allotment jobs: what to sow under cover, chitting potatoes and winter tasks on the plot.Coming soon
- What to do on the allotment in NovemberNovember allotment jobs: plant garlic and hardy broad beans, lift leeks and parsnips, net brassicas, plant fruit canes and clear and cover beds.
- What to do on the allotment in DecemberDecember allotment jobs: harvest winter veg, check stored crops, order seeds and seed potatoes, plan your rotation and look after tools and structures.
Sources
- Met Office: Met Office: what frost is, when it forms and how frost risk varies by place and season awaiting check