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October Jobs Calendar

 

   

Vegetable Beds

  • Plant Garlic
  • Earth up leeks
  • Lift and store carrots and beetroot
  • Transplant spring cabbages
  • Digging for next year (do not add lime within two weeks of digging in manure)
    • Double dig 2 out of 16 beds
    • Bean/Pea beds - dig and manure well
    • Carrots/Parsnip beds - dig, NO manure
    • Brassica beds - dig and manure well
    • Potatoes beds - dig and manure well
  • Clear up beds - especially any finished crops which could harbour disease/pests
  • Tidy up herbs - cutting back seed heads and old stems

Fruit

  • Plant gooseberry bushes and raspberry canes

What's in Season?

  • Beetroot
  • Green Broccoli
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Carrot
  • Cabbage - Savoy and Red
  • Leek
  • Lettuce
  • Spring Onions
  • Peas
  • Pumpkin and Squash
  • Rocket
  • Salsify and Scorzonera
  • Spinach
  • Sweetcorn
  • Swiss Chard
  • Tomato - outdoor
  • Turnips - main crop
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