Month by Month on The Plot

What to do now in the garden?

There are two questions that are regularly asked on the forums by new gardeners:

'How do I clear my plot?' and 'What should I be doing now?'

I've written an article on Clearing a New Allotment, which I hope helps address the first question and this series will seek to address the second question of what to do now.

You should always remember that there is no such thing as an absolute set date for a job in gardening, for a start temperatures vary according to where you are in the country. Winter comes earlier to Scotland than Devon.

Next, each year is different; some warmer and some colder although the trend is toward warmer the exception proves the rule.

So, adjust for where you are and the weather conditions.

I'm based in Cheshire, which is about in the middle of the UK so I have based these guides on what I think you should be doing here in your garden.

I'm afraid that, if you read my diaries, you will see that what I think should be done tends to vary from what actually gets done. There's never enough time to do everything in the garden!

Over the year, I have built this into 12 articles, one for each month. Please feel free to contact me if you think I've missed anything or got something wrong. Nobody is perfect, especially me.

Monthly Vegetable Growing Articles

• What to do in the Garden in January
• What to do in the Garden in February
• What to do in the Garden in March
• What to do in the Garden in April
• What to do in the Garden in May
• What to do in the Garden in June
• What to do in the Garden in July
• What to do in the Garden in August
• What to do in the Garden in September
• What to do in the Garden in October
• What to do in the Garden in November
• What to do in the Garden in December

Allotment Articles
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