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Broad Beans
Peas in sheltered
areas (round-seeded varieties)
Cauliflower
(all year)
Lettuce (Winter)
Onion seeds
(Japanese)
Peas
(winter or early)
Spinach (winter)

Brussels sprouts,
Cabbages
Carrots, Chicory
Jerusalem artichokes
Kales, Leek, Lettuce, Marrow Onions, Parsnips
Radish(winter)
Salsify
Scorzonera
Spinach
Swede, Turnip

General: Order seeds, onion sets and shallots and
various other garden sundries.
Digging.. clear out all empty beds, dig and weed for the winter. Add manure, compost and any other soil improvers necessary.
Sow over-wintering green manures on areas not being used for winter veg
Tidy up any herb plants which have gone to seed.
Get all remaining plants that have been harvested onto the compost
Clean out greenhouse and cold frames for the spring
Clean tools and maintain machinery for the spring.
Check sheds, greenhouses, poly tunnels etc for water-tightness and make sure everything is secure against the wind
Make sure all water butts and run off pipes are in place and unblocked

Fruit: Prune newly planted blackcurrant,gooseberry,
raspberry red currant and white currant bushes.
Feed fruit trees

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Parsley
Broad Beans
Peas in sheltered
areas (round-seeded varieties)
Sow early carrots under glass

Shallots (although some gardeners prefer to wait until February)

Plant Rhubarb roots

Brussels sprouts,
Broccoli, Spring
Cabbages
Carrots
Chicory
Jerusalem artichokes
Leek
Lettuce
Marrow Onions, Parsnips
Radish(winter)
Salsify
Scorzonera
Spinach
Swede
Turnip

General: Continue to get ready for Spring; clean sheds,etc.
Finish winter digging.. clear out all empty beds, dig and weed for the winter. Add manure, compost and any other soil improvers necessary.Lay new beds and borders Check paths around the plot and rebuild, shore up or widen as necessaryPrepare soil for early planting and sowing, cover with polythene sheeting to warm it up. Sow over-wintering green manures on areas not being used for winter veg. Tidy up any herb plants which have gone to seed. Get all remaining plants that have been harvested onto the compost. Clean out greenhouse and cold frames for the spring. Check sheds, greenhouses, poly tunnels etc for water-tighness and make sure everything is secure against the wind. Make sure all water butts and run off pipes are in place and unblocked
Vegetables: Chit early potatoes, buy asparagus plants; plan rotation of crops
Fruit: Continue to plant if soil conditions are suitable, otherwise, store the trees where they will not be harmed by frost.
Continue pruning, except where there are hard night frosts.Prune autumn rasberries and plant new canes
Protect strawberries with fleece or straw
Plant soft fruit bushes, bare rooted trees and summer fruiting rasberries
Prune standard apples and pears

Main crop Brussels sprouts,
Parsnips,
Late summer cabbages
salad onions and
radishes, Continue
sowing early, round-seeded peas
Leeks, kohl rabi
Sow small amounts of
chervil, chives, dill,
marjoram, parsley and
sorrel
Summer spinach
Sow carrots under cloches

General:Complete all digging and weeding;
deal with slugs. Finish winter digging.. clear out all empty beds, dig and weed for the winter. Add manure, compost and any other soil improvers necessary. Lay new beds and borders Check paths around the plot and rebuild, shore up or widen as necessary. Remove weeds from paths. Prepare soil for early planting and sowing, cover with polythene sheeting to warm it up. Tidy up any herb plants which have gone to seed. Get all remaining plants that have been harvested onto the compost Clean out greenhouse and cold frames for the spring
Clean and service tools
Make sure all water butts and run off pipes are in place and unblocked. Prune woody perennial herbs
Split herb plants
Fruit: Spring clean fruit patch, weeding and mulching
Complete all planting of fruit trees and
bushes; Finish pruning establishes trees and bushes
as soon as possible in the month; Prune autumn
planted trees and bushes if this has not already been
done and prune Spring planted ones not later than
the end of the month. Feed established trees and
bushes; dress with farmyard manure
(except strawberries) do not feed trees in grass until
May. Newly planted trees should not be fed in their
first season after planting.
Pollinate peaches, nectarines and apricots
Vegetables:Sow parsnips in ground well manured
by a previous crop. Plant early potatoes from the
middle of the month onwards;line the trenches with well rotted manure or garden compost or leaf mold. Sow salad
crops sparingly to reduce work of thinning the seedlings
Sow Primo, Winningstat and other late summer cabbages
in nursery bed for planting out next month.Sow leeks
to be planted out in June;Sow "Early Horn" or other
early carrots under cloches in two rows, 9 in apart
covering them 1/2in deep; Plant J. artichokes by
digging homes 12 in square, 12 in  deep and 18 in apart,
with half a forkful of manure or compost in each.
Place a tuber on top of each hole and return the soil.

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General: Keep on top of weeding and hoeing the beds
Thin out and transplant seedlings. Support early peas and beans. Prepare bed for runner beans by trenching and burying a deep layer of manure or compost. Newspaper also helps water retention under the roots. Protect with cloches if necessary
Vegetables:  Start hardening off soft veg grown indoors, putting out during the day
Prick out seedlings and pot on fast growing veg
Sow Herbs
Earth up first and second early potato shoots
Fruit:Plant Strawberries
Harvest early rhubarb
Tie up canes and brambles
Feed soft fruits

Beans (french/runner)
Beetroot
Cabbage (autmun)
Calabrese
Carrots
Cauliflower (autumn/winter)
Lettuce
Peas
Pumpkin
Radish
Rocket
Spinach
Spring Onions
Squash
Swede
Sweetcorn
Swiss Chard

Aubergines
Beans (french and runner)
Brassicas
Chillies
Courgette
Cucumbers
Leeks
Marrow
Melons
Potatoes (late)
Squash
Sweet pepers
Sweetcorn
Tomatoes

General : Keep on top of weeding and hoeing the beds
Support peas and beans. Plant out frost sensitive veg plants and sweet peas. Start watering if it is dry- and don't waste water! As soon as you have removed a crop, lightly dig, add some compost, soil enhancer and/or fertiliser and replace with a new crop
Vegetables: Earth up potato shoots
Fruit:Water soft fruit
Protect fruit from birds

Beans (french/runner)
Beetroot
Carrots
Chinese Cabbage
Lettuce
Pak Choy
Peas
Pumpkin
Radish
Rocket
Spinach
Spring Onions
Squash
Swede
Sweetcorn
Swiss Chard

Asparagus
Calabrese
Carrots
Garlic
(overwintered)
Lettuce
Onions
(overwintered)
Peas
Potatoes (first and second earlies)
Radish
Rocket
Spinach
Spring OnionsHarvest Rhubarb
Gooseberries
Strawberries

General:Keep on top of weeding and hoeing the beds
Support peas and beans
Support tomatoes and cucumbers
Water if it is dry
As soon as you have removed a crop, lightly dig, add some compost, soil enhancer and/or fertiliser and replace with a new crop
Vegetables: Earth up potato shoots. Pinch out side shoots on tomatoes. Remove male flowers from cucumbers. Watch out for blackfly. Protect brasiccas from pigeons
Fruit:Water soft fruit. Protect fruit from birds. Prune fan trained trees.

Cabbage (spring)
Carrots
Chinese Cabbage
Lettuce
Pak Choy
Peas (early)
Radish
Rocket
Swiss Chard
Turnips

Aubergines
Beans (french and runner)
Beetroot
Cabbage
Calabrese
Cauliflowers
Chillies
Courgette
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Marrow
Potatoes (late)
Rocket
Spring Onions
Squash
Sweet pepers
Sweetcorn
Tomatoes
Turnips
Raspberries
Redcurrents
Blackcurrents
Gooseberries

General. Keep on top of weeding and hoeing the beds
Support peas and beans. Support tomatoes and cucumbers
Water if it is dry
Vegetables:Earth up potato shoots. Pinch out side shoots on tomatoes and top when they reach 4 tresses. Remove male flowers from cucumbers. Watch out for blackfly. Watch out for tomato and potato blight. Protect brasiccas from pigeons
Cut and dry or freeze herbs. As soon as you have removed a crop, lightly dig, add some compost, soil enhancer and/or fertiliser and replace with a new crop
Fruit : Water soft fruit. Protect fruit from birds. Prune fan trained trees.

Cabbage (spring)
Carrots (early)
Chinese Cabbage
Lettuce
Pak Choy
Peas (early)
Radish
Rocket
Spinach
Swiss Chard
Turnips

Aubergines
Beans (french and runner)
Beetroot
Cabbage
Calabrese
Cauliflowers
Chillies
Courgette
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Leeks
Marrow
Potatoes
Rocket
Spring Onions
Squash
Sweet pepers
Sweetcorn
Tomatoes
Turnips
Blackberries
Loganberries
Peaches
Nectarines
Apricots
early Apples

General:Keep on top of weeding and hoeing the beds. Support peas and beans. Support tomatoes and cucumbers. Water if it is dry
Vegetables: Feed the soft veg, tomatoes, cucumbers etc. Pinch out side shoots on tomatoes and 'top when they reach 4 tresses. Remove yellowing lower leaves from tomatoes. Remove male flowers from cucumbers. Watch out for blackfly.Watch out for tomato and potato blight. Protect brasiccas from pigeons. As soon as you have removed a crop, lightly dig, add some compost, soil enhancer and/or fertiliser and replace with a new crop
Fruit:Water soft fruit. Protect fruit from birds
Prune Gooseberries, Blackcurrent, Redcurrent, Raspberries Prune cordon Apple trees and fan trained fruit trees

Carrots
Chinese Cabbage
Lettuce (late or Winter)
Onion seeds (Japanese)
Peas (late autumn or winter)
Spinach (winter)
Winter Salads

Beetroot, Broad Beans (spring sowing),
Runner and French Beans,
Cabbages-Green Broccoli,
Cabbage (Summer),
Cauliflower (Summer),Carrots,
Courgettes,
Cucumber,Garlic (Spring Planting), Lettuce,
Marrows, Onions (Summer),Peas,
Pumpkin,Radish, Rocket,
Potatoes (Early and Main),
Spinach, Spring Onions, Squash,
Sweet corn, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes,
Turnips (Early)
Blackberries
Loganberries
Peaches
Nectarines
Apricots
Apples
Pears

General:
Tidy up any herb plants which have gone to seed.
Get all remaining plants that have been harvested onto the compost
Sow over-wintering green manures on areas not being used for winter veg;
As soon as you have removed a crop, lightly dig, add some compost, soil enhancer and/or fertiliser and replace with a new crop
Asparagus: Cut down asparagus foliage and mulch
bed well with compost or well-rotted manure
Brassica family: Draw soil up around broccoli stems
to protect from frost.
Brussels sprouts - remove any blown sprouts and
stake tall plants to avoid wind-rock.
Potatoes: Lift main-crop potatoes - if there is blight
around, cut haulms and remove 3 weeks before lifting.

Fruit: Water soft fruit:Protect fruit from birds
Prune Canes

Cabbage Plants
(Spring)
Garlic
Onion Sets
Rhubarb
Strawberries

Broad Beans
Cauliflower
(all year)
Lettuce (Winter)
Onion seeds
(Japanese)
Peas (winter or early) Spinach (winter)

Fruit trees can still be planted during mild weather.

Fruit:  Winter-wash fruit trees. Continue planting if soil conditions
are suitable.  If trees are received and soil is not fit for planting,
heel them in  or keep kina frost free place.  Check stakes and ties
on newly planted trees. Continue pruning except when there is
a hard night frost.  Collect and burn prunings and scatter ash
around fruit trees before it becomes damp; red currents and
gooseberries will benefit most. Fell old  trees. Cut newly
planted blackberry, loganberry and hybrid berry bushes down to within 9-12 in of the soil level.  Prune newly planted raspberries hard after planting.
Vegetables: Draw soil around swedes and turnips. During this month or early January, prepare the site for next year's runner beans. Dig a trench 18 in wide and about 12 in deep, loosening the bottom with a fork and covering this with a 3-4 in layer of manure or compost. Over this place 3-4 in of soil and then a further layer of manure before returning the remaining soil.