Gardening through winter can seem like a daunting prospect but any sunny days can be great opportunities to catch up on jobs in the garden.
We have put together an essential December garden checklist to help keep you gardening through the winter including garden maintenance, pruning clearing up jobs, winter crops and what to sow indoors.
Its that time of year when the garden needs a good tidy. The leaves are beginning to fall from the trees. Plus most summer vegetable have been harvested and its time to dispose of the plants. So should you compost your garden waste or could you have a bonfire to dispose of it?
So, your harvest is in and your gardening is done for the year. You are ready to sit back and relax until it all starts again in Spring. But hold on a minute. Your soil has taken a battering over the season. As temperatures start to drop and soil activity slows it will need a little attention before you put your feet up. Find out here how to prepare your garden for winter, how to look after your soil and how to ensure your soil is ready for growing vegetables from seed next year.
Gardening tips and tricks: seed growing. Want improve your seed germination success rate? Learn about the Germination Triangle and how to balance it to get a higher germination rate when planting seeds for your vegetable garden or flower borders.
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