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Growing guides
Month by month
Month by month
January February March April May June July August September October November December
January tends to be the coldest and quietest month at the allotment with sharp frosts and snow - good for killing pests and sterilizing the ground.
Sowing outdoors/under cloche
Broad beans Carrots (early)
Cauliflower Onion seeds
Peas Winter spinach
Harvesting
Brussel sprouts Broccoli
Winter cabbages Winter cauliflower
Celeriac Corn salad (lambs lettuce)
Kale Jerusalem artichokes
Leeks Spinach
Swede Turnips
Jobs
Force chicory and rhubarb
Plant fruit trees and soft fruit
Winter prune apples and pears, blackberries blackcurrants redcurrants and whitecurrants and gooseberries.
Continue digging and making new beds (if the weather permits), adding manure or compost as needed
Sow overwintering green manures
Hoe out winter weeds such as chickweed
Keep an eye on vulnerable trees and shrubs
Clean out greenhouse and coldframes ready for spring
Clean and mend tools and machinery
General tidy-up of plot
Order seeds and make plans for the year