NOVEMBER

ESSENTIAL JOBS CHECKLIST FOR NOVEMBER

TOPICAL TIPS FOR NOVEMBER

Flower Garden

Frosts can strike in November so make sure you have some horticultural fleece handy to throw over tender shrubs
November is a good time of year to plant new hedges. You cab order bundles of bare-rooted hedging plants in garden centres now. Prepare your site well, digging on lots of organic matter such as homemade compost or Westland ’ s Farm Manure before you plant
Harden off autumn-sown sweet peas by keeping the cold frame open as much as possible during slight frosts. If the temperature drops below – 2 C (28 F) close the frame and covers it. Watch out for aphids on the young plants

Roses

Roses need very little attention this month – just make sure they're all tidied up for the winter

Lawn

This is your last chance to catch up with jobs you didn't do earlier, such as aerating your lawns and applying an autumn feed

In the Greenhouse

Pot on cuttings of tender perennials that were taken in September. Use Multi-Purpose Compost or John Innes No. 2 if you prefer.
Keep the greenhouse well-ventilated to keep diseases at bay

Containers

For a splash of colour plant a container with some of the colourful ornamental cabbages now available or winter-flowering heathers. The heathers, varieties of Erica carnea prefer an ericaceous compost
If you have cordylines or other tender shrubs in pots protect them from winter frosts. Remember that some terracotta pots are not frost-resistant and should be stored through the winter

Vegetable Garden

For an early crop of broad beans sow varieties such as "Aquadulce Claudia" and "Reina Blanca"
Peas can be sown for an early crop.
If your cold frame is standing idle use it to grow a crop of carrots

Herb garden

If you have a bay tree in a container make sure it's in a sheltered place or protect it with fleece for the winter

Fruit Garden