Vegetable Garden Tips

TIPS FOR VEGETABLES:

Mulch rosemary, sage and thyme plants and give celery plants a final earthing.

Cut down faded asparagus foliage and compost or burn it. Mulch beds with chopped leaves to protect crowns over the winter.

Mulch late-maturing carrots to continue harvesting them into the winter months.

Feed Rhubarb plants with one inch of organic compost. Remove leaves after they are killed by frost then mulch roots with straw.

Dig up winter cabbages. Cut off stumps and place their heads on shelves in a dry, airy shed.

Clear old runner bean stems and leaves and place on a compost heap.

Protect late cauliflower from frost by bending one or two leaves over the curds.

Harvest leeks using a garden fork to dig them up. Trim off roots and remove soil.

Continue to harvest brussels sprouts as buttons become firm.

Don't be tempted to retain potato tubers for replanting next year. They are very likely to be infected by viruses and will not produce a good crop.