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Job of the week

Grow garlic

Garlic is a key ingredient in much of our cooking and nothing beats the flavour of a home-grown crop. It needs a long growing season in the UK so the key to success is early planting, between November and the New Year.

Takes just: 1 hour

Flowers

Planting bare-rooted rose
  • Plant bare-root roses in well-prepared ground
  • Trim away unwanted suckers from tree bases
  • Clear borders and rake up leaves
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Fruit and veg

Mulching around fruit bush
  • Spread a thick layer of mulch around fruit trees and bushes
  • Plant fruit canes, bushes and trees into enriched soil
  • Prune blackcurrants
  • See all fruit & veg jobs

Greenhouse

Sowing cotoneaster seed
  • Collect fruits/berries from cotoneaster and pyracantha
  • Check stored bulbs and tubers for signs of rot
  • Bring potted strawberries into the greenhouse
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Around the garden

Covering ground with a cloche
  • Cover soil with cloches or sheets of polythene
  • Place a ball in a pond to prevent it fully freezing over
  • Take your petrol mower to a dealer for maintenance
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