October
General tasks
Clear up beds with any finished crops; either sow over-wintering crops such as, garlic, onion, broad bean and green manure or dig out all perennial weeds, apply a bit of muck and cover the plot with cardboard or black plastic. Draw soil up around brassicas to protect from frost; mulch using leaf mould and garden waste. Support tall brassica plants to protect from winds. Protect all brassica plants using net before pigeons return.
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Sow / plant
Broadbeans, spring cabbage, garlic, onion sets, over-wintering spinach and green manures.
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Harvest
French bean, runner bean, courgette, marrow, pumpkin, squash, broccoli, summer cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, chard, spring onion, sweet corn, tomato, potato, celery, radish, apple, pear, raspberry.