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What gardening should i do during November

To do list ;

covered raspberries

• Earth up vegetables that will be hit by the winds and storms that occur over winter, vegetables you should take into consideration include, cabbage, cauliflower and particularly brussels sprouts.
• Tie brussels sprouts and sprouting broccoli to canes and apply a generous amount of mulch. Continue to tidy up your flower beds, remove your crops and continue to apply manures etc.
• If you grow rhubarb, if you are planning to reproduce your rhubarb, divide it up and cover with a thick layer of manure.
• If you grow perpetual herbs outside, it is a good idea to move them to a sheltered area.
• Continue to weed ground that has had its crop removed.
• Cover raspberries, loganberry, and tayberry plants if they are present in your garden and you haven't covered them already.

Preparation ;

During the month of November gardeners are focused on next years growing. If you are planning to cover your valuable veggies, you better get to work, covering your vegetables will prevent them from getting damaged by the harsh weather conditions that follow in winter. November is also the perfect time to prepare new ground for spring, so grab a spade and get digging. if digging isnt for you, you could also cut back the grass,then cover the cutback area with about five layers of newspaper, and finish off with a layer of compost. Next spring you should be able to dig straight into this new patch and prepare it for planting. Now is the perfect time to start investigating seed catalogues.

Sowing Seeds and Planting out ; 

We can sow broad beans outside now for an early crop next spring. It is very important to use over winter varieties, such as Aquadulce. In order to prevent your broad beans bean seeds rotting before germination, make small newspaper cups and allow them to germinate inside first. Polytunnels and greenhouses have their own climate, continue to grow carrots, red cabbage, rocket , mixed salad leaves, lambs lettuce and perpetual spinach. For best results plant you garlic before Christmas ; plant outdoors in well prepared soil in an area that recieves lots of sun. Keep an eye on all your veggies that are growing outdoors, you dont want them to rot or freeze.


Whats in season ? 
 
Early frost can kill off fragile vegetables but you can continue to harvest perpetual spinach, red cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes, swede, parsnips, apples and pears. Start harvesting leeks, winter cabbage, kale, artichokes, brussels sprouts. It is time to lift your carrots and turnips, or at least cover them with a god layer of straw to keep them warm and cozy.