- Prune shrub and climbing roses
- Prune buddleias hard back
- Prune cornus stems for colourful stems next winter
- Plant shallots, onion sets, leeks and early potatoes in the ground or containers provided the ground is not waterlogged or frozen.
- Sow various veg seeds outside; provided ground is in suitable condition.
- Sow hardy annuals in pots or modules sow sweet pea seed outside in flowering position.
- Plant out autumn sown sweet peas.
- Divide any clumps of snowdrops or winter aconites and hellebores.
- Propagate any Dahlia shoots from tubers.
- Sow under cover aubergine, tomato, cucumber, courgette and sweet pepper seed protected from frost.
- Plant new strawberries, raspberries and blueberries in ericaceous soil or compost.
- In any spare ground, however small, sow green manure seed or wild flower seed.
- Kelvin Fairweather (Society Publicity Officer)
