Here’s a final little checklist for you to tick off to make sure your plot is fully prepared for winter so that you get a great crop next spring from better soil.
- Remove old plants and foliage – healthy ones can go on the compost pile, diseased ones should be removed altogether to prevent spreading.
- Make sure empty beds are weed-free and empty out unused pots/containers.
- Cover empty beds with a layer of compost or well rotted fertiliser, then cover with polythene or cardboard.
- Thoroughly clean empty pots and containers.
- Wash down greenhouse windows.
- Put things away – watering cans, garden forks and so on should be tidied away so that they don’t get wet and damp.
- Protect growing veg from frost and pigeons (horticultural fleece works wonders)
- Pull up remaining beetroot, carrots and potatoes before frosts.
- Turn your compost pile.
- Mulch winter veg.