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Fruit Jobs in December Prepare the ground for new fruit trees. Planting can only be done during mild spells. Cut down newly-planted grape vines to within 12 in. of the soil. Spray tree trunks with tar oil winter wash. Prune and re-nail wall fruits. Order new fruit trees. Dress with winter fertilizers as required. All orchards appreciate an annual dressing of lime, enough to whiten the soil surface.

Vegetable Jobs in December Blanch endive and seakale by covering with pots and adding light litter. Cabbage, broad bean seedlings, etc., may be lifted out of the ground by frost. Press the soil back round the seedlings. Trench celery beds when the early crop is finished. Set a few potato tubers in shallow boxes this month, and plant them in the cold frame in the New Year. Clean up herb gardens. Examine potatoes, carrots, beet and onions in store, and burn any that have begun to decay. Sharpen peasticks, sort over all stores, oil tools, clean and paint toolsheds, and prepare for the New Year in the vegetable garden.

Harvest in December
Brussels sprouts	- See recipes
Cabbage	- See recipes
Celery	- See recipes
Endive	- See recipes
Kale	- See recipes
Leeks	- See recipes
Parsnips	- See recipes
Swede	- See recipes
Turnips	- See recipes