December To-Do List - What To Do In December Gardens

1. What should I do in my garden in December?
2. What can I plant in my garden in December?
3. What do I do with my garden in the winter?
4. Can I start a garden in December?
5. What seeds can I start in December?
6. What flowers can I plant in December?
7. What can I plant now for Christmas?
8. What veg can I plant in December?
9. What fruit can I plant in December?
10. How do I put my garden to bed for winter?
11. What should I cover my garden with in the winter?
12. How can I make my garden look better in the winter?

What should I do in my garden in December?

Just as baseball players take winter off to relax before spring training, gardeners also should be able to have an off season.
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Here, 10 things to do in the garden in December:

1. Prune and trim. ...
2. Clear the gutters. ...
3. Feed the birds. ...
4. Protect fragile plants. ...
5. Mulch with straw. ...
6. Continue to compost. ...
7. Remove snow.

What can I plant in my garden in December?

A complete listing of vegetables that can be planted in December and through the winter includes beet, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, Chinese cabbage, collard, endive, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, leek, lettuce, mustard, onion, peas (English and snow), radish, rape, rutabaga, shallot, Swiss chard and turnip ...

What do I do with my garden in the winter?

10 Ways to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

• Clean up rotting and finished plants: ...
• Remove invasive weeds that may have taken hold over the growing season: ...
• Prepare your soil for spring: ...
• Plant cover crops: ...
• Prune perennials: ...
• Divide and plant bulbs: ...
• Harvest and regenerate your compost: ...
• Replenish mulch:

Can I start a garden in December?

December offers a period with moisture and relatively cool temperatures. Take advantage by improving your soil and by growing plants that you can't grow for most of the year. Add compost to your soil. Grow cool-season vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, kale, peas, and swiss chard.

What seeds can I start in December?

With that in mind, here's a brief list of easily started cool- and warm-season vegetables for this spring's garden along with a window of time within which their seeds can be started indoors: broccoli (start seeds in December), lettuce (anytime now through January, after which sow directly outside), cauliflower ( ...

What flowers can I plant in December?

15 Stunning Flowers That Bloom Even in the Dead of Winter

• of 15. Pansies and Violas. ...
• of 15. Snowdrops. ...
• of 15. Winter Jasmine. ...
• of 15. Hellebores. ...
• of 15. Pieris. ...
• of 15. Winterberry. ...
• of 15. Winter Aconite. ...
• of 15. Cyclamen.

What can I plant now for Christmas?

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• Cabbage.
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• Carrots.
• Christmas.
• Growing potatoes.
• Hoverflies.
• Kale.
• Leeks.

What veg can I plant in December?

Most can be planted or sown directly outdoors to ensure that your winter vegetable garden is fully stocked.

1. Onions and Shallots. Autumn planting onion sets are easy to grow and will virtually look after themselves over winter. ...
2. Garlic. ...
3. Spring Onions. ...
4. Perpetual Spinach. ...
5. Broad Beans. ...
6. Peas. ...
7. Asparagus. ...
8. Winter Salads.

What fruit can I plant in December?

Some of the best winter fruits are persimmons, pomegranates, crabapples, apples, cherries, raspberries, citrus, and strawberries.

How do I put my garden to bed for winter?

5 Ways to Put Your Garden Beds to Bed for Winter October 26, 2016

1. Collect leaves and yard debris for the compost pile, discard diseased foliage. Pull up the old vegetable plants in your garden beds. ...
2. Mulch after the ground freezes. ...
3. Remove annuals and harvest seeds. ...
4. Get rid of weeds. ...
5. Side dress with compost and manure.

What should I cover my garden with in the winter?

For vegetable gardens, another option is to simply cover your garden beds with black plastic or a layer of cardboard or even an old carpet, leaving it in place through the winter season and up until you're ready to plant in spring. This will kill existing weeds and subdue sprouting seeds.

How can I make my garden look better in the winter?

If your green fingers are itching and you're craving some time outdoors, there's still plenty to do in the garden during the winter months.

1. Appreciate evergreens. ...
2. Plant bare-root plants. ...
3. Enjoy winter flowers and scent. ...
4. Tidy up. ...
5. Attract wildlife. ...
6. Make the most of your greenhouse. ...
7. Plant winter containers.