November

Garden Tasks for November

• Collect fallen rose leaves that have signs of blackspot so they don't carry the disease over to next year.  Bin them, don't compost them.

• Put frost protection fleece or straw around half-hardy plants.   Bring frost sensitive container plants under cover if possible.

• Lift dahlia tubers to store in a frost free place.

• Plant bare root shrubs and trees whilst the ground still has some warmth.

• Plant bulbs ready for the spring.

• Add organic matter to vegetable plots.

• Fit grease bands to fruit trees to stop flightless winter moth females from climbing to lay eggs.

• Protect damp sensitive plants, such as agaves, from waterlogging by raising containers off the ground or getting them under cover.  Cambridge botanic garden fit a rain cover over their large outdoor agaves.