THINGS TO DO IN NOVEMBER

IT’S TIME TO DECIDE WHAT TO PLANT NOW FOR SUMMER AND AUTUMN HARVESTS

COOL & TEMPERATE VEGIES • It may be cool still but now’s the time to begin planting herbs such as dill, parsley, oregano, rosemary, rue, thyme and sage. In slightly warmer zones, add basil, sweet or purple, to the mix. Plant lemon balm and mint into pots — you don’t want them taking over!• Once the threat of frost has passed it’s also the time to consider planting summer’s big guns like beetroot, carrots, spuds, cucumber, eggplant, leeks, silverbeet and zucchini.• Shelter your pumpkins under a crop of tall sweet corn, planted in blocks at least a metre square to maximise wind-pollination and yield.• For some garden colour to not only please the eye but also attract pollinators, put in some chamomile, petunias, snapdragons or marigolds.• How’s your garlic looking? If some…

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