THINGS TO DO IN DECEMBER

NOW IS THE SEASON TO SET ABOUT HEAT-PROOFING YOUR GARDEN AS WELL AS CHECKING THOSE THRIVING WEEDS

COOL & TEMPERATE VEGIES • Seedlings planted in November as well as ripening salad crops could use a feed around about now — a seaweed tea or low-environmental-impact liquid fertiliser — plus shade and regular water. Plant dwarf beans from seed for a quick crop. • Until the New Year, this is probably as warm as it’s going to get in the cooler regions. It’s a good time to put in carrots, capsicums, cucurbits, French beans and, if you haven’t planted some already, some sweet corn. You might also try tomatillos and perhaps a crop of borlotti beans for autumn harvest. • Get that herbarium happening! Put in some basil, chives, dill, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme. Mint, however, should be started in pots — it’s good to go now but can take over…

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