WHAT TO DO IN DECEMBER

◼ From now until spring, water sparingly to keep plants growing◼ Check over leafy brassica crops for whitefly and use yellow sticky traps or an organic plant-based spray to try and control numbers.◼ Keep on top of collecting vine leaves as they fall, especially if they are covering plants beneath.◼ Push a hoe through borders around growing veg to chop off any late-germinating weed seedlings.◼ Check plants growing in the polytunnel regularly and as soon as you spot any damaged or yellow leaves pick them off and add to the compost heap.