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    TOP JOBS FOR JANUARY

    Nov 23, 2021 5 minutes

    FORCE RHUBARB

    Pop a forcing pot, bucket or a large pot with the drainage holes covered over rhubarb crowns to force an earlier crop of tender, pale stems.

    PLANT FRUIT

    Continue planting fruit trees, bushes and canes, but only if your soil isn’t saturated or frozen. Mulch around the area after planting.

    PRUNE TREES

    Winter prune apples and pears, remove any crossing branches then concentrate on the three Ds: dead, damaged and diseased wood.

    PLAN AHEAD

    Work out what to grow where next growing season. Aim to try something new and bear in mind the principles of crop rotation.

    LOVE YOUR SOIL

    Soil doesn’t like to remain uncovered for long. Now is a great time to top up mulches if you haven’t already done so. And it couldn’t be simpler: tip out barrowloads of well-rotted manure or garden compost on to

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