November Fruit, Vegetables, and Herbs Care Guide

Planting Fruit Trees and Bushes

• Plant fruit trees and bushes if the soil is not too wet; if it is, wait for drier conditions.
• Apples, pears, plums, strawberries, raspberries, and currants are easy to grow in well-drained soil with a sunny aspect.
• Use freshly lifted stock for better root establishment.

Pruning and Tidying

• Fruit tree pruning can be carried out, except on plums, to avoid silver leaf disease.
• Prune and tie in trained fruit trees, such as espalier and cordon pear and apple trees.
• Tidy up the vegetable garden, removing old crops to the compost heap, unless they are diseased.
• Control weeds in the garden to lessen future effort.

Soil Preparation

• Dig over vegetable ground, removing old crops or chopping them up and burying them as you dig.
• Spread compost and rotted manure before digging it in.
• Control weeds over areas of ground that will be dug over later in winter.

Herb Care

• Herbs such as mint, tarragon, and horseradish can be lifted and divided at this time; use the most vigorous parts for replanting.
• Store vegetables that can be over-wintered in a pit or cool shed.