Things are definitely feeling a bit more wintery now with shorter days and the first frosts beginning tocoat the garden in the mornings. For most of us, gardening is quietening down but there are still jobs to be done, including pruning, tidying and protecting vulnerable plants.
November is a good time to plant new fruit trees and bushes if the ground is not already too cold or wet. Existing fruit trees and bushes should be pruned as soon as you are sure that they are dormant.
• Sow over-wintering broad beans outside or in the greenhouse if you have one.
• Dig over and weed vegetable beds as they become empty and feed them with rotted organic matter.
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