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    ON THE VEG PATCH

    Dec 31, 2020 4 minutes
    BY JOYCE RUSSELL

    COLLECT PEA STICKS AND BEAN POLES

    Start to gather supplies for the garden. Buy potting compost, feeds, string and bamboo canes. If you have hazel trees, you can cut your own bean poles and pea sticks before leaves start to open.

    TAKE CARE OF PROPAGATORS

    Wash out propagation boxes and check plugs and cables on heated devices. It’s worth monitoring temperatures for 24 hours before you use them, just to make sure that thermostats are still working.

    PRUNE AUTUMN RASPBERRIES

    Cut old canes down to the ground as soon as you see growth and leaves starting to open on new canes. This is a good time to feed rows of autumn fruiting varieties -use a

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