In December it is time to prepare a part of the land of your garden for future sowing. Here are the jobs to be done in the garden
Welcome December! Let's find out all the works to be done in the garden during this month
In December it is time to prepare a part of the land in your garden for future sowing, but also to think about which varieties to choose for sowing this month, in order to guarantee a good harvest later on. In December, the garden can still offer many gifts, to be collected before the frosts.
Don't forget to follow the moon phases and check the calendar for full moon days. You will find that immediately after Christmas will be the right time to devote yourself to collection of aromatic herbs to be dried.
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What to sow in December
In December it is possible to sow what can be harvested in the following months, paying particular attention to frosts. In case their arrival is foreseen, it is advisable to choose to sow in seedbeds, sheltered flower beds, boxes or tunnels. Protected sowing in colder areas is especially recommended for radishes, aubergines and chicory, lettuce and radicchio for cutting, while it is possible to sow vegetables such as peas, spinach and broad beans directly in the ground.
In December it is possible to sow:
- Garlic
- Asparagus
- carrots
- Chicory
- Onions
- Fave
- Cutting lettuce
- Melanzane
- peas
- Parsley
- Radicchio for cutting
- Snuff
- Ravanelli
- Shallot
- Spinaci
Tips for sowing
Sowing in the ground is especially recommended in regions with a milder climate, as frosts can ruin the young shoots. It is possible to make sowing in seedbeds, in boxes or in protection tunnels, so that the seeds can develop so that they are protected from frost. For the seedbed, recovery containers are perfect, even in plastic, to puncture the bottom. If you plan to sow or transplant in pots, it is good to prefer the terracotta to plastic, so that the seedlings suffer as little as possible.
The harvest of December
Depending on how much has been sown in the previous months and the arrival of frosts, the harvest can be more or less rich. A particularly cold-resistant vegetable is the Tuscan black cabbage, for the harvest of which it is usually recommended to wait for the first frost to pass, in order to obtain better vegetables. Depending on the climatic zones, they can be collected persimmons, citrus fruits (mandarins, mandarins, oranges, grapefruits) and olives. The December garden will be able to offer you, among other things:
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Carciofi
- carrots
- Cauliflower
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbages
- Cabbage
- Chicory
- Fennel
- Endive
- escarole
- White peel
- Scorzonera
- Winter spinach
- Horseradish
Variety to transplant in December
In December the transplanting of trees and shrubs and, as regards the vegetable garden, we can take care of di transplant the garlic and onion cloves, the shallot and asparagus. It is also possible to perform de transplantartichokes, choosing chests or flower beds sheltered in areas where winter is not mild at all.
Vegetable garden on the balcony in December
In December, those who have a vegetable garden on the balcony will be able to have at their disposal, depending on how much they are sown, still different vegetables, such as cut lettuce, rocket and aromatic herbs, among which you can find rosemary, oregano, sage and parsley. Ornamental cabbages must be harvested before frost arrives. It is advisable protect seedlings from frost present in the pots with the special sheets of non-woven fabric. Aromatic herbs and cutting vegetables fear frost and need to be protected especially at night, with sheets that can be removed during sunny days.
Work in the garden according to the lunar calendar
Crescent Moon: with the growing moon it is suggested to do the sowing of radishes, which can be performed directly in the open ground if the climate is not too harsh, otherwise you will have to equip yourself with a protection tunnel. Radishes can also be sown in pots, to be placed in the most sheltered area of the garden, balcony or terrace.
The moon will be waxing from December 5th to 18th.
Hot moon: when the moon is waning it is suggested to sow spinach, lamb's lettuce, baby lettuce cutting radicchio, as well as carrying out the necessary work to prepare the soil for what will be sown in spring, starting to think about fertilization if there have not already been frosts. Artichoke transplantation should be done on a waning moon. With the waning moon, the trees are pruned, avoiding frosty days so as not to damage the plants.
The moon will be waning from 1 to 3 and from 20 to 31.
Full moon: with the full moon they collect the officinal and aromatic herbs that you will want to dry, with particular reference to sage and rosemary, thyme and oregano, as well as bay leaf. We also dedicate ourselves to the fertilization of trees and the pruning of apple and pear trees. Radishes can be sown with both a waxing and a full moon, a period in which it is also recommended to sow peas in the open air.
The moon will be Sunday 19th December.
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