EDIBLE GARDEN

Plant winter herbs including dill, coriander (right) and fennel

Reduce watering of deciduous fruit trees, but continue soaking citrus trees during dry periods to prevent fruit drop and splitting

Put in place frost-protection measures for tender fruit trees, including mango, banana and pawpaw

Sow lettuce, rocket and asian greens in pots, as they grow well in containers during cool conditions Bag and bin diseased and fallen fruit at base of trees Plant strawberries in all but cold areas, and keep them mulched with straw or pine needles

Sow broad beans (left) in double rows, 20cm apart Remove codling moth traps from apple trees, and reduce hiding spots for cocoons by scrubbing trunks to remove aky bark and litter from branch crotches

Side-dress brassicas and leafy greens with blood and bone or pelletised chicken manure every six weeks