This continues my series of what garden tasks should be on your to-do list for each month. Here I cover the cold and blustery month of December.

• Spray peaches/nectarines with liquid copper
• Apply horticultural oil for overwintering pests
• Plant frost resistance perennials
• Chard. Kale, fava beans, radishes – all can still be planted
• Clean up plant debris, especially under diseased or pest infected plants
• Be prepared for frost with cotton sheets or frost blankets

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