Assess what grew well and what didn't do so over the year and begin planning next year's crop rotation.

Harvest parsnips after the first frost as needed.

Give all this year's pots, seed trays, and other equipment a thorough wash and clean.

Sharpen tools and apply linseed oil to bare wooden handles.

Clean the greenhouse and cloche glass.

Divide rhubarb rootstock to create new crowns. Dig up and divide the existing crown into sections with a sharp spade, each with a bud, and replant under a mulch of well-rotted manure.

Dig well-rotted manure or compost into spare ground.

Boxing Day is considered to be a good day to plant onion seeds indoors.