* A general tidy up. Collect all dead plants and compost them. Its a great time of year for composting. Remove any old twine, canes, plastic plant pots etc from the allotment.

* Repair, clean and insulate the greenhouse, if you have one, and make space for plants you want to keep under glass during the cold months.

* Harvest any remaining produce, such as pumpkins and last tomatoes on the vines.

* Sow winter lettuce, and early spring Peas and Beans.

* Its a good time to plant new 'bare root' fruit trees and bushes, such as Gooseberries and Currants. Bare root, is when the plants are sold, when they are dormant, and have bare twigs and no soil on the roots.

* Garlic cloves can be planted.

* Rhubarb clumps can be divided up, and planted in new areas.

* Pot up some planters with spring bulbs, for lovely spring flower displays next March and April.

* Remove netting so birds can eat the remaining fruit, and pests, to help them fatten up for winter.