December is still a great time for gardening. In fact, there are a number of vegetable seeds to plant this month which will grow perfectly if you start now.
One gardening fan, known as @allotmentality, who boasts 12,600 followers on TikTok, shared the three veggie seeds you must begin now that’s if “you’re not already burnt out from gardening at this time of the year”.
In a clip, she said: “So if you want to keep growing, now’s a good time to start winter hardy varieties of peas. I like to start mine indoors in egg boxes which are obviously biodegradable so it’s easy to transplant them once germinated.
“I literally just plant out the whole box directly into the ground.”
But that’s not all as she also recommended broad beans.
She continued: “In milder climates like where I am in the south of England, you can get away with starting them now. Just make sure to choose an autumn sown variety.
“I’m sowing mine in another biodegradable receptacle – loo roll tubes, every gardener’s favourite right? By the way, if you struggle to keep these watered, apparently if you fill them up to the brim it should stop the cardboard from wicking water away from the plant.
“Broad beans will germinate in temperatures as low as 5 degrees celsius, so I’m starting mine in an unheated greenhouse. And finally, if the ground isn’t frozen or too soggy it’s not too late to start garlic and overwinding onions from sets.”
And finally, garlic is perfect at this time of the year.
Talking from past experience, the gardener added: “Last year, I planted my garlic in the second half of December and I still got a good harvest in the summer.
“As for onion sets, they are immature onion bulbs that are quicker to grown than starting onions from seed. All you need to do is push them into the soil so that only the pointy tip sticks out and voila! That’s it for December, happy sowing.”
Why is gardening important in December?
Planting a few seeds in this time of the year can focus on winter prep, planting cool-season crops and bare-root plants.
It also helps to plan for spring by organising seeds and maintaining tools for a productive year ahead, even as warm-season plants wind-down.
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