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What to plant in December in Cantabria

In December in Cantabria: 5 plants to sow, 46 to plant out and 53 to harvest, plus feeds and treatments with doses.

This month's climate

10.5°Mean · 6.7–14.2 °C
118mm · 12.1 rain days
74h · Sun

Source: AEMET climate normals, station Santander Aeropuerto (1109), 1981–2010.

Climate alerts this month

  • Frost risk: 2 frost days on average. Cover tender plants at night.
  • Very wet month: 118 mm. Watch for fungal disease and keep beds well drained.

Sow

5

Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.

Plant

46

Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.

Harvest

53

Prune

0

Nothing this month.

Feed

1
  • CyclamenOrganic granular fertiliser50–80 g / m²

Preventive treatment

2
  • Lemon treeCopper (Bordeaux mixture) · against fungal diseases10–15 g / L
  • Orange treeCopper (Bordeaux mixture) · against fungal diseases10–15 g / L

Approximate doses: always follow the product label. Spray in the evening, never in full sun or on flowers visited by bees. No sulphur above 30 °C.

Jobs this month

  • Spread manure on empty beds
  • Clean and sharpen tools

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