Monday, 12 September 2016

SEPTEMBER GARDENING


September

Lawns:

  • New lawns can be sown or turf laid.
  • Worn areas can be resown.
  • Set the blades of the mower to a medium height.

Bulbs:

  • Spring flowering bulbs are now available. Buy early for the best choice, chose large bulbs for better flowers.
  • Plant Daffodil and Narcissi bulbs.
  • Pot up bulbs for indoor flowering.

Flower Border:

  • Dead head perennials. If desired cut down dead stems or leave over winter for an architectural look.
  • Dead head roses and tie in new shoots on climbers.
  • Divide and transplant rock plants if they are spreading too far.
  • Begin autumn planting of shrubs, trees and hardy plants.
  • Water Dahlias when necessary and support.
  • Plant out Carnations and Pinks and pinch out growing tips.

Vegetable Patch:

  • Harvest Onions and Shallots and allow them to dry naturally.
  • Pick French Beans and Runner Beans.
  • Lift main crop Potatoes.

Fruit Gardens:

  • Pick Apples and Pears.
  • Watch out for Peach leaf curl, burn any diseased leaves and treat the tree with copper fungicide.

Squires calender 

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