SEPTEMBER - APPLES, PLUMS & PEARS, ALL READY TO PICK BEFORE THEY FALL

  • September weather is often lovely, sunny and settled and if so then continue to monitor the watering of plants in pots & containers, especially tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, feed weekly too.

  • Deadhead and or cut out fading perennials to keep everywhere tidy. Leave seed heads on those plants that feed the birds and self seed if wanted.

  • Now is the time to plant spring flowering bulbs such as Daffodils and Crocus but Tulips are best planted late October and November.

  • Summer containers can now be refilled with autumn bedding such as pansies and violas.

  • Raspberries, blackberries, plums, apples and pears are all ready for harvest, keep harvesting as necessary.

  • The vegetable garden will continue to provide a bountiful variety of crops - salad, beetroot, beans, onions, potatoes, chard, spinach and brassicas.

  • Check often stored vegetables such as onions and potatoes and remove any shows signs of disease and decay.

Catherine Payne