Apply a high-potash fertiliser such as tomato food once fruits start to form on peppers, cucumber and aubergine plants. Pinch

Check plants daily and water them if the soil is dry. Try hanging sticky traps to catch flying pests and

Lawn growth slows down in late summer so raise the cutting height of your lawn mower to help the grass

Use a hedge trimmer to give your hedges a final trim before they stop growing. Use water butts as much

If you have plants fruiting in containers, make sure you give them a high potash liquid feed to keep them

Water evergreen shrubs like camellias and rhododendrons thoroghly this month to make sure that next year’s buds develop well. Dead-head