September
Other Jobs Around The Garden This September
Create compost bins in preparation for all the fallen leaves and dead plant material which you’ll be collecting over the coming months. Autumn leaves make a great addition to compost bins and are ideal for making leave mould.
Improve clay soil before it becomes too wet or frozen by incorporating orgainc matter and/or horticultural grit.
Raise pots off the ground for the winter by using bricks or ‘pot feet’, to prevent waterlogging.
Sow green manures such as buckwheat, clover and ryegrass on uncultivated areas to improve soil and keep weeds down over winter.
Install water butts to collect rain this autumn and winter. Rain water is great for watering ericaceous plants such as blueberries, rhododendrons and camellias.
Blitz perennial weeds, they are more vulnerable to weed killers in the autumn. Use a selective glyphosate free formula to kill both leaves and roots.
Dispose of diseased plant materials in you household or green waste. Don’t compost it as the spores may retain in the compost and reinfect your plants.
Top Tip:
Net ponds now before autumn leaf fall gets underway to reduce the amount of debris entering the water.
This Month's Key Tips
- Plant spring flowering bulbs.
- Pick autumn raspberries.
- Plant trees and shrubs i autumn, this will give them the best start to let the roots settle in before new spring growth.
- Keep up with watering of new plants.
- Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway.

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