What to see and do in October
There is a definite switch in the gardening at this time of year . Still plenty to harvest at the start of October with final crops of courgettes, lettuce, tomatoes and peppers.
Our pumpkins have done particularly well this year – planted on the new no-dig bed and on the compost heaps at the far end of the site.
Jobs for the month:
Walled Garden:
Cut down spent hops and remove strings
Prune climbing roses
Remove all figs except smallest
Begin leaf collection
Aerate knot garden lawn
Start protecting tender plants for winter
Move all containers to the protection of a wall or into the poly tunnel
Harvest medlars and quince
Harvest pumpkins and store
Jubilee Orchard:
Continue with harvesting apples
Remove windfalls
Continue to apple juice
Cullen Garden:
Cut back plants to tidy for winter
Collect leaves
Empty wooden tub and replant for winter
Lift and divide where necessary
Weed and mulch beds
Community Garden:
Final harvesting of tomatoes, courgettes, peppers
Clear spent crops and compost them
Spread compost and manure on cleared ground
Plant garlic
Plant salad undercover
