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The Gardening Year
- October |
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Events and Occasions |
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Halloween British Summertime Ends |
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Flower/Plants |
Fruit/Vegetables |
Greenhouse |
General |
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Lift and pot on tender perennials to store indoors |
Sow green manure crops in bare spaces |
Pot up rooted cuttings |
Buy farmyard manure or mushroom compost to dig into
the soil during autumn |
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Plant spring-flowering bulbs into borders and pots |
Pick apples, pears and plums as they ripen |
Plant pots of hyacinths |
Increase the height of the cut on your mower |
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Collect up and compost leaves as they begin to fall |
Sow and plant: broad beans, peas, Japanese and autumn
onion sets, spring cabbages and garlic |
Check that heating equipment is working efficiently |
Spread netting over water features and ponds to
prevent leaves going in |
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Plant evergreen shrubs and hedging, or move any that
are growing in the wrong place |
Bring potted herbs under cover to protect them |
Bring potted azaleas indoors and water with rain
water |
Order roses to plant out this winter |
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Pull up annual climbers
and cut back untidy perennial climbers |
Lift and store any remaining potatoes in a cool, dry
place |
Water indoor cyclamen to bring them back into growth
after their summer rest |
Cover newly planted bulbs with wire netting to
prevent squirrels digging them up |
