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Must do's for this month
Jobs that won't wait
Harvest fruit and vegetables when ripe. Store apples and pears for
use over the winter.
 Sow
hardy annuals to be overwintered outdoors as soon as possible in
cold areas. They will probably require protecting over the winter
with cloches or horticultural fleece.
Sow
parsley and chevril to provide leaves for winter and spring use.
Put herbs in pots to force for early shoots next year. Harvest all
basil since the leaves soon deteriorate as nights get colder.
Plant
out spring-flowering biennials including wallflowers and forget-me-nots
in their flowering positions to give them to establish before the
winter.
Plant
prepared bulbs in containers for indoor display to ensure you have
blooms over Christmas.
Plant
bulbs for spring-flowering in the garden. Give priority to daffodils
as they begin their root growth earlier than most bulbs.
Before
the first frost lift tender or slightly tender perennials, such
as argyranthemums, fuchsias and pelargoniums, to be overwintered
under protection. If you do not have room to house many plants under
cover, take cuttings of tender perennials to keep over the winter
in case the parent plant dies.
Move
late-flowering chrysanthemums in pots into the greenhouse before
the first frost.
Bring
in house plants that have been standing outdoors for the summer
before the evenings become cold. Don't wait until the first frost
is forecast.
Cover
summer bedding with several layers of horticultural fleece if it
is still blooming well and frost is forecast. This protection may
be sufficient to prolong the display for a little longer.
Maintain
pest and disease control so that you are not storing up problems
for next year. Continue to remove weeds so that they do not shed
seeds which will remain in the soil over the winter.
 
Information in this section comes from Reader's
Digest New
Gardening Year - a month-by-month guide to success in
your garden
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Planting
guide with Avon Mill Garden Centre
After the lull of activity at the end of summer,
suddenly there are lots of jobs to be done in the garden, some of
them urgent. The summer bedding will now be past its best, and it
is time to think about replanting for a spring display.
If there are early frosts, the transition between summer and autumn
can seem abrupt, yet in some years fine weather can continue through
to the end of the month.
In September, you need to be especially alert to changing weather
conditions to get one step ahead, so that everything that needs to
be completed before the first frosts arrive is achieved.
Finish taking late cuttings as soon as possible this month and sow
appropriate seeds while there is still residual warmth in the soil.
Autumn is the best time to plant trees and shrubs, so plan your new
plantings, organise ordering and buying and start planting as soon
as there has been enough rain to make watering unnecessary. In some
years this may not be until October.
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