Things to do in your Garden in October

Another busy month!

Tip of the month

Cover your pots to stop squirrels eating bulbs or planting their own!!

Flowers

Cut back perennials that have died down

Divide perennials

Move tender plants into the greenhouse

Prune climbing roses

Collect seeds from summer flowering perennials and store in paper bags

Sow sweet pea seeds

Plant out spring bedding

Vegetable / Fruit Garden

Harvest the last of the main crop potatoes

Harvest the last of the runner beans, save the seed and leave the roots in the ground as a soil fertiliser

Pull up carrots and store

Take off the last of the green tomatoes and make into chutney

Divide rhubarb crowns

Plant out spring cabbages

Plant winter salads in growbags

Pot up mint and parsley for the kitchen window sill

General

Good time to turn your compost bins

Clear leaves and keep for making leaf mould

Clean out the greenhouse and wash down the staging

Insulate your greenhouse with bubble wrap

Last chance to mow your lawns

Last chance to trim your hedges

Raise patio planters onto bricks so they are not sitting in water or ice over the winter

Have fun in your garden this Autumn!!!