Your Garden - September If you are not sure what jobs you could be doing in your garden in September, here are a few suggestions:
Kitchen Garden
Sow lettuce, spinach and turnips
Net brassicas to prevent bird damage
Lift and store onions in a dry place
Harvest and store apples, pears, plum and damsons
Remove any fruits from greenhouse vegetables and compost remaining plants
Dig up and store potatoes, carrots and beetroot
Fork over and clear ground of this year's vegetable plot
Sow Japanese overwintering onion sets
Sow overwintering garlic sets
Flower Garden
Start planting spring flowering bulbs where they are to flower
Take cuttings of roses, conifers and evergreens
Sow hardy annuals outdoors for flowers next year
Pull out and compost faded annuals
Sow sweet peas outdoors in a sheltered spot
Lawns
Make new lawns by applying seed or laying turf
Reduce the mowing frequency ensuring that the blades are set to at least 2.5cm (1 Inch)
Scarify lawn removing moss and thatch
Aerate lawn using a hollowtine aerator or a fork
Top dress with 6 parts sand, 1 part peat, 3 parts topsoil or JAB Lawn Dressing
Last chance to feed and weed your lawn before winter, use JAB Autumn lawn feed and mosskiller.
Gardening will be very much dependent on the weather in your area with the timings given as a guide only.
Please refer to seasonal products for a selection of our seasonal plants, products and latest new arrivals for your flower and vegetable gardens.