OCTOBER
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SOW NOW
sow sweet peas now (and in February) broad beans outside hollyhock oriental poppies hellebore wildflowers winter salad leaves carrots windowsill herbs onions garlic cauliflower phacelia |
JOBS ...
plant spring bulbs (but not tulips yet) plant or move biennials like forget-me-nots, wallflowers, foxgloves cut back and compost herbaceous perennials prune climbing roses mulch raised beds plant bare-root apples, pears and other fruit trees - also fruiting shrubs such as blackcurrants and gooseberries take cuttings of penstemons and salvias pot up verbena for cuttings in the spring gather leaves for leaf mould bring in tender plants before frost keep deadheading |
be sure to cut the grass fairly short on the last cut - this will make it easier to rake up any leaves that fall!