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Start
planting bulbs for spring |
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You can plant
bulbs this month for a colourful winter
& spring. Bulbs include: Narcissus , Daffodils
to me and you! Tulips, snowdrops, crocus
, lilies and iris. Do it now then it's out
the way.
Buy plant bulbs online here...
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Start
tidying up for winter |
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September is a good time to start tidying
up for winter. Debris such as plants that
have died back can be picked up and disposed
of. It's also a great month for collecting
seeds. Condition your soil by digging it
over and adding manure at the same time.
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Potted
Azaleas |
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Your potted Azaleas will need to be brought
indoors sometime this month ready for the
winter. |
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Take
cuttings |
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Take cuttings this month from: Lavender,
Penstemons, heather, fuchsias, hydrangeas,
rose, clematis, buddleia, alpines, ceanothus
and bedding geraniums. To take cuttings
pull off side shoots with heels, remove
the lower leaves and then place in compost. |
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Sowing
your seeds |
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Next years spring flowering seeds should
be sown this month. Sow Greenhouse annuals,
Sweet peas and Hardy annuals.
Growing from seed... |
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Hydrangeas
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Cut back flowers of Hydrangeas by cutting
back to a healthy pair of leaves. |
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Fruit
Trees |
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If you have fruit trees then now is the
time to put a Grease band around them to
stop pests from crawling up and destroying
the fruit. |
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Herbs
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Plant thyme and rue, also sow the seeds
of angelica and lovage in the garden. |
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More
jobs that need doing this month |
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Remove early cyclamen flowers / Dry off
your begonias / lift gladioli / prune back
rampant climbers / Clear away annuals that
have finished flowering / Plant perennials,
shrubs and trees apart from conifers. |
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