October
Clean greenhouse glass using Armillatox to allow all the light to get through
Use bubble wrap to insulate your greenhouse
If your greenhouse is empty now is a good time to fumigate with a Sulphur Candle in preparation for winter shutdown.
Apply Glue Band Traps to fruit trees at the end of this month. These provide a barrier against Winter Moth, Caterpillars, Earwigs and Ants.
Dig over empty beds to improve the soil condition and add organic matter
Rake up fallen leaves to prevent disease setting in
Tie up climbing roses to protect them from wind damage
Use Garden Lime to improve acid and clay soils. It is also good for eliminating the conditions under which club root thrives.
Plant herbaceous perennials whilst the soil is still warm and moist. Prepare the ground with organic matter and bonemeal
Continue planting Spring bulbs
Give lawns a boost with a last feed of Autumn Lawn Food
Continue to plant onion sets and garlic
Sow Broad Beans. Cover with a cloche or fleece which stops mice digging them up as well as protection from the weather.
Spray Peaches and Nectarines against Peach Leaf curl
Seeds for various flowers, including sweet peas and poppies can still be sown inside and outside
Vegetable and herb seeds also still available for indoor and outdoor sowing
Order bare rooted trees, hedging and roses