Temperatures in September can vary greatly. On less-than-ideal days, you could organise your greenhouse in preparation for overwintering your tender plants. Clear it out and give it a good scrub in preparation for the coming months.
To keep the garden clean and tidy, remove any dead growth and check for signs of disease; if you do find any diseased plants, we recommend burning to prevent it from spreading. If you have a compost heap, you can add any other dead growth or spent plants.
This is an excellent month to prepare your spring bulbs for planting, but remember to leave Tulip bulbs until November.
Ornamental Garden Job List for September:
- Continue to deadhead
- Begin to clear leaves as necessary
- Keep borders clear of weeds
- Take cuttings of tender perennials
- Continue to deadhead bedding plants
- Plan for next year’s garden displays
- Collect seed from perennials / hardy annuals
- Start planting spring bulbs
- Lift and divide herbaceous perennials
- Start planting trees and shrubs
- Prune lavender.
Vegetable Garden Job List for September:
- Leave marrows, squashes, pumpkins etc. to ripen on the plant
- Plant autumn onion sets
- Lift onions and shallots and allow to dry out.
- Prune fruit trees
- Continue harvesting fruit
- Harvest maincrop potatoes
- Sow winter greens such as land cress, mustard spinach, corn salad and hardy lettuce cultivars
General Garden Job List for September:
- Empty and tidy up the greenhouse
- Rake, aerate and feed lawns. If the lawn is showing signs of wear sow grass seed
- Make your own compost heap with plant debris
- Start thinking about storing summer furniture away
- Book in a service for your machinery
Garden Machinery to get you through the month (click to see our selection)
Hand tools to get you through the month (click to see our selection)
We are dealers for Mountfield, Stiga, and Stihl garden machinery as well as Spear and Jackson and Draper Tools.
