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Just because the weather is colder and the growing season is slowing, doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s not a lot to do in the garden. Below Aaron Bertelsen explains a few things you should make sure you do this month.<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s still mild enough to enjoy being outside, take the opportunity to do a bit of tidying up. Remove yellowing or damaged leaves from brassicas, which will reduce the risk of fungal disease and deprive slugs and snails of a home.<\/a> You should also take out and compost any crops that have gone over so the soil<\/a> is ready for winter digging or mulching.<\/p>\n Here are a few things to help you with tidying.<\/a><\/p>\n If the weather is warm there is still time \u2013 just \u2013 to sow winter salad crops in pots, provided you do it right at the start of the month and can offer a reasonably sheltered spot. Let the weeds be your guide \u2013 if they\u2019re still growing, seeds should still germinate. Cover with fleece<\/a> at night to help them along.<\/p>\n If you are planning to force chicory (you\u2019ll need a Witloof type for this), dig up plants and pot them up. Cut off the tops and pack the plants into a large pot with a light soil\/sand mix. Cover, and put the pot somewhere dark, cool and dry.<\/p>\n Mulching<\/a> around plants such as rhubarb and soft fruit will help to feed them as well as providing winter protection. I add a 10cm layer of leaf mould, or compost<\/a> from the heap.<\/p>\n Check that stakes for fruit trees are still strong. Replace them if necessary and in any case replace the twine. This will ensure trees are well supported before winter winds hit.<\/p>\n By Aaron Bertelsen Published: Thursday, 29 September 2022 at 12:00 am Just because the weather is colder and the growing season is slowing, doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s not a lot to do in the garden. Below Aaron Bertelsen explains a few things you should make sure you do this month. October gardening jobs Tidy up While […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":15217,"template":"","categories":[1,17],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/october-gardening-jobs-scaled.jpg",1919,2560,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/october-gardening-jobs-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/october-gardening-jobs-225x300.jpg",225,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/october-gardening-jobs-768x1024.jpg",768,1024,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/october-gardening-jobs-768x1024.jpg",768,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/october-gardening-jobs-1152x1536.jpg",1152,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/09\/october-gardening-jobs-1535x2048.jpg",1535,2048,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Aaron Bertelsen Published: Thursday, 29 September 2022 at 12:00 am Just because the weather is colder and the growing season is slowing, doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s not a lot to do in the garden. Below Aaron Bertelsen explains a few things you should make sure you do this month. October gardening jobs Tidy up While…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/15216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Sow winter salad crops\u2026 quickly<\/h3>\n
Pot up your chicory<\/h3>\n
Get mulching<\/h3>\n
Check your stakes<\/h3>\n
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