Gardening Jobs For September

September plants

• Fuchsia hatschbachii
• Phlox paniculata ‘Herbstwalzer’
• Helianthus ‘Carine’
• Persicaria amplexicaulis Taurus
• Verbena bonariensis

(all available at Palmers)

September Jobs Checklist

• Bring in your tender plants
  
• Stake any late flowering tall perennials
  
• Dead head your flowers
  
• Prune climbing roses
  
• Raise the height of your lawn cutter
  
• Harvest raspberries & potatoes
  
• Prune late flowering shrubs
  
• Cover leafy vegetables
  
• Provide food & water for the birds

General Maintenance

• frost is soon to be on it’s way, so bring in any tender plants you have, like Fuchsia
• stake any late flowering tall perennials to prevent damage
• buy your spring flowering bulbs
• clear away dead leaves when they begin to fall – rotting leaves can cause disease in the garden. Use them on the compost heap

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Flowers and Plants

• sow your sweet peas in a cold frame or greenhouse, ready for early summer blooms next year
• plant new perennials, especially towards the end of the month when the soil is still warm, but moisture levels are increasing
• cut back any fading perennials
• deadhead your flowers, not forgetting hanging baskets, and remember to water and feed
• it’s a good time to start planting and moving shrubs and trees. Ensure that they get a thorough soaking when planted
• prune any late flowering shrubs
• trim your hedges into shape for Winter
• prune your climbing roses once they have flowered
• cut out any dead, spindly growth from the garden; removing from the base will encourage more vigorous growth

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Lawns

• keep mowing, but raise the height of the cut as the grass growth slows down
• apply an autumn feed to harden your lawn up for winter
• it’s the ideal time to create new lawns, fresh turf is available from Palmers

Fruit and Vegetables

• reap the rewards of your harvest
• pick your autumn raspberries
• dig up any remaining potatoes before slug damage spoils them
• cover leafy vegetable crops with a bird proof netting

Don’t Forget The Birds

• keep supplying them with fresh food and water
• check that there is not moldy food on their tables
• we have a full range of seeds and feeders available at Palmers

Let’s start getting ready for winter!