Flowers 🌼
Plant up containers for autumn interest, using cyclamen, heathers and other colourful bedding plants.
Plant spring bulbs in autumn, including daffodils and hyacinths in pots and borders.
Keep summer bedding flowering in hanging baskets and pots until the first frosts by deadheading and feeding regularly.
Garden Maintenance 🌿
Scarify well-trodden areas by spiking with a garden fork and re-seed bare patches.
Clean out water butts and check downpipe fittings in preparation for autumn rains.
Check that tree ties and plant supports are firmly in place, ahead of any autumn gales.
Greenhouse 🌱
Reduce watering as growth slows
Maintain good plant hygiene, picking off faded blooms and dead leaves before fungal diseases can take hold.
Stay vigilant for pests and diseases in the greenhouse and treat any you find immediately.
Fruit and Vegetables 🍎
Start sowing hardy varieties of broad beans and peas for early crops next year.
Cut away any leaves covering the fruits of pumpkins, squash and marrows to help the skins ripen in the sun.
Complete summer pruning of both free-standing and trained apple trees, to encourage good fruiting in future years.
House plants 🌵
Feed house plants once a week with liquid fertiliser, continuing through to autumn.
Water house plants less frequently and move them off particularly cold windowsills at night.
Repot any house plants that have become top heavy or pot bound into larger containers.
Take large-leaved houseplants into the garden and hose them down to clean off accumulated dust.
