GARDENING TIPS FOR SEPTEMBER

[Gardenman]

Back again from running my retreats out in Kefalonia. Very hot this year 🔥🔥🔥

 

Right, where to start? There’s a lot to do, so pay attention at the back there 😂

 

1. Lawns

Give a higher cut to help the grass survive the warm weather we are having & the wetter weather to come. 
Rake & spike the lawn every 6inches before feeding with Autumnal lawn feed , don’t use Summer feed, it will encourage growth & you’ll be cutting it in the winter!! Autumn feed encourages hardiness & root growth. Try to use a lawn spreader so you don’t feed it too much. It will burn it 

2. Hedges

Prune hedges before winter, cut them narrower at the top , helps with the snow if we get it & stops the hedge from shading itself at the bottom 

3. Divide herbaceous  perennials , free plants !! did the extra plants in well with a little compost. While you are at it, collect seeds from hardy annuals & perennials . You can plant them out now or put them in a dry paper bag til spring . Continue deadheading plants such as Dahlias Roses Delphiniums & Penstemons. Take cuttings of Pelargoniums & Osteospermums, more free plants . Take care of your hanging baskets & planting boxes by deadheading watering & feeding them 

4. Time to start planting Spring flowering bulbs . Maybe while you’re doing the lawn you can pop a few in secluded places in the lawn . Snowdrops Crocuses & Daffodils 

5. Don’t forget to pick all those beautiful fruits & vegetables if you are lucky enough to have a veg patch . Or if not a great time to take the kids to the park or the countryside & go Blackberrying . Such fun getting torn to shreds & covered in blackberry juice & scratches 😂😂😂

6.How about sowing a Wildflower meadow to encourage Bees & Butterflies. Good time before winter to lay a new lawn to establish itself over the winter months. 
 

7. Time to treat fences sheds pergolas furniture using an ecological water based paint & fix that leaky old shed & outbuildings while your there 

8. This is the end I promise. Power wash your patios paths & decks to stop them becoming slippery over winter & developing algae 

 

In this weather, all your plants & lawns need a good watering. Best in the evening to avoid dehydration & give them all a good soaking 

Thats it for now & as usual. If it’s all too much or you want your garden redesigning or going over please use the recommended gardeners on this forum, including my Son Oli at Exterior Design Gardens. Oh I got a bad review. Not bad for 22 years, but I take responsibility & the lad I was working with, no longer works with me 

HAPPY GARDENING 😁

[bobbbino]

Hey thanks for posting this advice. Are there any organised groups of gardeners that get together in person locally? Would be great to meet others, swap seeds and plants etc.