Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers, Shrubs, Lawns and Greenhouses - Gardening Jobs for October
Jobs for October
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FruitList Item 1
- Plant new fruit trees
- Plant new fruit bushes
- Take cuttings of gooseberries
- Take cuttings of blackcurrants
- Put greasebands around the trunks of apples and cherries
- Prune gooseberries
- Prune cane fruit
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VegetablesList Item 2
- Plant winter lettuce
- Plant spring cabbage
- Divide rhubarb (yes its a vegetable that we eat like a fruit!)
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FlowersList Item 3
- Final sowing of hardy annuals
- Divide herbaceous perennials
- Tidy herbaceous perennials
- Take penstemon cuttings
- Take hydrangea cuttings
- Plant wallflowers
- Plant spring bedding - primulas, polyanthis, forget-me-nots
- Plant lily bulbs
- Lift and store dahlias tubers
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ShrubsList Item 4
- Plant evergreen trees and shrubs
- Plant climbers
- Mulch azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias with ericaceous compost
- Take hardwood cuttings
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Lawns
- Lay turf
- Repair damaged lawns
- Continue to mow if dry
- Rake out moss
- Aerate by spiking with a lawn aerator
- Kill lawn weeds
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Greenhouse
- Sow annuals for next year
- Pot up rooted cuttings
- Reduce watering
- End of October line the greenhouse with bubble wrap or polythene for additional insulation against winter temperatures
