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7 postsFrom mid September · CW 38 what your lawn needs is potassium, not fast-acting nitrogen. Add the last cut to 4 to 5 cm between CW 44 and CW 46 and clear the leaves regularly. That is how the sward gets through winter without snow mould and moss.
The sweet chestnut is not the horse chestnut: it gives you edible marrons, wants acidic, warm soil and needs a second tree for pollination. Here is how to get the site, care and the prickly autumn harvest right.
How to plant tulips, daffodils and crocuses in autumn: twice as deep as tall, at the right time and protected from voles.
Planted bare-root in the dormant season, almost any fruit tree establishes better than container stock. How to get spot, planting depth and the planting cut right, step by step.
Garden and kitchen waste become the best fertiliser you can get for free. Why the whole secret lies in the ratio of green and brown material, how to avoid rot, and what must never go on the compost.
September has two sides: you bring in the apples, squash and last of the summer vegetables, and at the same time you lay the groundwork for next year with flower bulbs and a green manure. Here's how to ease into autumn.
October brings the last big harvest indoors and is, at the same time, the best planting season of the year. You store away root vegetables, set out fruit trees, and use leaves and mulch to get the garden ready for winter.
