September is generally a cooler, gustier month than August and the days are noticeably shorter. While there’s not as much to do in the garden at this time of the year, if you have a fruit or
vegetable patch, you’ll be busy reaping the rewards of harvest. It’s also time to get out and start planting spring-flowering bulbs for next year and you can collect seeds for next summer’s colour too. Make the most of the remaining warmth while you can!
September Jobs to Do:
- Pick autumn raspberries and blackberries
- Collect up and sow seed from perennials and hardy annuals
- Dig up remaining potatoes before the slug gets there first
- Net ponds before leaves begin to fall
- Plant spring flowering bulbs
- Cover leafy vegetable crops with bird-proof netting
- Clean out cold frames and greenhouses so that they are ready for use in the autumn
- Start to reduce the frequency of house plant watering
- Keep up with watering of new plants, using rain or grey water if possible
- Divide herbaceous perennials
