It’s that time of year again when we can’t move in the nursery without tripping over a Pansy or a Cyclamen! Unfortunately this usually means that summer’s drawing to a close, although this year I hadn’t realised it had arrived yet! Still, I do like autumn, and I’m looking forward to morning walks on the South Downs as the leaves are turning gold and nature prepares itself for the long nights of winter.
September is a busy time in the garden, with plenty of jobs to keep us occupied. The summer annuals are reaching the end of their term, and it’s time to prepare the borders for the new batch of autumn and winter plants. The sight of all these plants on the nursery makes me realise that the colder months aren’t all doom and gloom! In fact, we’re starting to despatch the small and standard plug plants from the autumn range this week, so it’s time to get everything ready for potting up!
Of course, it’s not all about bedding plants at this time of year. There’s plenty to keep you occupied in the vegetable garden too! There’s no shortage of things to harvest, and we’ll soon be buried under piles of squash, pumpkins, and runner beans! Why is it that no matter how well we plan, we always end up with too much? Of course, once the autumn veg is harvested, it’s time to start planting out the late season vegetables, with cabbages, kale, swiss chard, broad beans and peas all suitable for planting between now and the end of the year.
Speaking of vegetable plots, Dave (our nursery manager) is planning to turn a neglected corner of his garden at Pebble Cottage into a vegetable patch this autumn and has promised to keep a diary of his progress here on the blog. If you’re thinking of starting a vegetable patch of your own, it will be worth reading Dave’s articles to see how (or how not!) to do it. To make sure you don’t miss anything, sign up to our blog feed!
Happy gardening!
Sam.
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