What to do in your garden during October
Plant & Sow
Annuals
Sow all summer flowering annuals such as :
Vegetables
- Water your vegetable garden every three to four days and pull out unwanted weeds by hand.
Sow vegetables like:
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Allium cepa (Onions) -
Petroselinum species (Parsley)
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Apium graveolens (Celery)
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Phaseolus coccineus (Runner bean)
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Raphanus sativus (Radishes)
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Lycopersicon esculentum (Tomatoes)
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Cucurbita pepo var. pepo (Gem squash)
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Cucurbita maxima (Pumpkins)
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Lactuca sativa (Lettuce)
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Daucus carota (Carrots)
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Brassica campestris var. rapa (Turnips)
Fruits
- Thin out bunches in the grapevine where necessary.
- Cherries and Peaches ripen in October
- Cape gooseberries start sowing seed this month.
Garden Maintenance
Fertilize
Fertilize fruit trees like:
- Fertilize Summer-flowering bulbs and keep them moist.
- Fertilise annuals and bedding plants with a liquid fertilizer every 14 days.
- Mow the lawn if necessary.
- Mulch the garden beds.
