Category: Fruit

Prune fruit trees and bushes now, such as apple and pear trees and blackcurrant bushes and raspberries if not pruned earlier. If possible dig over vegetable ground, removing old crops. Control weeds over areas of ground that will be dug over later. Spread compost before digging it in. Plant new fruit trees and bushes.

  • Overgrown herb plants can be cut back or divided and re-planted.
  • Fruit tree pruning can be carried out, except on plums and cherries.
  • Fruit trees and bushes can be planted at any time if the soil is not too wet.
  • Compost heaps can be dug out and the compost spread on vegetable ground or for digging in.
  • Fruit trees and bushes of all kinds are available now and can be planted immediately. An excellent choice of varieties is available to choose.
  • Lift any remaining root crops and store them is a suitable shed or pit outdoors.
  • Continue to tidy the vegetable garden and make sure to clear off weeds, not letting them to grow on over winter.
  • Plant rhubarb stools in a sunny spot in good soil. Lift rhubarb for forcing in a black bag in a warm place.
  • Dig over vegetable ground but not in wet weather. Rough digging before the worst of winter leaves the ground in god condition for spring.
  • Fruit tree pruning can be carried out, except on plums and cherries as it can leave them prone to silver leaf disease.
  • Fruit trees and bushes can be planted in good conditions. For best results choose a place with good deep soil, full sunshine and good shelter.
  • Tidy away rubbish and control weeds. Plant rhubarb now.
  • Fruit trees and bushes can be planted if the soil is not too wet, otherwise just wait for a drier time.
  • Fruit tree pruning can be carried out, except on plums.
  • Control weeds and grass around fruit trees and bushes.
  • Prune and tie in trained fruit trees, such as espalier and cordon pear and apple trees.
  • Herbs such as mint, tarragon and horse radish can be lifted and divided at this time, using the most vigorous bits for re-planting.
  • Fruit trees and bushes can be planted now, using freshly lifted stock that takes root much better.
  • Continue to tidy the vegetable garden and make sure to knock back weeds, not letting them to grow on over winter.
  • This is the ideal time for planting new fruit trees and bushes as the soil ‘is usually’ in ideal condition.
  • Dig over vegetable ground, removing old crops, or chopping them up and burying them as you dig.
  • Store vegetables that can be over-wintered in a pit or cool shed.
  • Control weeds over areas of ground that will be dug over later in winter. Spread compost before digging in.
  • Plant fruit trees and bushes of all kinds in the coming weeks. Apples, pears and plums in that order are easy to grow in a good well-drained soil with a sunny aspect.
  • Soft fruits, including strawberries, raspberries and currants are even easier to grow and need less space.
  • Established fruit trees can be pruned with the exception of plum trees, to avoid silver leaf disease.
  • The vegetable area can be tidied up, and perhaps dug over, but weeds should certainly be controlled to lessen the effort later.
  • This is an ideal time to plant new fruit trees and bushes of all kinds.
  • Dig over vegetable ground, removing old crops to the compost heap, unless they are diseased.
  • Control weeds over areas of ground that will be dug over later.
  • Spread compost and rotted manure before digging it in.
  • At this stage, though it might seem like a chore, the vegetable garden needs to be tidied up and old crops removed.
  • Potatoes, carrots and swede turnips can be stored in suitable conditions – a cool shed with an earthen or concrete floor, or an outdoor pit, is ideal but take precautions against rodents.
  • Plant fruit trees and bushes, and these are available now in garden centres.
  • At this stage, though it might seem like a chore, the vegetable garden needs to be tidied up and old crops removed.
  • Potatoes, carrots and swede turnips can be stored in suitable conditions – a cool shed with an earthen or concrete floor, or an outdoor pit, is ideal but take precautions against rodents.
  • Plant fruit trees and bushes, and these are available now in garden centres.
  • Remove old vegetables as soon as they as finished and do not allow weeds to build up.
  • Lift and store potatoes and carrots now for winter use.
  • Parsnips generally keep better when left in the ground.
  • Prune raspberries, blackcurrants and gooseberries.
  • Spring cabbage plants can still be planted and early cauliflower plants can be over-wintered in a cold-frame, if available.
  • Cut back asparagus fern and remove weeds if the fern has turned yellow.
  • Vegetables often put on a late spurt of growth, especially if the weather is warm and moist.
  • Warm weather can lead to brown rot of fruit, especially apples, and any rotten ones should be picked off the tree and ground and buried to prevent further transfer of spores.
  • Fruit crops can be picked and stored, using flat shelves or trays for pears and plastic bags, open at the neck, for apples.
  • Overmature vegetables should be chopped up and composted.
  • Weeds should be removed or sprayed and the ground dug over roughly to allow it to weather during the winter.
  • Strawberries can be planted now.
  • Plant spring cabbage into ground vacated by early potatoes. No fertilizer is needed because the potatoes would have been adequately fed. This ground is also usually nice and open after potatoes ? just the conditions that spring cabbage needs to make some growth before winter.
  • Continue to tidy up and remove old crops and weeds; growth is still strong and the job will become more difficult later.
  • Pick apples and pears as they become ready. The best test is to gently lift a fruit, if it comes away easily, the fruit is ripe.
  • Pears need some time – a week to several weeks – to ripen off the tree.
  • If vegetables have gone over, pull them up and compost them, if they not diseased. Most vegetables pull out easily when the soil is soft.
  • Take the opportunity to clear out weeds. Later the soil will grow colder and wetter and these removal jobs will be more difficult.
  • Conditions are ideal for planting spring cabbage which benefits from making root growth while there is still a little heat in the ground.
  • Lift potatoes before the small underground slugs become active, and the soil becomes sticky.
  • Place pumpkins on a flat stone or piece of slate or wood if the ground is heavy and wet.
  • Do not let weeds go to seed now, especially chickweed that specialist of the moist autumn days, to avoid building up trouble for years to come.
  • Raspberry and tayberry canes that have finished fruiting could be pruned out and the new canes tied into position.
  • Finish off any remaining summer pruning of over-vigorous apples and pears, shortening the long whippy shoots to about finger length.
  • Plant out new strawberry runners while the gorund is in good condition, and prepare for planting other fruits later in autumn.
  • Control all weeds and dig the soil deeply, ensuring that it is a sunny site with deep well-drained soil.
  • After a spell of dry weather, dig over vegetable ground, removing old crops not already taken out, or use a no-dig technique layering well-rotted garden compost on the surface.
  • Control weeds over areas of ground that will be dug over later – hoe out the weeds, cover with old carpet or use suitable weedkillers. 
  • Plant new fruit trees and bushes. Control weeds around new and established fruit trees and bushes – these crop better without competition from grass or weeds.
  • Prune fruit trees and bushes now, if not done
  • The vegetable garden has gone past its summer peak.
  • Watch sweet corn as it is becoming ready, also parsnips, potatoes and swede turnips.
  • Get rid of all old crops when they are finished and make sure not to let weeds get away and go to seed.
  • When lifting potatoes, make sure to get out all small potatoes because these will become ‘ground-keepers’, and can carry blight and blackleg disease.
  • After a spell of dry weather, dig over vegetable ground, removing old crops not already taken out, or use a no-dig technique layering well-rotted garden compost on the surface.
  • Control weeds over areas of ground that will be dug over later – hoe out the weeds, cover with old carpet or use suitable weedkillers. 
  • Plant new fruit trees and bushes. Control weeds around new and established fruit trees and bushes – these crop better without competition from grass or weeds.
  • Prune fruit trees and bushes now, if not done

Raspberry canes that have finished fruiting could be pruned out and the new canes tied into position. If there are too many canes, reduce the number to about ten or fifteen per metre of row.

Summer pruning of over-vigorous apples and pears could be carried out now to reduce vigour and increase cropping.

Vegetables to over-winter could be sown, for instance, lettuce. chard and spring onions.

If not already done, spring cabbage should be sown without delay, or wait and buy some plants in September.

Do not let weeds go to seed.

Swiss chard, Oriental vegetables and lettuce can be sown still.

Spring cabbage should be sown now.

Do not let weeds go to seed to avoid building up trouble for the years to come.

Spray apple and pear trees in damper localities or if wet weather persists.

Use vegetables before they go over …? freezing them is a possibility and most?garden vegetables ‘freeze very well.’ Or give surplus vegetables away before they become over-mature.

  • Do not let weeds go to seed now, especially chickweed, to avoid building up trouble for years to come.
  • Raspberry and tayberry canes that have finished fruiting could be pruned out and the new canes tied into position.
  • Finish off any remaining summer pruning of over-vigorous apples and pears, shortening the long whippy shoots to about finger length.
  • Plant out new strawberry runners while the gorund is in good condition, and prepare for planting other fruits later in autumn.
  • Control all weeds and dig the soil deeply, ensuring that it is a sunny site with deep well-drained soil.
  • Repeat sow the salad vegetables that mature quickly.
  • Sow spring cabbage especially in the northern half of the country.
  • Weed control in the vegetable garden should be kept up to prevent weeds from going to seed and causing trouble in the years to come.
  • Begin summer pruning of young fruit trees that are overly vigorous, and trained trees. removing some young shoots and shortening ones over several weeks
  • Plant out Savoy cabbage and other winter varieties including cauliflower, if not already done.
  • It is not necessary to spray apple trees for apple scab, and pears for pear scab, unless there are long periods when the foliage is wet.
  • Pick herbs as they reach readiness and remove flowers to encourage new growth.
  • The early varieties of potatoes will generally be used up before potato blight disease harms the tubers, later crops will need spraying in blight weather.
  • Remove vegetables that have gone over and, to avoid gluts, try to use vegetables as soon as they are large enough.
  • Make some late sowings of Chinese leaves, lettuce and radishes.
  • If the soil is dry, some vegetables, notably peas, cauliflower and broccolia as well as cabbage might need watering.
  • Sow spring cabbage seeds for planting out in September.
  • Sow a batch of the salad vegetables that mature quickly, Chinese vegetables and some chard for next spring.
  • Dont let weeds go to seed.
  • Plant out winter cabbage varieties, if not already done.
  • Continue to spray apple trees for apple scab, and pears for pear scab if it has appeared.
  • Harvest herbs for winter use as they come ready by drying or freezing.