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Jobs
for
October
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Money
Saving Tip. There are lots of seeds
which can be saved now from plants in your
garden. Poppy, foxglove, aconite and verbascum
produce thousands of seeds which, if sown
next spring, will flower the following year.
Allow some sweet pea to set seed. Dry the
seed and store in a paper bag in a cool,
dry drawer. Label each bag. |
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Time
Saving Tip. Set the cutters of the lawn
mower high and use it to collect leaves
off the lawn. It’s quicker than brushing
them up. |
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Cover
the pool with a fine net to prevent leaves
blowing into the water. |
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Lift
dahlia tubers before the first heavy frost.
Dry them off and, before storing, examine
them closely to make sure there are no slugs
lurking or damaged roots which would rot.
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Remove
bedding plants and add them to the compost
heap. Tidy up raking off all the debris
and weeds. Fork the ground over and either
plant for a winter show or leave the soil
rough to allow the frost to kill pests in
the soil. |
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Prune
the climbing roses cutting old stems out
as close to the soil as possible. Tie in
the new growths training them at an angle
to encourage flowering side shoots for next
year. Mulch the soil surface with old farmyard
manure. |
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Prune
raspberries cutting out all of the canes
which fruited this season. Thin out the
new canes and tie them in about (10 cm )
4 inches apart. If possible don’t leave
stumps above ground level as they may encourage
disease. Apply a deep mulch of compost or
farmyard manure. |
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Check
the ties and pads of all trees and shrubs.
The stem growth has been great this year
and the ties may be cutting into the bark.
If the tree can stand on its own feet remove
the support. Fill the hole where the stake
was with a good, rich compost as a treat
for the roots. |
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The
herbaceous border will be looking tatty
with a few remaining flowering plants. Remove
all the old leaves and weeds where the slugs
and snails are hiding. If the area is small
surface the bed with coarse grit. It will
deter slugs and open up the surface allowing
water to drain away. |
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Turn
over piles of garden debris before burning
to make sure there are no hedgehogs about
to hibernate in the base. Leave a few small
heaps under hedges to attract them. |
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