Garden Jobs for September

Can you believe it's September already?

The days are feeling shorter and the mornings and nights are a touch chillier.

Here's a little run down on what you can be doing in your garden this month.

If your plants are slowing down, you could stop dead heading and let them go to seed. Then collect any seeds from annuals or perennials that you might want to try growing for next year. Pop them into a little paper envelope for safekeeping and keep them dry. It’s best to collect seeds when the plant is dry and it’s not been raining.

Sometimes, herbaceous perennials get too big for the space or they begin to look a little bit floppy in the centre. That’s a good indication that they might need to be divided. You can dig the plant up carefully so as not to damage the roots and then take a spade or bread knife and chop the plant in half or more if it’s a particularly large plant. You can then replant the divisions back into the soil so that they can settle in before winter.

There’s nothing more annoying than having to fish soggy leaves out of a pond so now is a great time to net over your pond to prevent that from happening. Any wildlife in the pond will thank you too.

The perfect time to get harvesting fruit and veggies from your patch and enjoy in a lovely meal.

Dahlias, if you grow them will still be pumping out the blooms well into October so to give them a helping hand, keep dead heading them and also remove the lower leaves to aid in airflow which will prevent them from getting any powdery mildew.

If you’re going to be growing plants and flowers yourself at home over winter for next year’s garden, it’s the perfect time to dust down your greenhouse or cold frame in preparation for all those lovely seedlings. It’s a great place to store any more tender plants over winter.

As always, we hope you can take some time to just simply enjoy being outside in your garden space.