September-October works in the garden. In September we prepare the garden for winter sowing. It is also the time when we drill the vines. In October we take care of the vegetables we have planted. The hot summer days have given way to clouds and early rains.
Vegetable garden
- We harvest
- Digging
- Weeding
- Sow
- Water
- What vegetables and herbs are we planting each season?
Grapevine
- Harvesting
- Light watering (after harvest)
- Shallow ploughing
- Autumn ploughing
- Sprinkling with copper formulations
Shrubs and climbing plants
- Propagating shrubs and trees with cuttings
- Propagate climbing plants with stems
- Propagating geraniums with cuttings
- Prune and then lightly fertilize the borders of evergreens such as ligustrum, viburnum and angelica. The same applies to topiary plants
- Plant evergreen trees and shrubs
- On conifers, as in the previous two months, continue spraying with a fungicide suitable for the fungus Phytophthora
Perennial herbaceous plants
- Propagate geraniums with cuttings
- Fertilize the chrysanthemums
Seasonal and Bulbous
- Plant bulbs for spring flowering
- If desired, remove summer-blooming bulbs from their place and store them
Turf
- Aerate
- Fertilize
- Remove the root layer (thatch)
- Collect the fallen leaves
- Fill in the gaps in the lawn
- Make the root cuts
- Mow to a height of 3-4 cm
- Adjust automatic watering according to the weather conditions
Tropical
- Multiply by division
- We make the necessary transplants
- Fill in the soil
- We take care of plants damaged by the summer heat
- We take measures to protect them from the first cold
Fruitful
- Harvest
- Avoid fertilising except for olives and mustard olives
- From October we can start planting new trees in the garden or orchard
Ecological gardening
- We use kitchen and pruning waste in the compost heap
- Mix the compost heap
Acidophilous plants
- We change the topsoil
- In October we stop fertilizing the gardenias
- We plant rhododendrons in the soil
Cacti and succulents
- Stop fertilising and dilute watering until complete cessation in October
Palms
- Propagate by seed
- Prune
Ponds
- Collect the leaves
- Preparing the plants for winter
- Feed the fish more sparsely
NOTE: Please read carefully. Please read carefully. There may be variation due to microclimate or climatic changes. Please consult your agronomist.
Source: Garden & Garden Book. Garden and Veranda – Taxiarchis Andritsopoulos, Nikos Thymakis – Publications Ath. Stamoulis
Tags: CALENDAR • GARDEN • KITCHEN GARDEN • OCTOBER • SEPTEMBER
