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GARDEN CALENDAR

October

October is a fantastic month for planting.

Lawns:

• Increase the height of the mower blades.
• This is the best month for laying turf.
• Sweep up fallen leaves.
• Scarify by giving the lawn a good rake to remove dead material and encourage the grass to thicken by developing runners and side sheets.
• Aerate compacted areas using a garden fork or hollow tine fork.
• Apply an autumn lawn feed to promote root development and strengthen the grass to withstand the rigours of winter.

Flower Border:

• Plant Roses and deciduous trees and shrubs.
• Divide perennials that have outgrown their space and have finished flowering.
• Once the frost has blackened the foliage of Dahlias cut down the stems to about six inches and lift the tubers.
• Lift and store Gladioli.
• Continue to plant spring flowering bulbs. 
• Divide clumps of Lilies that have become overgrown.

Vegetable Patch:

• Prepare the vegetable patch for next year's planting.
• Dig over the area to open up the soil so that air and water may penetrate and incorporate garden compost or composted manure.
• Pot up some roots of mint and place on a sunny window sill for a winter supply.

Fruit Garden:

• Plant fruit trees and bushes.