Friday 26th October 2012
- Sow hardy annuals, sweet peas and lettuces to overwinter under glass.
- Plant shrubs, herbaceous plants and alpines.
- Lift gladioli and other summer-flowering corms as soon as the foliage has been blackened by frost.
- Add compost or wellrotted manure to freshlydug new beds.
- Overwinter chrysanthemums in a cold frame, cutting the stems down to around 15cm (6in).
- Plant container-grown clematis 5-8cm (2-3in) deeper than the soil level in the container to help protect the lower stem buds from clematis wilt.
- Cover fruiting strawberries with cloches, tunnels of plastic sheeting or horticultural fleece.
- Reduce damping down and watering in the greenhouse.
- Leave old growth, stalks and seed heads on plants in the herb garden to provide for birds and insects.
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