Name: Rodney Standen
E-mail: rodbod.com@googlemail.com
Date posted: October 01, 2010 - 01:40 pm
Message: just got an allotment. raised beds only. cropping spinach and courgettes. what next for the following three months?

SEPTEMBER IN THE FRUIT AND VEG GARDEN

Rhubarb - it will last for years if you do it right

Apples for all - GardenAction leads you through the maize

Bay - the noble herb

Vegetables

Fruit, Herbs

SOW
Spring-maturing lettuce
Summer Radish
Winter Radish (end of month)

PLANT
None

HARVEST
Beetroot
Calabrese (Italian broccoli)
Carrots
French beans
Runner Beans
Lettuce
Onions (from seed and sets)
Spring onions
Peas
Potatoes (maincrop)
Summer Radish
Sweet corn
Tomatoes

SPECIAL CARE
None

PLANT
None

HARVEST
Basil
Bay
Chives
Mint
Marjoram / oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Tarragon
Thyme

Apples
Apricots
Blackcurrants
Blackberries
Currants
Loganberries (1st half of month)
Peaches (1st half of month)
Pears
Plums

SPECIAL CARE
Prepare for new raspberries
Prepare for new plum tree
Prepare for new loganberries
Prepare for new pears
Prepare for new apple tree
Prepare for new blackcurrants