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HARVEST WINTER RADISH
Continue to harvest winter radish as described in our main article
on radishes by clicking
here.
The growing year in the raised bed and container garden is coming to
an end. Time to review how the year has gone and maybe make notes
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PRUNE AUTUMN FRUITING RASPBERRIES
If you are growing autumn fruiting raspberries in containers then
the end of this month is a good time to prune them. This is an easy
task! Simple prune them to about 3cm / 1in above ground level.
Use a sharp pair of secateurs so that the stems are cut clean rather
than crushed.
If you plan to grow French Beans next year then keep the pruned
raspberry twigs, they are ideal for providing support for French
Beans. Just keep the twigs in your shed or in a sheltered place over
winter and use them in the spring when the French beans start to
need support,
they should last a couple of years.
HARVEST PARSNIPS
Now is the time to harvest your first parsnip after all that time
growing in your raised bed / container! Because the roots taper to a
point and beyond that there are fibrous roots, it's best to take a
trowel and dig in deep around the root to loosen its hold on soil.
Grip the leaves where they join the root and gently teases the
parsnip from the soil.
Only harvest parsnips when the are needed because
they will keep best in the soil until they are required. The final
harvest can be as late as
mid-January.
PLANT TULIPS IN CONTAINERS
Tulips are
ideal for planting in containers at this time of year. We would
recommend going for the dwarf ones in pots. The pot should be
reasonably deep because bulbs are generally planted at about a depth
that is two and a half times the size of the bulb. You can cram in
the container for immediate impact next spring, they will do just
fine. Use normal multi-purpose compost in the pot and keep them in
the warmest position you can find outside - up against a house wall
is ideal.
WATER WHEN NEEDED
There should be
little need of water in October but occasionally an Indian summer
strikes and the weather turns unseasonably hot.
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