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Plantoid. Autumn garden
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Plantoid. Autumn garden
Hi there.
When do we, over our side of the pond, plant our autumn / fall garden. What do we plant?
Because summer seems to have gone before it started, Im at a loss as to what to do now
When do we, over our side of the pond, plant our autumn / fall garden. What do we plant?
Because summer seems to have gone before it started, Im at a loss as to what to do now
Frenchbean- Posts : 204
Join date : 2012-06-24
Location : SE England
How, When & What to Plant for a Fall Garden
I found this on ehow... by Ruth O'Neil, Ehow contributorFrenchbean wrote:Hi there.
When do we, over our side of the pond, plant our autumn / fall garden. What do we plant?
Because summer seems to have gone before it started, Im at a loss as to what to do now
To get the most out of a garden space, many gardeners plan to plant vegetables for both a summer harvest and a fall harvest. This approach works well as some plants develop better during cooler weather as opposed to the hotter weather of summer. You can also plant a variety of flowers to bloom in the garden through the months of fall.
- Flowers
- Chrysanthemums are colorful flowers that many people associate with fall gardens, as are asters and gladioli. These flowers can be started either from seed or from transplants. Perennial bulbs that bloom in the fall include crocus and colchicum. Plant fall-blooming bulbs in May to give them time to take root, absorb minerals from the soil and blossom. Many fall flowers can also be grown in container gardens should you not have open yard space. If starting with seeds, plant them in prepared soil in the middle of August. If using transplants, plant them directly into the ground or container in the beginning of September. Due to their limited soil capacities, potted plants generally require strict watering schedules to prevent drought-related issues. Water flowers planted in the garden about 1 to 2 inches of water per week.
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Plantoid. Autumn garden
Batmap, thank you so much for your long reply. A lot of info there
Erm what does v/r stand for?
Erm what does v/r stand for?
Frenchbean- Posts : 204
Join date : 2012-06-24
Location : SE England
Re: Plantoid. Autumn garden
French Bean ,
Carry on planting according to the seed labels and don't worry .
Things are starting to improve and as often as not things will catch up .
Seeing as you are in London your temps are consistently quite a bit higher all season than the median temps used by the seed companies in the UK.
They take a line across the UK from Manchester through Nottingham coast to coast for average temps and thus write their sowing charts according to those average temps .
I reckon that for you , you could actually extend most crop sowing times by at least 14 days due to the higher temp you experience ( despite this slow start to summer heat )
The worst that can happen is that you lose a few seeds , the best is that you get some worthwhile crops .
Carry on planting according to the seed labels and don't worry .
Things are starting to improve and as often as not things will catch up .
Seeing as you are in London your temps are consistently quite a bit higher all season than the median temps used by the seed companies in the UK.
They take a line across the UK from Manchester through Nottingham coast to coast for average temps and thus write their sowing charts according to those average temps .
I reckon that for you , you could actually extend most crop sowing times by at least 14 days due to the higher temp you experience ( despite this slow start to summer heat )
The worst that can happen is that you lose a few seeds , the best is that you get some worthwhile crops .
plantoid- Posts : 4097
Join date : 2011-11-09
Age : 73
Location : At the west end of M4 in the UK
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