{"id":8386,"date":"2020-10-05T11:24:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T10:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=8386"},"modified":"2020-10-05T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T10:26:36","slug":"top-tips-for-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=8386","title":{"rendered":"Top Tips for October"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE VILLAGE GARDENER<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Top Tips for October<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Top horticultural show judge Mr Gwyn Williams’s tips for October.<\/p>\n

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  1. Ripen green tomatoes by cutting off along with the vine, place on cardboard and put on windowsill.<\/li>\n
  2. Sow winter lettuce and meteor peas.<\/li>\n
  3. Use the mower on a high setting to pick up the leaves off the lawn.<\/li>\n
  4. Dig up dahlia tubers and store frost free.<\/li>\n
  5. Be sure to mark the ground where perennials die right back as you may not remember where they are.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Actor, author, poet and politician Mr Noel Williams has some thoughts on gardening.<\/p>\n

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    1. Get most of the gardening done in the morning, then relax in the afternoon.<\/li>\n
    2. You can never have enough green bags.<\/li>\n
    3. Look as if you know what you’re doing.<\/li>\n
    4. Raised beds will help you garden for longer.<\/li>\n
    5. Use a walking stick on uneven ground, as three points of contact with terra firma are better than two.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Six months ago we struggled to get seeds and plants from online retailers and garden centres as they had not got a delivery mechanism in place. At present there are plenty of options to purchase plants. Come March who knows where we will be. Order seeds, summer bulbs and corms now as they are in stock. Quite a few gardeners used potatoes left over from grocery shopping, with some quite remarkable results. Most people will now hopefully save seed for next year. Wenvoe gardens have been great this year, with people sharing their spare plants. The term golfing gardens came about when golfers in Wenvoe turned to the soil and improved their gardens while the courses were closed. When the courses reopened some of them found their mowers wouldn’t start…..<\/p>\n

      October is, as usual, a busy time on the veg plot planning next year\u2019s harvest. Broad beans as well as certain varieties of peas can be sown now. Salad mixes grown under cover will soon provide fresh produce. Cauliflower variety Snowball can be sown in cold frames now and will be ready to plant out in early spring.<\/p>\n

      Look after canna lilies by lifting, then drying and store in a cool dark place. Make sure you finish planting your spring flowering bulbs. If you’re planning to sow some wildflowers next year, clear a patch as a lot of these plants cannot compete with grass. Also do not add any nutrients, the poorer the soil the better they like it. Cowslips will grow in a lawn; you need to sow the seed now as they need a cold spell before they will germinate. Winter flowering pansies must be one of the best value plants. They will, with dead heading, flower from now until next May.<\/p>\n

      Trying to keep tender plants safe, by giving them shelter in the months ahead, can take up a lot of room. It is false economy to try and cram them in, they need space and should not be touching, otherwise infection will spread.<\/p>\n

      If by any chance you see a hedgehog in your garden, then look after it by feeding it with dog or cat food. You will not make it dependent on you as they will only use the food put out for them as a supplement. Provide shelter for them and you will have one of nature’s best garden pest predators<\/p>\n

      The library not working at full capacity has curtailed the gardening advice available from the staff. The horticulturists have been busy with their own plots. Joyce is redesigning her back garden. Heulwen has taken wildlife gardening to another level and Gordon is growing deadly plants – can’t say more<\/p>\n

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      Take care and happy gardening.<\/p>\n

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      THE VILLAGE GARDENER Top Tips for October Top horticultural show judge Mr Gwyn Williams’s tips for October. Ripen green tomatoes by cutting off along with the vine, place on cardboard and put on windowsill. Sow winter lettuce and meteor peas. Use the mower on a high setting to pick up the leaves off the lawn. 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