October in the garden

Last chance in October

These windows are open now and shut at the end of the month. Missing the close of a sowing window usually costs a year rather than a fortnight, which is why they are listed apart from everything else that can be done in October.

Coming up in November

Nothing here can be done yet — these are the windows that open when October ends, worth knowing about now because most of them need something ordered, cleared or prepared first.

• Plant23 plants — amelanchier, apple, apricot, blackberry and others
• Harvest3 plants — holly, jerusalem artichoke, lamb's lettuce
• Prune10 plants — amelanchier, apple, asparagus, blackcurrant and others
• Divide1 plant — rhubarb
• Take cuttings1 plant — raspberry
• Protect4 plants — agapanthus, alocasia, fig, lemon verbena

The whole of November →