What to do in the garden in October?

In the garden, plant spring bulbs and pull up fall bulbs. Prepare the ground for your future rose plantings. Sowing the last lawn seeds in early October. By the end of the month, it will be late for good seed germination. In the orchard, prune your fruit trees (cherry, plum, apricot, and pear). Monitor fruit ripening to harvest at the right time, and don't leave damaged fruit on the trees. Also prepare your new plantings. Blanch your endives and chicories by covering them with straw. Vegetable gardenSowing winter lettuce, goosefoot, soil improvers. Beans and peas can be sown in mild regions. Planting in the ground or under cover: spring cabbage, winter lettuce, onion bulbs, white garlic, Blanching cardoons and chicory and escarole leaves, Harvesting: dried beans, eggplant, chard, beetroot, basil, carrot, celery, celeriac, chicory, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, chives, cucumber, gherkin, squash, zucchini, spinach, fennel, cut lettuce, lamb's lettuce, sweetcorn, turnip, parsnip, parsley, chili, pepper, leek, radish, arugula, tomato, Harvesting and sheltering pumpkins and zucchini, Storing squash in a ventilated and temperate room, avoiding shocks, Monitoring of leek flies. Ornamental garden Adding compost and replacing annuals with biennials, Planting bulbs and perennials, Transplanting biennials for next spring, Sowing lawns, meadows, and grasses, Raking the soil in the location of messicoles (poppies, cornflowers) to stimulate new growth, Preparing the ground for planting hedges. Orchard Harvesting winter apples and walnuts, Preventing the development of disease on small fruit trees, by spraying a horsetail decoction.

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