What to do in the garden in September?
In September, continue sowing winter lettuce and make your last sowings of lamb's lettuce. September is also the time to create a new lawn. Before sowing, prepare your soil well by scratching and crumbling the soil, then tamping it down with a roller. In the orchard, when harvesting fruit, let it dry out for a few days before bringing it in; it will keep better. In the ornamental garden, sow sweet peas and centaury for flowering next year. September sowings in the vegetable garden: Herbs such as angelica, common chervil, Chinese chives, tarragon, or Chinese mustards. Cauliflower, spring cabbage, onions, spinach, chard, spinach, dock (Everlasting Spinach), winter head lettuce, lamb's lettuce, arugula, turnip, enothère (Evening Primrose), radishes. Sowing the ornamental garden in September Soil improvers Alfalfa, White Mustard, White Clover, Crimson Clover, Triticale, Cerdanya Vetch. Lawns, Floral mixes: Tom-Pouce/Ground cover mix, Tom-Pouce/Macao mix, Tom-Pouce/Rocaille mix, Aquarel mix, Cinq-sens mix, Natura/Honey mix, Large Spaces mix, Edible flowers: Marigold, Flowers: Cornflower, Wild Poppy, Sweet Pea. Planting in September It is time to plant strawberries, not sensitive to frost, they will be able to develop their root system before spring. We will also plant spring bulbs (snowdrops, crocuses, irises etc.) which will appear in spring. September Harvest: Beans (when the pods are yellow and dry), aubergines, chard, beets, carrots, celery, celeriac, chicory, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, chives, cucumbers, gherkins, squash, zucchini, fennel, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, sweetcorn, melons, onions, parsnips, chilies, peppers, leeks, radishes, rocket, tomatoes will be harvested. MaintenanceIn the vegetable garden: Fight against powdery mildew on courgettes and squash, Monitor the presence of slugs, Protect bare soil by planting green manure, Weed control, Pruning aromatic plantsIn the ornamental garden and orchard: Cut off faded flowers from dahlias and roses, Prepare the soil after the first rains for the next plantings and for hedges, Harvest annual seeds, Support heavily laden branches of fruit trees, Monitor apple scab, Moderate leaf removal from grapes, Harvest figs, Paint the bark with clay if possible, to asphyxiate overwintering forms of pests.