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- Vegetable Garden in Autumn - These works await you now
- Properly cultivate the vegetable garden in autumn
- Protection against the first frosty nights
- Cut fruit trees
- Which fruits and vegetables are harvested in the fall
- Planting and sowing in the autumn garden
- Tips
Even in autumn, there is still a lot to reap
Vegetable Garden in Autumn - These works await you now
The months of September and October are quite labor-intensive for gardeners. Now many fruits and vegetables are still ripening, which naturally have to be harvested and processed. The emptying beds are then dug or gently processed with the grave fork. On this occasion, you should incorporate as needed lime, potassium, magnesium and phosphate fertilizer and so prepare the ground for the upcoming season already.
Properly cultivate the vegetable garden in autumn
Even in autumn, you must continue to water the garden, as long as it stays dry. This is especially true for strawberries that moisturize the formation of new flowering plants and thus has a direct impact on the harvest in the coming year. The soil should be mulched and / or regularly loosened, so that air continues to reach the roots. In continuous rain, cherry tomatoes - which, by the way, are still elaborate and sleek - must be protected with a foil roof.
Protection against the first frosty nights
From about mid-October, there are often already the first frosty nights. Above all, freshly planted and Mediterranean herbs, but also delicate late vegetables should now be provided with a winter protection. Low-frost potted plants belong to a bright and cool place in the house.
Cut fruit trees
Even in early autumn you can cut fruit trees still good. However, if they last until late October, move the cut better to the next spring or the following summer. On the other hand, autumn raspberries are cut immediately after the last harvest, and the removed blackberries can also be removed. Only the young rods remain as winter protection on the trellis.
Which fruits and vegetables are harvested in the fall
The last fruit should be picked before temperatures fall below zero at night. Also fruit vegetables and legumes such as potatoes, tubers, radishes and onions are to be harvested before the frost begins. Tomatoes and pumpkins ripen very well in the house. Carrots, beetroot, turnips and head and ice lettuce, on the other hand, tolerate light frost. Brussels sprouts and kale, in particular, taste best when exposed to light frost.
Planting and sowing in the autumn garden
In September you can sow many vegetables and herbs outside, for example:
Until about mid-September you can still plant head and ice lettuce outside, until October winter onion, garlic, wild garlic and rhubarb. Even more robust herbs such as parsley and comfrey can be planted well in the fall. Garden strawberries are optimally set in early September, while in October, the greenhouse crops are applied for the winter and early spring crops. This is especially true for lamb's lettuce and spinach.
Tips
If the beds are already cleared in September, you can still apply various green manure plants such as phacelia or mustard. In October this is only possible with winter rye.