October in the Garden

October in the Garden Show NotesIn this autumnal edition of Dig It, Peter Brown and Chris Day discuss the recent September Chelsea Flower Show and how a change of season has created a very different event. Elsewhere the demise of the front garden and the lawn, the concerns over our failing tree population and how moths are being affected by the change from sodium to LED street lights.The Dig it team also look at those vital tasks for the month including making leafmould, protecting tender plants from Jack frost, putting the lawn to bed with the last feed of the growing season and making sure those last plantings of onions, shallots and garlic are completed.Plants and products mentionedAdiantum, Asters, Runner Bean Enorma, Cordyline, Calendula, Chamomile lawn, Cacti, Comfrey, Datura (Brugmansia) Honesty seed, Echinacea, Helenium, Fagus (Beech), Silver birch, Hostas, Musa (Banana), Dahlia, Garlic (varieties listed below) , Strawberries, Clematis from Raymond Evison, Nephrolepis, stags horn fern, Rudbeckia Goldstrum, Pieris, Rhododendron, Ornamental grasses, hardy ferns, Herbs, Kniphofia, Thymes, Quercus (Oak).National tree planting launched at Chelsea – The Queen’s Canopy – plant a tree for the Queen’s JubileeFrench Garlic Germidour, Thermidrome and Topadrome. Garlic Garcuat. Garlic Elephant - Garlic Early Purple Wight, Garlic Carcassonne Wight and Shallots Griselle and Jermor.Onion Sets Autumn Champion, Electric, Radar, Red Winter and Senshyu Yellow.Feeding the lawn for winter Miracle-Gro® EverGreen® Autumn Lawn Care Fertiliser analysis: Contains iron sulphate. NPK 6-5-10. Available in store.Displayed and beautifully lit at Chelsea - Malvern Garden Buildings also on site at the Garden CentreFrost protection products Fleece Jackets from Haxnicks, horticultural fleece and Environ mesh Bubble wrap for greenhouse insulation and surrounding glazed pots.News storiesChelsea Flower Show 2021 in September. Gardens featured at the show on the RHS websiteOne in three trees face extinction in wild, says BBC news reportBest ways to keep spiders out of our homes this autumn, including conkers. We’d love to hear your tried and tested ways of keeping the spiders out hereLED streetlights decimating moth numbers in England news story  September 23rd - October 23rd Seed gathering season tips from the RHS  1st October International Coffee Day We have spent coffee grounds available at our restaurant and these are ideal to help deter slugs and snails, apply around your bulbs to deter squirrels (apparently they don’t like the smell) and you can use the grounds to increase the acidity in your soil but use sparingly.6th October Masterclass on growing Trees, Shrubs and Hedges for Smaller Gardens at the Garden Centre21 October Apple Day – how it started Useful linksSome of the best UK gardens famed for their autumn colourBuckingham Centre article on the importance of moths, how to record moths using traps and a look at the best plants to encourage moths into our gardensCreating perfect leafmouldLayering of bulbs or lasagna planting videoMusic by Chiltern Music Therapy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.