Prepare beds for autumn planting. Work in 30cm of compost. Add hoof and horn a couple of weeks prior.
Plant out seedlings and water.
Buy bulbs as soon as available and store in a cool, dry place.
Order treated tulip bulbs.
Divide Inca lilies and agapanthus where necessary.
Cut spent plants back.
Fertilize with organic matter or compost, but avoid the stems.
Deadhead and de-bud, prune lightly towards the end of the month. Keep the centre open.
Spray black spot, bollworm and beetles.
Less watering now.
Make 5cm hardwood cuttings of fast-growing shrubs.
Catch the seed of summer annuals like cosmos and Cleome. Dry seed thoroughly and store in paper bags or bottles. Label.
Prune shrubs that are finished flowering.
Remove suckers from Bougainvilleae.
Need less water now.
Soak the seed in warm water or over night before sowing. Plant in well prepared grooves. Those living in areas with frost must wait until May.
Catch the seed of coriander, dill and anise seed.
Deadhead oreganum, sage and marjorum.
Water and fertilise.
Fertilise broccoli and Brussel sprouts with hoof and horn.
Sow onion seed in prepared soil.
Harvest all mature pumpkins.
Cut asparagus back.
Dry and/or preserve excess tomatoes.
Deciduous trees: Fertilise trees that have just been harvested.
Fertilise trees that show weak foliage production again.
Prune peach-, nectarine- and apricot trees.
Harvest apples and pears and fertilise trees afterwards.
Keep citrus well watered and mulch, but well away from trunk. Fertilise with 3:1:5.
Apply KAN and Epson salts to grapes.
Pin strawberry runners to encourage rooting.
Fertilise bananas, pawpaws, litchies, mangos and avos with general fertiliser, mulch and water well.