The Gardener's Almanac

Overview ;

This can be quite a busy month in the fruit garden in terms of preparing for, and planting out, new fruit shrubs / trees.

 

The tasks listed below can be done at any time between now and Week 12/13 the following year; so to that end they do not necessarily require doing in the order listed.

 

In other words; do them in the order that best suits your situation.

 

Week No. 40 - 30th Sept to 5th Oct

 

• Prepare site for, and plant new Apple, and Pear trees.

 

• Ditto Blueberry, Billberry, and Cranberry cuttings, or purchased stock.

 

• Ditto new Black / Red & White currants, Blackberry, Gooseberry bushes and Loganberry, Raspberry, and Tayberry canes.

 

• Ditto Grape vines.

 

• Other types of fruit trees that can planted now are; Cherry, Filberts & Hazlenuts, and Peach trees.

 

 

Week No. 41 - 6th to 12th

 

• Prune Black currants, and red and white varieties also if not done earlier in the season.

 

• Ditto Gooseberry bushes.

 

• Feed Black / Red & White currants.

 

• Mulch established strawberry plants.

 

• Prepare supports for new Blackberry, Loganberry, Raspberry, Tayberry plants.

 

 

Week No. 42 - 13th to 19th

 

• Continue with the tasks listed above.

 

Week No. 43 - 20th to 26th

 

• Continue with the tasks listed above.

 

Week No. 44 - 27th to 2nd Nov

 

• Continue with the tasks listed above.