Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2009 | Page 77
GARDENING
courgettes. Also lift potatoes
& other root vegetables for
life
protects from hard frosts.
A good clean up of the
storage. Dig over vegetable
greenhouse is in order.
gardens & plant autumn
Pick last of the tomatoes,
onion sets also garlic, try a
cucumbers, peppers etc.
few early planting of broad
Save cutting of geraniums,
beans & peas, they may work
Osteospernums, Fuchsias &
& give an early spring crop.
other favourite tender plants.
Choose a spot fairly sheltered
Sow extra seeds of perennials
from cold winds. Winter salad
& pansies for the spring.
crops are becoming popular,
Make a visit to your local
plant outside Oct/ Nov. Take
Garden Centre if you need
precautions against slugs &
extra help & advise.
birds. A covering of fleece
Happy gardening.
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