In September, a typical transition month for our crops, the garden enters the transition phase from summer to autumn: the last summer vegetables are harvested and the autumn and winter crops are prepared.
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Garden chores to do in September
Among the garden maintenance tasks in September, there are several cleaning tasks to be done. Eliminate exhausted plants (for example, tomatoes or green beans), remove weeds, check the condition of the compost.
Watering and irrigation are a separate issue: in theory, they should be less frequent, but care must be taken because as long as the heat is strong, water must always be abundant.
What is collected
The harvest includes the last figs, as well as the last melons and watermelons, but the first pumpkins and apples are arriving. But first and foremost, the grapes.
- Tomatoes
- Pepperoni
- Melanzane
- Zucchini
- Cucumbers
- Green Beans
- Basil
- Summer salads
- Carrots
- Potatoes (if sown in spring)
- Onions
- Pumpkin (the collection begins)
- Watermelon and melon
- figs
- Grapes
- Mele and pears
What is transplanted?
Transplanting seedlings from the seedbed involves first of all:
- Cabbages (cauliflower, cabbage, black cabbage, Savoy cabbage)
- Artichokes
- Fennel
- Leeks
- Swiss chard
- Celery
What is sown?
Sowing in September is abundant and concerns:
- Spinaci
- Valerian
- Winter lettuce
- Rucola
- Ravanelli
- Chicory
- escarole
- Black cabbage
- Garlic (in mild areas, towards the end of the month)
- Fava bean, vetch, lupin, mustard
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