Recommended tasks and hints for September

• Sow some half hardy annuals such as Orlaya Grandiflora for bigger, earlier plants next year.

• Daffodils can be planted now at twice the bulb's depth but wait till November/December for tulip planting to avoid the fungal disease Tulip Fire.

• Sow some winter salad.  I have tried 'Arctic King' and found it produces fine salad leaves in the Spring rather than winter. 

• If you want some new roses order bare rooted plants now.

• Clear away the last remnants of summer flowering annuals.

• Give your honeysuckle a final trim by late September.

• Cover ponds with netting to stop leaves falling in.  

• Stop watering succulents and cacti but not Christmas cacti.  

• Stake Brussel Sprouts to prevent damage by winds