October in your garden with CoirProducts.co.uk

Bring those wellies out! 

With shorter and mudier days ahead, it’s not too early to start planning your next growing season! October is a great time to give yourself a head start for the year ahead, planting some of your favourite flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Read on for some tips and suggestions as to what you can do in your garden this October. 

Vegetables to grow in October 

Get a start on those onions, garlic, broad beans, salad mixes, cauliflower, and peas. Some of these easy-to-grow plants will enter dormancy over the colder months, but will grow again as temperatures increase in spring. An advantage of sowing these crops now is that you can look forward to an earlier spring harvest than spring-sown plants.

And if you are looking to make a more sustainable choice when it comes to growing, we at CoirProducts.co.uk, are here to help. Coir is an organic resource, and our products are natural, peat-free, and safe for all to use. CoirProducts.co.uk coir potting mix is a versatile growing medium. We have also removed unnecessary plastic wrappings from our lightweight coir potting mix blocks, and they give you plenty of coir when expanded with water. If you are new to gardening, coir potting mix is also known as coir compost and coco peat, but this growing media is completely free of the more harmful coco peat. 

Use our CoirProducts.co.uk coir potting mix in our CoirProducts.co.uk coir pots, which you can later plant directly into the ground as the plants grow bigger, without plants having to grow through any transplanting shock. If you are looking to start sowing, our CoirProducts.co.uk coircoins are ideal, while our coircoins are also unique in the market as they come with a completely biodegradable cover. We’ve also got plenty more coir-based products to select from, including our unique selection of eco-friendly coir bundles. 

Flowers to grow in October 

It’s not too late to plant those spring flowering bulbs. Crocus, daffodils, tulips, alliums, snowdrops, and hyacinths, are some of the popular spring flowering bulbs you can plant in autumn, giving your gardens a wonderful burst of colour early on nexxt spring. Many of these plants are attractive to pollinators, helping you balance your garden’s ecosystem. They also grow well in CoirProducts.co.uk coir pots that are natural, biodegradable, and peat-free. Choose a large enough pot from our wide and distinct range of coir pots and unique coir pots bundles, and fill them with CoirProducts.co.uk coir potting mix, all of which will give your plants plenty of air and moisture to grow. 

Harvesting 

Harvest the last of the crops. Pick any pumpkins, squash, runner beans, and courgettes, you haven’t already. It’s also time to pick maincrop potatoes. Also make sure you pick those unripe tomatoes before the first frost arrives, and let them ripen indoors. In addition, summer herbs might not last through winter. If you are collecting seeds from your favourite veggies or flowers to plant next year or even share it with family and friends, check out our tips on how to collect and save your seeds.

Some other gardening jobs for autumn 

With your plot empty, take a look at your soil. Add some mulch under fruit trees and bushes, and break down large chunks of soil. CoirProducts.co.uk coco chips, coir mulch or coir husk chips are an ideal soil conditioning supplement that can also be used as mulch. Remember to protect your plants from the worst of the weather. Use a cloche or move plants grown in pots into a greenhouse or similar area to provide them with the shelter they need. Check if your lawn needs a clean-up, especially removing any unnecessary fallen leaves and other plant debris that can be hiding places for pests. You can use these to make a leaf mould for the garden. We’ve also got some tips and suggestions on what to grow in your greenhouse and taking care of your houseplants over autumn. Give your tools a clean-up too before you store them away for winter. 

What is your favourite autumn gardening activity?