The Fruit Garden in October
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.
Note: As with most advice on gardening the advisors location will often influence the content of the advice.
To alleviate this problem I have produced this chart indicating how you can make adjustments to the timing of events as seen in this website.
I hope you find this useful! .......Tg
Week 40 - 30th Sep. to 5th Oct.
Prepare site for, and plant new Apple trees, Black / Red and White currants, and Gooseberry bushes.
Ditto Grape vines.
Prepare site for, and plant new Filberts & Hazlenuts.
Prune Black, Red and White currants if not done earlier in the season.
Mulch established Strawberry plants.
Prepare supports for new Blackberry, Loganberry, Raspberry, Tayberry plants.
Week 41 - 6th Oct. to 12th Oct.
Continue with the tasks listed above.
Week 42 - 13th Oct. to 19th Oct.
Prepare site for, and plant Blueberry, Billberry, and Cranberry cuttings, or purchased stock.
Prepare site for, and plant new Peach trees.
Feed Black / and White currants.
Week 43 - 20th Oct. to 26th Oct.
Continue with the tasks listed above.
Week 44 - 27th Oct. to 2nd Nov.
Prepare site for, and plant new Blackberry, Loganberry, Raspberry, and Tayberry canes.
Ditto Cherry trees.
Prune Gooseberry bushes if not done earlier in the season.