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Direct-sow carrot cultivars, such as ‘Chantenay’, for autumn and winter harvesting. |
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Plant warm-season grasses such as Pennisetum and Panicum to give them plenty of time to establish before winter. |
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Treat bindweed, ground elder and similarly invasive weeds growing among other plants by applying a glyphosate gel to their leaves. |
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Prune ornamental cherry trees after flowers have faded. Keep pruning cuts to a minimum as cuts do not heal well and call allow in diseases – canker, for example. |
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There is still time to sow quick-germinating annuals such as Cosmos for late flowers lasting well into autumn |
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Feed roses with a proprietary rose fertiliser to support flowering and growth for the rest of the season. |
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