In October, don’t forget to plant these stars of the fall vegetable garden!

In autumn, if the garden slowly goes into dormancy, the vegetable garden remains very active! Here are the vegetables not to forget to plant, as well as fruit trees, October being an ideal month for their planting.

It’s autumn, the garden is adorned with new colors as the light and temperatures slowly drop. Gardeners know well that the end of summer does not mean complete rest, since during this season, many works still need to be carried out. October is therefore a favorable month for planting several star vegetables in the vegetable garden..

What vegetables should you plant in October?

If September is the ideal month to plant winter leafy vegetables, October is not left out with many vegetables which promise the creation of delicious recipes:

• Rhubarb
• Carrot, preferably sown under cover
• Pink garlic
• Arugula, to sow
• White and purple garlic
• Red winter onion
• White onion
• Gray shallot
• Strawberries
• Endives
• Lamb’s lettuce, to sow
• Asparagus (in regions with mild winters)
• Cauliflower, to transplant
• Spring cabbage, to be transplanted under cover
• Spinach, to sow
• Artichoke (in regions with mild winters)
• Winter lettuce, to be transplanted under cover
• Beans and peas, also in regions with a temperate climate
• Aromatic plants: chives, spring onion, tarragon, sorrel, bay leaf, savory, thyme, rosemary.

The month of October, ideal for planting fruit trees in the orchard

October is also an ideal fall month for planting fruit trees. For what reason? Because they will then benefit from soil warmed by summer, and therefore conducive to the good development of their roots before winter.

Several fruit trees can thus enrich the orchard, planted in clumps or with bare roots ; the latter having an easier time developing a root network than the former.

Fruit trees to plant in clumps (or containers):

• The cherry tree
• Le cognassier
• The walnut
• The apple tree
• The peach tree
• the plum tree
• The handstand
• L’actinidia
• The fig tree

Bare root fruit trees to plant in October:

Raspberrieswhich is preferable to plant at least 45 cm apart and at a depth of around ten centimeters.

Mulberry treesto be planted respecting a spacing of at least 2 meters. Also remember to cut the stems present less than thirty centimeters from the ground, at eye level.

Gooseberries and blackcurrantsto plant in well-drained soil. Favor sunny and protected locations.

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What else to do in the vegetable garden in October?

Other tasks await vegetable garden enthusiasts in October. It is therefore necessary to think in mild weather about open the tunnels and frames to aerate the plantationsas well as lifting the bells. It is also the time to transplant the seedlings made in previous weeks and to thin out those already in the ground, removing the less vigorous ones.

Autumn is also the season during which it is necessary clean your vegetable garden and enrich itto prepare it for winter and frost:

• Pull out weeds and wilted plants.
• Decompact the soil in the vegetable garden, then spread a thick layer of compost to nourish the soil, even if it is not yet completely decomposed.
• It is also the time to harvest the last of the summer vegetables, such as tomatoes and eggplants.

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Make surface compost with the plants at the end of production

In autumn, tomatoes that are still green should be picked to ripen indoors or left on site, to form surface compost. A compost to protect and nourish the soil, which can also be made with bean or zucchini plants that are no longer producing, for example.

All you need to do is cut the vegetables that have fallen to the ground into pieces, as well as the aerial parts of the plants at the end of production. Leave them there to dry out, then decompose.. Above all, do not uproot the plants, since as they decompose, the roots will also help to enrich the soil in the vegetable garden.

Be careful, however, with vegetables and plants affected by diseases, which must be permanently removed, in order to avoid spreading these diseases to new crops.

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