A complete guide to growing vegetables, fruit, herbs and edible flowers in garden beds, allotments and container gardening - from small pots to large plots -  including garden planning, gardening equipment, site and soil management, sowing garden seeds, planting,  looking after crops, harvesting, storing and cooking plus lots more

 

Depending on what you are growing, the fruit and vegetable garden may be starting to wind down.

 

It is however, important to still keep an eye on your plants, making sure they are kept well watered in times of drought which is possible even though Autumn is here.

 

Even if your soil is the best in the world, extra feeding will give your late harvesting crops a welcome boost. Feeding is especially important for container grown fruit and veggies. The type of fertiliser used is also important but with so many on the market, if in doubt, use an all purpose feed.

 

To find out more about the types of fertilisers available and their specific uses visit Fertilisers: Information about fertilisers and their uses

 

It's a good idea to clear spent crops and now is a good time to start a compost heap, especially if you have lots of "left over" vegetation from crops which have finished being harvested.

 

To find out more about how to start a compost heap visit

Information and advice about making compost heaps and using compost bins

 
If you're completely new to gardening, you may not have any gardening tools or equipment. We explain what you'll need from the bare necessities to optional extras.              

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