YOUR GARDENING YEAR
What to do in the garden in September
The key September jobs for your veg patch, fruit, lawns, borders and greenhouse — tick them off or print a sheet to take outside.
One page, ready to take outside
A few timely jobs to help your garden thrive through the season.
Veg Patch
Fruit & Pruning
Lawns & Borders
Greenhouse
Gardening events in September
- Harrogate Autumn Flower Show SeptemberGiant vegetables, dahlias and autumn colour.
- RHS Malvern Autumn Festival Late SeptemberHarvest produce, plants and growing advice.
Dates change each year — please check with the organiser before you travel.
September in the garden
A month-by-month guide from The Gardener’s GreenhouseVeg Patch
Sow overwintering onions and spring onions.
Harvest pumpkins and leave to cure in the sun.
Fruit & Pruning
Pick apples and pears as they become ready.
Plant new strawberry runners.
Lawns & Borders
Scarify and aerate the lawn to remove thatch.
Plant spring-flowering bulbs like daffodils.
Greenhouse
Remove shading to allow more light in.
Bring tender houseplants back inside.
Notes:
Tick each box as you go — and take things at your own pace.
Little jobs. Lovely rewards.
Follow local frost forecasts; northern gardens often start spring jobs later. Avoid frozen or waterlogged soil and take regular breaks.
Got a question about September jobs? Ask in the forum.