Now we're into October, the dark nights will draw in, the clocks will go back and we may encounter the first frost. But do not despair, we're graced by the lovely autumnal colours, the days can still be glorious sunshine, and there is still plenty to do out in the garden. Now is the time to...
Pamper your soil
Provide nutrients, balance Ph and improve drainage
Melcourt Topsoil
Blended Loam 20ltA carefully manufactured, high quality soil, consisting of sandy loam and organic matter. RHS endorsed.£15.99
Blended Loam 20ltA carefully manufactured, high quality soil, consisting of sandy loam and organic matter. RHS endorsed.£15.99
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Lime 25kgUse garden lime to effectively neutralise soil acidity and provide essential calcium for healthy plant growth.£11.99
Lime 25kgUse garden lime to effectively neutralise soil acidity and provide essential calcium for healthy plant growth.£11.99
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Soil Improver 50ltAn organic, natural soil improver, excellent for adding organic matter and enhancing the fertility of soils.£15.00
Yara Mila
Complex Fertiliser 25kgField grade NPK compound fertiliser, sulphate of potash based, with sulphur, magnesium and trace elements.£30.00
Complex Fertiliser 25kgField grade NPK compound fertiliser, sulphate of potash based, with sulphur, magnesium and trace elements.£30.00
Feed Your Plants and Lawn
Rejuvenate after the long summer, and prepare for winter
Sinclair
Bonemeal Fertiliser 25kgAn organic fertiliser that provides phosphates and nitrogen. Slow and steady release of nutrients over a long period.£15.99
Bonemeal Fertiliser 25kgAn organic fertiliser that provides phosphates and nitrogen. Slow and steady release of nutrients over a long period.£15.99
Thomas Elliott Fertilisers Superphosphate 25kgReadily available source of phosphate to assist strong root growth and to encourage healthy, early crop maturity.£29.00
Tuck Up Your Border Plants
Protect roots from the inevitable drop in temperature and help regulate moisture
Melcourt Pine Mini Chips Decorative Bark 60ltA neat, well screen pine bark with a nominal particle size of 2-25mm. For mulching pots, tubs, containers and borders.£19.00
Melcourt Bark Nuggets / Large Bark Chips 60ltA long lasting, high performance 'deluxe' mulch 15-75mm, suitable for professional and domestic landscape applications.£17.99
Melcourt Ornamental Bark Mulch 60ltA high performance mulch suitable for a wide range of smaller-scale professional and domestic landscape applications.£20.99
Apply The Finishing Touches
A tidy alternative to bark mulch, in regulating moisture and preventing weeds
And Embrace Autumn Gardening
As gardeners, we have to love all seasons!
SB Plant Invigorator Retail Concentrate 500mlControls a wide range of pests including whitefly, aphid, spider mite, mealybug, scale and psyllid. For edible and ornamental crops.£18.00
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Levington Advance Seed & Modular F2 Compost 75ltFor seed sowing and direct rooting of softwood cuttings, designed for more vigorous seedlings including vegetable plants.£17.00
1lt Container Heavyweight Taupe Recyclable Round Plastic Pots x 10The first pot to be recyclable through kerbside recycling schemes, as seen on BBC Gardeners World.£7.50
Melcourt Professional Topgrow Tree & Shrub Compost 50lt100% peat free with balanced slow release nutrients, used to aid the successful establishment of newly planted trees and shrubs.£15.99
October Gardening Jobs
This month is all about mulching, dead-heading, tidying borders and feeding the plants and lawn ready for winter. To help you stay on top of your gardening jobs this October, we have a helpful guide of everything that will need your attention when you're next out in the garden.
Ps, now is the time to sow sweet peas under glass, and don't forget to refill bird feeders regularly.
Ps, now is the time to sow sweet peas under glass, and don't forget to refill bird feeders regularly.