If you don’t know where to start gardening in September, don’t panic. Dubbed TikTok’s “Mediterranean Gardener,” Michael has been posting plenty of advice for green-fingered enthusiasts looking to get stuck in this month.
“Fall is the perfect time to start lawn maintenance again,” he told his 250,000 followers. “You want to set the cutting height to about 4cm to give the grass time to prepare for winter. Whether you do it manually or by machine, it’s also the perfect time to prune, aerate and seed your lawn.
“But remember to switch from summer lawn feeding to autumn feeding.” In addition to this, Michael also insists that it is especially important to trim hedges and take cuttings from your flowers this month – especially hydrangeas, roses, fuchsia and salvia.
Planting these cuttings, according to LoveTheGarden, is one of the cheapest ways to create beautiful new plants in your garden while adding “sensitive plants” like fuchsias that may struggle in winter.
Michael continued: “Check the roses for black spots and remove any that have been affected. Lift, divide and plant out the stunted perennials when they have flowered. Stop summer pruning of the fruit trees to get fruit trees next year. And now you can plant ready hyacinth bulbs with the pots ready for Christmas.”
The gardening guru’s advice also comes as British gardener Monty Don recently blogged about gardening in September. Notably, he suggested that your actions in the coming weeks could significantly affect what blooms in the spring.
“Camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons form their flower buds in late summer and fall,” he explained. “If they are too dry, the buds will not form properly and quite often the buds that are made will drop later in the spring before flowering as a result of drying out the previous autumn.”
