Gardener Reveals 10 ‘Fast-Growing’ Plants You Should Sow in the Next 10 Days
A gardener has revealed eight vegetable plants you can sow now to ensure a good winter harvest.
As the weather turns colder, we may be tempted to hang up our gardening gloves for the winter, but there is still plenty of work to be done.
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Benedict Vanheems has announced that there are 10 specific types of plants that need to be sown in September.
Speaking on his YouTube channel GrowthVeg Benjamin shared a list of vegetables that thrive in colder weather.
“It’s autumn here, but if you think it’s too late to sow for the harvest this season, think again,” he said.
Benjamin advises planting the seeds in the sunniest part of the garden and protecting them from frost with newspaper.
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He said that these vegetables will all be ready to eat by Christmas if you plant them now.
Radishes
“These crunchy carrots are some of the fastest vegetables out there,” says Benjamin.
He discovered that radishes can be ready to eat as early as four weeks after sowing.
Benjamin said radishes like cooler weather and are less likely to be bothered by beetles this time of year.
Rocket
Arugula is ready to harvest just five weeks after you plant it.
“Rocket loves the cool of early fall and will even thrive in partial shade,” says Benjamin.
Mustard
The gardener advised to sow the mustard plants in shallow containers. These containers can easily be brought inside when the weather gets colder.
Spinach
Benjamin said spinach is a perfect plant to sow at this time of year because the plant is ready to eat after just 40 days.
“This plant likes the cooler weather in the fall, so this is a really good time to grow it,” he said.
Garden work in September
As September begins, so does autumn. Veronica Lorraine, gardening editor at The Sun, has a few jobs to keep you busy as the summer sun fades.
1. Start thinking about spring bulbs
It’s early bulb season! As well as the more traditional daffodils, crocuses, alliums and bluebells, try snake-head fragillaries for something a little different.
2. Think of the bees
Be sure to continue to feed the bees with fall-flowering pollinators such as stonecrop, honeysuckle and asters.
3. Dig and enjoy your potatoes
The potatoes from the main crop are ready to be harvested. Make sure you harvest them all so they are not damaged by slugs.
4. Change your lawn mowing schedule
Raise the height of your lawn mower and start reducing the amount of mowing you do. Fertilize it in the fall, especially if you didn’t get around to it over the summer, and start raking to remove thatch.
5. Plant new perennials while the soil is still warm.
6. Take cuttings of salvia
It is as easy as cutting a shoot tip above a node and throwing it in a glass of water to see if roots develop. Especially with delicate Salvias that do not survive the winter.
7. Give camellias enough water so that buds will form again next year.
8. Keep removing faded flowers and watering your hanging baskets
They must continue until the first frost.
9. Make pumpkins Halloween-ready
Remove any leaves that are covering the pumpkins so they are ready for Halloween. Also make sure to water them regularly as they are very thirsty.
10. Check your pond
Cover your pond with a net to prevent it from filling up with fallen leaves when the trees start to fall.
Salad
Benjamin said loose lettuces are perfect for sowing in September and can be ready to eat in just 30 days.
He advised to water the plants regularly and said that if you keep cutting off a few leaves, the plant will grow back.
Kale
Benjamin said kale can be eaten as early as 30 days after harvest and recommended sowing it in rows.
“Soon we will see those beautiful, beautiful seeds coming up,” he said.
Onions
Lettuce onions are a great vegetable to sow at this time of year and are quite hardy.
Although the bulbs only develop in spring, you can harvest the leaves before Christmas and add them to your salads.
Beet
Beetroot is another vegetable that can be sown this month and harvested just 50 days after planting.
Benjamin recommended sowing the seeds about an inch apart and said you can also harvest the leaves and add them to salads.
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