Preparing for autumn and next spring
By Mary Whiting, keen gardener and early years consultant
Early autumn jobs
* Finish harvesting tomatoes; greenish trusses may ripen if picked and kept in a closed paper bag. Perhaps drop a very ripe tomato or two on to a pot of soil or compost outdoors for free tomato plants next spring.
* Pull up your giant sunflower, measure its length, and notice the swirly seed patterns. Open the stripey husks to see the seeds, and save some for planting.
* Let evening primrose and fennel plants run to seed for winter bird food.
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