Jobs in the Mid October Autumnal Garden
You may think that things will let up a bit now the autumn is here, even farmers go shooting, but you still have jobs to do, preparing for next year, and continuing the never ending job of tidying up. Sweet peas should be sown now for early flowering, because January-sowing is often too late for the early flower show. A nicely moist compost of four parts made up of clean top soil, one part leaf-mould or peat, and one part of sharp sand, suits them well, especially if sown in peat blocks.