What to do in October in the vegetable garden?
Regardless of the weather, there is always something to do in the vegetable garden and even in early autumn! The main challenge of this month of October, which slowly announces the end of the gardening season, is to prepare your soil for next season. That being said, you can also plant some leafy and root vegetables this month. Let's take a tour!
October: the best time to start a vegetable garden!
We often think that March is the best time to start a vegetable garden. Well, think again; Getting started on it in October is much better! This early fall is the ideal time to collect lots of leaves, do the last mowing and add manure and other amendments. In addition, after the drought of this summer, the land finally becomes moist again thanks to the generally abundant autumn rains. This is therefore an excellent time to sow green manures.
If you want a profusion of vegetables in your vegetable garden next year, you must work now on preparing your soil. All the precious organic matter that you bring will nourish your soil so that your future vegetables can find the energy necessary for their growth. I can therefore only advise you to in which you will find many tips for having a lush vegetable garden next year. Now let's see what sowing, planting and harvesting can be done this month.
Organize around a precise calendar with Permapotes
On Permapotes, you can based on the vegetables you want to grow and your climate . If you live in the South of France, the sowing and planting periods are significantly different from those in Belgium or the mountains. Organizing yourself around a precise calendar will therefore allow you to better manage your vegetable garden, and it is with this in mind that Permapotes was developed.
The harvests of October
Whatever you think, October is, along with September, the month when I harvest the most vegetables. The choice is very wide, and I think, for the fourth month in a row, I am completely self-sufficient in vegetables with almost 75kg harvested last year. Even if summer crops like tomatoes, zucchini and eggplant disappear from the vegetable garden (except in the greenhouse), autumn vegetables have taken over and are delighting our taste buds.
This month on the menu: carrots, cabbage, turnips, radishes, salads, spinach, pumpkin, squash, beets, celery root or even leeks, etc. If certain vegetables are not eaten, they will be given to the family, frozen, or transformed into soups to warm us up and stock up on vitamins during the winter period which is beginning. On the fruit side, if you have an orchard, it is also a good time to pick the last apples and pears that are still hanging on the trees. Don’t hesitate to share your tips for this month in the comments!
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