What to do now

These friendly, bite-size podcasts offer advice on what you can be doing in the garden throughout the autumn and winter. From enjoying the harvest in September, to lawn care, mulching, and dividing plants throughout October and November, you'll also find inspiration for sowing spring bulbs and autumn crops, planting bare-root trees, shrubs and hedging, how to gather nature for Christmas decorations, and more.

Episode 7 - Sow autumn broad beans, with Oliver Parsons

Sowing next year’s broad beans is a great way to deal with the sad fact that summer is over, and enables the plants to get off to a much better start when they’re sown now, rather than in spring.

Episode 6 - Divide perennials and move plants, with Oliver Parsons

A satisfyingly physical job, dividing perennials is just about the easiest way of making new plants. It's also a brilliant opportunity to move plants or, even better, spread them around your garden for free.

Episode 5 - Plant autumn onion sets and garlic, with Claire Vennis

Planting onion sets and garlic cloves in autumn is a great way to get a head start on next year’s harvest. By planting now, the bulbs will establish earlier than spring planted crops, and garlic benefits from colder temperatures so they can burst into growth in spring.

Episode 4 - Autumn lawn care, with Catherine Mansley

It’s a good idea to give your lawn a bit of attention now and a few simple actions in autumn will ensure your lawn survives winter in good shape and is healthy and raring to grow next spring.

Episode 3 - Enjoy the harvest, with Kevin Smith

September is a wonderful month to enjoy your homegrown vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers, whether from your garden, vegetable plot or allotment. There’s something special about picking, preparing and eating produce you’ve grown and nurtured over the summer months, plus, home-grown tastes so much better.

Episode 2 - Plant Spring-flowering bulbs, with Oliver Parsons

Although spring feels a long way away as we head into autumn and winter, by planting spring flowering bulbs now, you’ll bring a lovely pop of colour and scent to your garden in the early months of next year, as well as provide a source of much-needed nectar and pollen for pollinators too.

Episode 1 - Sow winter greens, with Claire Vennis

To keep your vegetable plot productive in the colder months - and if you’re keen to extend the sowing and growing season – why not grow winter greens for a supply of fresh and nutritious food.