Key task
If you see a hedgehog out during the day it could be ill or need help. Contact the nearest Wildlife Rescue Centre for advice.
WILDLIFE FRIENDLY
This month’s round up…
October is a good month to gather plant debris for compost and make leafmould, but be careful before disturbing leaf piles because this month hedgehogs will be getting ready for winter hibernation. Look out for them moving around.
Prune
■ Blackberries and hybrid berries
■ Blackcurrants (young plants)
■ Cotton lavender (santolina)
■ Lavatera – to tidy up uneven growth
■ Rosemary
■ Roses – to avoid windrock
Plant
■ Autumn bedding
■ Conifer hedges
■ Containerised roses
■ Garlic cloves
■ Onion sets
■ Spring cabbages
Sow
Indoors
■ Hollyhocks
■ Oriental poppies
■ Sweet peas
Outdoors
■ Green manure
■ Hardy broad beans
■ Hardy peas
Harvest
■ Autumn cabbages
■ Beetroot
■ Carrots
■ Parsnips
