{"id":46232,"date":"2026-10-02T22:14:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/?page_id=46232"},"modified":"2026-10-02T22:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:33:58","slug":"october-diary-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ossettweather.com\/gardening2022\/october-diary-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"October diary 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\ud83c\udf31 Weekly Gardening Summary<\/h1>

September 26th to October 2nd, 2026<\/h3>

\ud83c\udf24\ufe0f Weather Overview<\/h2>

The week brought some lovely late-September and early-October weather, with several warm, sunny afternoons<\/strong> and temperatures reaching 22.9\u00b0C on Wednesday 30th<\/strong>. Overnight temperatures remained fairly mild, ranging from 6.4\u00b0C to 13.1\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>

Rainfall was generally very limited. There were a few small amounts of rain and drizzle, but the ground remained very dry<\/strong>, particularly around the new borders and side border. Despite the lack of significant rainfall, some areas felt surprisingly damp following the light drizzle on Tuesday.<\/p>

Overall, it was a mild and mostly dry week<\/strong>, providing some good opportunities to continue the autumn clear-up and preparation work.<\/p>

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\ud83c\udf3f Key Activities & Observations<\/h2>

The main focus this week was continuing with autumn preparation and tidying<\/strong>.<\/p>

We started top-dressing the new borders<\/strong>, with both borders receiving a good watering. Sue completed the top dressing on Friday and watered the borders again.<\/p>

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The brassicas in the raised bed and recycling crates<\/strong> were given a good watering and continue to grow well.<\/p>

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At the allotment, the bed on plots 28\/29<\/strong>, which had contained last year’s overwintered onions and salad crops, was dug over. The remaining runner bean plants were pulled up<\/strong>, and the poles were stored away for winter. Some of the poles will need replacing next year.<\/p>

Sue also painted the front of the allotment shed, table and seat<\/strong>, giving the area a useful autumn spruce-up.<\/p>

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Back at home, more work was carried out on the side border<\/strong>. The soil has been broken up, although it is still very dry and will need digging over properly once we get some worthwhile rain.<\/p>

A nice sign of new growth was spotted when we noticed that the garlic Sue planted last week has already sprouted<\/strong>.<\/p>

Work also continued around the magnolia tree<\/strong>, with more cleaning and tidying carried out underneath and around it.<\/p>

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\ud83d\udc15 Trips Out with Ruby & Other Visits<\/h2>

Ruby enjoyed several walks this week.<\/p>

We visited Temple Newsam<\/strong> on Monday afternoon, where we enjoyed a lovely warm and sunny late-September walk. There was plenty of work taking place in the gardens, so it will be interesting to see how they develop over the coming months.<\/p>

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On Wednesday, Ruby had two walks at Springhead Park<\/strong>, making the most of another pleasant afternoon.<\/p>

Thursday brought a walk at Nostell Priory<\/strong>, another enjoyable autumn outing.<\/p>

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With the mild weather continuing, it was a good week for getting out and about with Ruby while also keeping an eye on the changing gardens and parkland.<\/p>

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\ud83e\uddfa Weekly Harvest Totals<\/h2>

The harvest was relatively small this week as the focus moved towards autumn clear-up, but there were still some useful finds.<\/p>

Chillies<\/strong><\/p>