Do you work in the garden: what is sown and what is harvested in September?

Welcome September! Here are which vegetables, fruits and vegetables to sow and harvest, keeping the lunar calendar under control

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September marks the transition from summer to autumn and requires particular attention to the care of the garden, both so that the harvest of the last summer vegetables and aromatic herbs takes place in time, and in order to prepare the soil for the sowing of varieties that can be harvested in late autumn or in spring.

To guarantee the best sowing and the best harvest, tradition suggests keeping the lunar calendar.

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Index

What to sow in September

In September, they can be sown directly in the open field: savoy cabbage, endive, lettuce, parsley, radicchio, radishes, rocket, escarole, spinach.

Instead, you can prepare your seedbeds by choosing from: carrots, turnip greens, onions, turnips and beets.

For those who do not have a real vegetable garden, but simply the space to store pots on the terrace, it will still be possible to successfully sow especially rocket, parsley, radishes, spinach, carrots and cut lettuce.

Tips for sowing

If you are not yet an expert, it is good to follow the recommended distances on seed packages purchased when you opt for the varieties to be sown in the open field, in order to guarantee each plant the necessary space for growth.

As for the seedbeds, it is not necessary to buy any tools, if you have the foresight to keep jars or plastic cups to puncture the bottom in order to allow the water to drain. Arrange a few well-spaced seeds in each one. Later you will have to choose the most resistant plants to be able to transfer them to pots or to the vegetable garden.

The harvest of September

In September it is time to harvest the last tomatoes and the last courgettes, before the bad weather arrives. It is also the ideal time to devote yourself to collection of aromatic herbs such as basil (which, depending on the region, will end its vegetative cycle between October and November).

You can also collect the mint, lemon balm, oregano and parsley, to be left to dry in the shade, in a well ventilated place and away from humidity. In September the chili Peppers, to be collected and left to dry or to be used for the preparation of preserves in oil. In the sunniest regions, the last peppers and aubergines can be harvested. For those who own fruit trees, the time has come to harvest thegrapes, the first figs, blackberries, apples and pears.

Variety to transplant in September

September is the month that leads us towards autumn, a season considered ideal for transplants, as the soils have partly retained the heat of the summer, but at the same time have begun to absorb the first new rains and new nourishment.

In September it will be possible to transplant cabbage, chicory, fennel, leeks and radicchio (not for cutting). Before sowing and transplanting in the garden, it is advisable to dig and turn the soil, in order to aerate it and prepare it to collect new seedlings.

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Work in the garden according to the lunar calendar

Crescent moon

It is advisable to take advantage of the crescent moon for the sowing of beets, carrots, cabbage, cut lettuce and turnips and for the transplant of chicory, fennel and radicchio. It is also possible to start working on the reproduction of aromatic herbs by cutting, with particular reference to rosemary, marjoram and sage.

The moon will be waxing from 8 to 20 September.

falling moon

In the waning moon all those vegetables that are expected to be used for the preparation of must be harvested preserves in oil. It is time to transplant the leeks, which you will harvest in the spring, and to sow lettuce (not cut), radicchio, spinach and onions.

The moon will be waning from 1 to 6 September and then again from 21 to 30 September.

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