Fruit day · descending moon, waning crescent

Pick the last quince fruits before hard frost arrives, as damaged skin quickly leads to rot in storage.

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Syngonium podophyllum
Stop Planting Spring Bulbs in Soggy Ground: The Timing Problem
Stromanthe sanguinea
Deep crimson beetroot wedges piled on a pool of white horseradish cream, scattered with chopped walnuts, dill fronds and small beet leaves, on a pale ceramic plate
Spring bulbs in heavy clay: the planting trick most guides omit
Bowl of velvety pale golden chestnut soup topped with browned chestnut pieces, chopped chives, olive oil thread and cracked pepper, beside whole chestnuts and leek rings
The October garden reset: how one weekend of tidying transformed my anxiety
Philodendron hederaceum
Stop removing autumn leaves from borders – science backs laziness
Maranta leuconeura

Syngonium podophyllum
Stromanthe sanguinea
Philodendron hederaceum
Maranta leuconeura
Epipremnum pinnatum

Stop Planting Spring Bulbs in Soggy Ground: The Timing Problem
Spring bulbs in heavy clay: the planting trick most guides omit
Stop Watering Your Newly Planted Bulbs—Here's Why and When to Resume
Autumn fertiliser myths: why your bulbs don't need feeding now
Spring bulbs in containers versus open ground: which survives winter better?

Medicinal plants

Close-up of fresh lemon verbena leaves being harvested by hand in a summer garden
Fresh elderflower clusters in full bloom on a Sambucus nigra shrub in summer garden
Close-up of overgrown flowering thyme with woody stems in a summer herb garden
Fresh aloe vera leaf broken open revealing thick clear gel on sunburned skin
Freshly harvested lavender and chamomile bundles laid on a rustic wooden surface in summer sunlight

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