September is a kind month; the soils are warm and moist, and there are enough good days ahead to ensure quick growth
There are always some summer losses that niggle – crops that never got going, or did but instantly got mown down by marauding somebodies. You can’t make up for lost carrots and the time for tomatillos is over, but you can get a few crops in now for last-minute wins.
September is a kind month; the soils are warm and moist and there are enough good days ahead to ensure quick growth for those that are willing to race at life. So, if you’ve spent all summer hunkering after a good radish and instead got something that bolted or went pithy in the middle, try again this week. September often produces a truly fine crop. Choose somewhere sunny, and if you use a pot, make it a big one – radishes hate being overcrowded. Cover thinly with just a little soil, then water. You should have a crop in four weeks. ‘French Breakfast 3’ and the super-fast ‘Sparkler’ are both ideal.
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