Gardens Illustrated reports that the Royal Horticultural Society is now advising gardeners to make autumn planting part of the calendar — warm, moist soil builds stronger roots before winter, and the head gardener at Sissinghurst is sowing hardy annuals through September and October for earlier, tougher plants. October seed starting is officially having a moment.
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