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Apples and Plums
Most apple varieties should be harvested or ready for harvest by now. Trees will soon begin to lose their leaves, but now is the time when they grow their roots and make buds for next year. A light manure at this time can set up the trees in good condition for the winter, but not too much, as then they will begin to grow like it’s springtime.
Strawberries
The strawberry runners produced by your old plants will be ready for transplanting by mid-November. When moving them to a new location bring as little soil as possible, as the soil-borne diseases that affect strawberry are very serious. If you are keeping your old plot, remove excess runners and pull any weeds that have appeared in the autumn.
Raspberries
The old raspberry canes should be dying off by now, and if you wish to begin removing these you can do so from now on. Cut the canes as close as possible to the ground so that infections will not enter. If you have new canes (or a primocane autumn variety) with ripening fruit still on them, it may be worth covering the plants so that they will come to fruition.
Last year's Autumn garden advice
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