Jobs for the weekend...

THE weather’s been very wet this month, so I’ve postponed jobs which involve walking on soil.

The last thing you want to do is compact it and destroy the structure, especially on clay soils. You’ll always catch up.

Pick up and burn any diseased rose leaves, such as those with blackspot.

Tie in climbers to prevent potential autumn gale damage.

Harvest squashes and pumpkins – they’re supposed to be ripened in the sun for 10 days, but that isn’t going to happen, so you can do it under cover before storing.

Plant spring bulbs if the soil isn’t too wet – if your garden has had tulip fire ( related to grey mould), wait until next month.

Sow green manure on bare ground in the veg garden.