Sowing (Unheated Greenhouse, Porch or Bright Windowsill) Outdoor Sowing (Weather Permitting) Bare-Root Fruit Trees Winter salad leaves (baby leave lettuce, mustard greens) Garlic cloves (plant before Christmas, they need the cold to split into bulbs) Apple & Peer Trees (Nov-Dec) Microgreens Broad Beans (Oct/Nov) Bare root plum & Cherry Trees (Plant late autumn) Pea Shoots Winter onion (Oct) TIP : Prune Apple & Pear trees (Dec) Garlic Shallots (Oct) Autumn Onion Spring Bulbs Native & Ornamental Trees Soft Fruits Tullips (Oct / Nov) Rowan (Mountain Ash) Raspberry Canes & Blackberry Bushes Daffodils & Alliums (Oct) Silver Birch Strawberry Runners (Plant before heavy frost) Crocuses Field Maple Snowdrops Sessile Oak Hazel
Hedging & Shrubs Wildlife to Spot Garden Jobs for kids Griselinia & Laurel Robins Plant a secret garlic bulb. (Oct/Nov) Beech & Hornbeam Garden Birds The Great Leaf Crunch & Heap Hawthorn & Blackthorn Hedgehogs Make a Wildlife Buffet Roses (plant bare-root bush and climbing roses) Overwintering lady birds Build a ‘Bug Hotel’ Save pumpkin Guts Harvesting Pumpkins & Winter Squash (Oct before the 1st frost) Maincrop potatoes & Carrots Parsnips, Turnips, Swedes & Leeks. Brussels Sprouts Kale & Winter Cabbage
🌱 Natural Pest Control Plants for Irish Gardens (Autumn & Winter Planting )
🌿 Plant 🐛 Natural Pest Control 🌼 Best Companion Plants Garlic ⭐ (Best time to plant) Repels slugs, aphids & many insects. Ideal for garlic spray. Carrots, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Beets Elderflower (Bare-root planting) Excellent for wildlife and pollinators Hedgerows, Wildlife areas Divide Chives Create healthy new plants Vegetable beds Divide Mint Refresh plants for next year Containers
🌼 Main Companion Planting Season
🌿 Plant 🤝 Companion Plants 🌟 Benefits Garlic ⭐ (Best planting time) Carrots • Tomatoes • Potatoes Natural pest deterrent and excellent companion for many crops. Onions (Plant sets in mild areas) Carrots • Broccoli • Cabbage • Beetroot • Spinach Helps repel many common garden pests. Herbs (Plan next year’s beds) Sage • Thyme • Oregano • Chives Excellent perennial companions that return every year.
🐞 Quick pest solution guide
🐛 Pest Problem 🐛 Best Natural Plants Pest Control 🦟 Mosquitoes Basil • Rosemary • Lavender • Lemon Balm • Mint • Bee Balm 🐌 Slugs & Snails Garlic • Lavender • Rosemary • Chives • Thyme 🐛 Aphids Marigolds • Basil • Rosemary • Sage • Chives • Oregano 🥬 Cabbage Moths Sage • Rosemary • Thyme 🥕 Carrot Fly Garlic • Sage • Rosemary • Chives 🪰 Whiteflies Marigolds • Rosemary • Thyme 🪰 Flies Lavender • Basil • Mint • Marigolds • Peppermint 🪲 Bean Beetles Marigolds • Rosemary 🕷️ Spider Mites Chives • Oregano 🥒 Cucumber Beetles Oregano • Globe Amaranth 🦌 Deer fly Marigolds • Thyme • Dill • Fennel • Chives • Peppermint
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