2009 Grow Your Own calendar
Welcome to the NS&I growing and savings calendar. Here you will find helpful hints and tips on how you can make both your gardening and financial efforts work better for you.
Find out when the best times are to budget for the months ahead and learn the key dates for growing, pruning and harvesting different fruit and vegetables.
As we all try to find ways to save money, growing your own fruit and vegetables is an obvious choice. This calendar will be updated every month to assist you along the way.
September
Now that the summer holidays are over, weed out any debts you have accumulated over the past months and pay off your credit cards. Using the last days before the autumn weather sets in, try to rid your garden of any diseased plants and perennial weeds.
Cane and netting can be used to safely guard your crops against hungry animals and birds. Think about building up an emergency cash fund that guard against any one-off emergencies.
Ensure that your early apples don’t go to waste. Lift in the palm of your hand and give them a twist, if they are ripe it should part easily from the spur.
Why not get involved - if you have any growing or savings tips to share please email them to growandsave@nsandi.com
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