Jobs to do in the vegetable garden in September

Help pumpkins ripen in time for halloween by removing any leaves shadowing the fruits.
Raise pumpkins and squashes off the ground to prevent rotting and place them on a piece of slate or wood.
Cut bean and pea plants down but leave the roots in the ground as they will slowly release nitrogen back into the soil as the breakdown.
Start getting the allotment cleared for the autumn – remove the old crops that have finished and clear away weeds to leave your plot clean and tidy for the winter.
Make sure your brassica plants are covered or the birds will eat them especially the pigeons