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Summer has faded and Autumn has established itself, creating a busy time for gardeners, with all the clearing up of leaves and tidying up of flowerbeds. We will also feel the colder air temperatures this month and it is likely we will have the first Winter frosts.

Planting

Plant any bare-root trees and herbaceous shrubs throughout this month and plant your tulip bulbs in the ground or in pots. You can also create some spectacular Winter colour by planting up tubs and baskets with winter pansies and polyanthus, evergreen perennials and ornamental grasses.

Protecting from winds and frost

Young trees over 1m high will need staking for support, especially in exposed locations.
November is often a rainy and windy month, so protect larger roses from wind-rock by pruning them down by a third and protect any container plants in non-frost proof pots with bubblewrap around them or moving them into a greenhouse or shed.

Garden furniture will also need protecting at this time of year, so cover any wooden tables, chairs or benches or move them undercover.

Lawns

November is the last chance to lay turf. If you are planning to lay a new lawn, try to undertake this task over a few frost-free days or when the soil isn’t too wet. If the weather is dry and mild you may be able to cut established lawns for the last time this month.

Digging

Provided the ground isn’t waterlogged, now is a perfect time for digging over the vegetable patch or allotment. If you leave the soil in large clumps, the Winter frosts will break the soil down into a crumbly finish for you.

Tidying up

Continue clearing fallen leaves off your lawn, paths and driveways and putting them into a compost bin, leaf store or black bin liners to rot down into leaf mulch to use next year.

Hyacinths

Now is the perfect time for planting up 3 or 5 hyacinths bulbs in bowls in bulb fibre, topped with moss. Keep them in a cool greenhouse for a few weeks and then bring them indoors to encourage them to flower, filling any room with beautiful scent, just in time for Christmas.

Mallards fortify their position for 2022

After the Egyptian Geese ruffled a few feathers and took over the pond this year, The Mallards decided they aren’t going to be putting up with that fowl play next year, and have evidently been taking advanced masonry evening courses.

We tracked down a goose for comment, who told us they’d noticed the mallards getting up at the quack of dawn and pulling something onto the lake earlier this week. “Hey, we managed to raise one layabout son this year on that pond, and he’s only just moved out. You think we’re coming back here in spring? We’ve got a timeshare on the broads”

(check out the full set of pictures on the Parish Projects Facebook Page 😃)

And there’s a deep water sign!

There’s also a new deep water sign lovingly crafted from the wood from the old Yelverton Village sign! A great piece of recycling. I tried to think of some sign-related puns for this section but life really is too short.

Many thanks to Poringland Men’s Shed

Great pieces of craftsmanship, and we are again very grateful to the men’s shed for their generosity and skill.

There’s a game on Garrick Field each Saturday this month, at 2pm.

6th Nov – Reserves Vs Poringland- 2pm

13th Nov – Reserves Vs Shrublands- 2pm

20th Nov – First Team Vs Dussindale & Hellesdon – 2pm

27th Nov – Reserves Vs Caister – 2pm

Come along and support, or if you’re out for a walk in Alpington or Yelverton, take a detour onto Garrick Field for a bit and check out how our local team are doing.

Village Calendar Yelverton FC TWITTER ACCOUNT Yelverton FC WEBSITE Our Yelverton FC Page

Tenders are invited from individuals or companies able to carry out the following services in the Parish:

Grass cutting, strimming, pruning, hedge trimming and tidying including removal and appropriate disposal of all arisings.

You must have your own transport, equipment, tools, etc and be available to keep on top of demand especially in peak growing time.

See the below pdf file for full details. Deadline is 26th November 2021.

Just a reminder that the next Parish Council meeting will be tonight, 7.30pm at the village hall, Mon 1st November 2021. The agenda is downloadable below.

The next Parish Council meeting will be 7.30pm at the village hall, on Mon 1st November 2021. The agenda is downloadable below.

The Norfolk County Council invites you to take part in a survey on how you feel about tourism in your area.

It closes at midnight on 15th October 2021, so you’ve got 5 days left, apologies for this being a late post.

The survey is part of the Norfolk County Council EXPERIENCE project and is about summer tourism. It will be carried out every six months over the next 2-3 years, focussing on winter and summer tourism alternately, you may have seen the previous one issued in April about winter tourism.

To take part please click on this link:

https://surreyfbel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0GvxicG7WnmWsB0

More information:

The results will be used to tailor the activities of the project and to better understand the benefits and disadvantages of tourism for local people.

Anyone who is over 18 and a resident in Norfolk can take part.

There’s a prize draw for £40 of Jarrold vouchers for participants (excluding employees of Norfolk County Council and their families, and anyone involved in the prize draw).

After such a lovely warm September, October is likely to be cooler with welcome rainfall to replenish our water butts and green our lawns once again!

The lovely misty mornings and cool starts to the days signal that it is now time to start tidying up and preparing for winter, whilst still enjoying the harvest and the golden Autumn sunshine whenever possible. 

Harvesting

If you are lucky enough to have a crop of apples or pears, they should now be ready to pick and enjoy. 

Protecting from early frosts

Move any tender plants, including houseplants, into a conservatory or greenhouse and check to see if your greenhouse heater is working properly. 

Outdoor pots and containers

Remove any drip trays from under planted up containers and raise terracotta patio pots with bricks or special pot feet so they don’t sit in water over winter and crack when it freezes. This is also the time to stop all feeding, as your container plants are slowing down for the winter. 

Lawns

Mow when you can, but is you wish to remove any moss in your lawn, treat with a combination moss killer and fertiliser then scarify to remove the dead moss. If your lawn is in good condition it will still benefit from a granular or liquid Autumn feed which will “green it up” and sustain the grass through the winter months.

Splitting and moving Perennials

While you can still identify the various clumps of perennials in your flowerbeds, dig up and divide any which may be getting too big and transplant any which you think are in the wrong place. Transplanting at this time of year gives them a chance to settle in over the Winter and gives them a strong start for next year.

Planting bulbs, trees and shrubs

Continue planting your spring bulbs, but delay planting your tulip bulbs until November. This is a good time to plant shrubs and trees but avoid very wet or frosty days.

Tidying up and taking time out

Collect leaves as they fall, putting them in a separate compost bin or in black bin liners to rot down into leaf mulch to be used next Autumn to condition your soil.

If you can, take time out to go for a walk on one the lovely peaceful misty mornings or just sit and enjoy the Autumnal views of your garden in the low October sunlight.

See below to download the notice of a proposed extension to the 50mph zone on the A146, making it a bit longer past the Slade lane junction.

A copy of the Order, plan and Statement of Reasons for making the Order may be viewed online at https://norfolk.citizenspace.com/environment-transport-and-development/71964-yelverton-pga043-proposed-50mph-speed-limit/

The public consultation period for this scheme will close on 12th October 2021.

Oct/Nov edition of Eleven Says, the Newspaper of the Bramerton Group of Churches covering 11 Parishes.