September 23, 2010
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Contents:
- Letter From the Editor
- Article: Fall Checklist
- Web Finds
- Cool Tools
- End Note
Letter From The Editor
My calendar says that September 23rd is the first day of fall. A little hard to believe when my thermometer reads in the nineties.
Even though it doesn't feel like fall, we have been slowly putting our garden to bed lately.
By cutting back perennials, taking up annuals, detaching and reseeding our lawn, we won't get surprised by our first heavy frost. It's not much fun pulling up mushy plants!
Below you will find your fall checklist.
Enjoy!
Julia
Article: Fall Checklist
Below you will find some of the most important gardening task for the fall. Questions? Feel free to comment or ask a question here.
- Bulbs: Buy bulbs early for better variety and for great discounts. Wait until October or later to plant. Store in a cool spot until time to plant. Make life easier by using an auger
to dig the holes for your bulbs.
- Herbs: Start taking cuttings or pot up of any herbs you want to overwinter inside.Harvest and dry herbs like lemon grass, lemon verbena, rosemary, and basil. Learn more about growing herbs.
- Inside plants: Get ready to bring potted plants back inside. Repot if necessary. Check for insects and spray with insecticidal soap if you see any critters. Buy insecticidal soap online at our Garden Shop today.
- Lawn: Dethatch your lawn and overseed if necessary. Wait until it's cooler though!
- Perennials: Continue pinching and pruning off all dead flowers of perennials so the energy can go directly to root development. Cut back any plants that look bad. Divide or transplant if necessary.
- Shrubs: Check-out the dazzling array of shrubs with fall hues of red, gold and burgundy at your local garden center. Plant a few in your garden. Don't forget to water them! Some of our favorites are Fothergilla, Smoke tree, Witch hazel, and Bottlebrush buckeye.
- Trees: Prune to remove any diseased or damaged limbs only. Heavier pruning needs to wait until winter. Avoid pruning spring-flowering trees or you'll cut off next years bloom. Learn about trees with great pods and berries for fall and winter decorations.
Questions? Feel free to comment or ask a question here.
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Cool Tool
Augers make planting bulbs much easier. A great tool to attach to your drill is the 1.75'' Heavy Duty Garden Auger Planting Tool to Drill Soil and Earth
. Not only can it help with planting bulbs, but you can use it for drilling holes for lights or posts if you have rocky hard soil.
Web Finds
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End Note
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