| With the summer months coming to a close, | | | | saves the hassle and bustle of the swarm of |
| many green gardens are losing the charm it once | | | | people who will be buying garlic later in the fall. |
| held in the wee months of spring. Although the | | | | 11. Sow spinach, chard and arugula |
| planting and harvesting of freshly grown | | | | 12. - Whether you're looking for an early fall |
| vegetables might be over, there is still a lot of | | | | harvest or a late overwintering spring crop, |
| upkeep and preparation for the active green | | | | September is the perfect month to plant these |
| gardener! | | | | items. |
| | | | 13. Plant fall annuals |
| 1. Spray lawn weed killer | | | | 14. - Refresh your dying summer flowers with fall |
| 2. - If you are reseeding late this month, spraying | | | | filler plants like aster, pansies and heleniums. |
| the lawn now will permit the seeding then by killing | | | | 15. Buy and plant spring bulbs |
| grasses and broadleaf weeds. Make sure the | | | | 16. - Planting spring bulbs now, while they're still |
| weed killer doesn't have pesticides or other | | | | healthy and fresh, will help the plants grow healthy |
| harmful materials. | | | | roots and stay until the spring. |
| 3. Renovate the lawn | | | | 17. Build a compost bin |
| 4. - Exposing the lawn and enough soil will make | | | | 18. - Make leaf collecting and garden clean- up |
| overseeing more successful; for the best results | | | | easy with an already created compost bin. To |
| use a conventional rake. | | | | read more about how to make compost bins, |
| 5. In drought, hold off on lawns | | | | click here. |
| 6. - Do not apply fertilizer or weed killer to lawns | | | | 19. Clean out fading beds |
| that have been going through a drought until the | | | | 20. - Fading leaves, flower stalks and seedheads |
| drought has ended. You will also want to wait on | | | | of perennial plants all need to be cleaned out for |
| seeding or sod laying until there is more moisture | | | | the fall months. Doing it now will help reduce the |
| and wetness in the ground. | | | | work that will come in November. |
| 7. Order colchicums | | | | 21. Check houseplant roots |
| 8. - Order these in fast delivery and plant these | | | | 22. - Repot plants that have outgrown their pots |
| fall bloomers as soon as they arrive! | | | | and make sure roots of house plants summered |
| 9. Order garlic | | | | outdoors have not become potbound. |
| 10. - Keeping a stock of garlic for fall planting now | | | | |