Things to do in the garden this month

Select and plant spring-blooming bulbs this month and early next. Keep tulips, daffodils and hyacinths cool until the weather outside is wintery. Tulips & hyacinths benefit from being refrigerated for 4 to 6 weeks. Plant them by Thanksgiving weekend. Plant iris, freesia and others now.

Plant holiday favorites now. Plant hollies and other berry-producing shrubs for winter decoration indoors and out. Try pomegranates for ornamental and edible fruit.

This is the month to switch from growth to bloom food for azaleas, camellias, and rhododendrons. From October to the finish of bloom season feed monthly with Master Bloom. This phosphorous rich food is excellent for flower bud development. Rose and lilac growers have also reported that fall and winter applications of Master Bloom have enhanced bloom.

Make sure to keep your gardenia green this winter. Feed with Master’s Azalea, Camellia, Gardenia Food, and Iron Sulfate. When the soil cools, they can no longer absorb nutrition.

Plant sweet peas now, from seed or transplants, for late winter bloom. Choose old-fashioned climbing types or bush varieties. Protect them from snails and slugs with Sluggo Plus.

Last chance for winter vegetables from transplants. Protect them from cabbage worms with Fertilome Caterpillar Control.

Garlic is in stock! Hoping to see bulb onions and shallots the first week of October. Ready to plant now for harvest next summer.  Onions and garlic are shallow-rooted plants, so keep them moist and free of weeds. Hopefully, winter rains will soon do all the watering for you, making onions and garlic some of the easiest vegetables to grow in the garden.

Color up your garden for Fall and Winter. For sunny spots choose pansies, violas, snapdragons, stock, & calendulas. For shade or morning sun pick cyclamen and primroses.

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