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What To Do In The Garden – October

Fall is here, most of us went back to our little routine. I don’t know what it is about fall that I love so much, for sure it’s all those amazing colours and scenery, but it also brings me a calming and peaceful feeling. 

The flowers are slowly disappearing and it’s time to get ready for winter. To help you get ready, I am sharing with you today a list of the things that need to be done in the garden in October. But first, here are a few picture of my October garden.
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What needs to be done in the garden in  October

 

Trees, shrubs, roses

– Verify garden stakes, trellises and supports.
-Trim creeping plants.
– Water coniferous thoroughly.
– Pick fallen fruits, leaves and mulch from the bottom of trees to prevent diseases from spreading.
– Protect fruit trees from rodent by installing protectors at the bottom of trees.
– Bring fragile fruit trees inside for the cold season.
– Apply latex paint on the trunk of trees that have a tendency to crack.

Lawn

– Reduce the frequency of grass cutting and watering.
– Remove leaves that have fallen on the lawn.

Flower beds and containers

– Bring your inside plants back in the house (treat with insecticide soap if needed).
– Remove summer bulbs that are fragile (canna, gladiolus…).
– Divide and replant perennials if needed.
– Cut down perennials if desired (I only do that in the spring since it gives my perennials an extra protection for the winter).
– Plant seeds of annuals and perennials that require cold soil to germinate.
– Plant spring bulbs.
-Install winter protection on plants and bushes as required.


Vegetable Garden

– Harvest leeks, cabbages.
– Bring herbs inside (treat with insecticide soap if needed).
– Compost all vegetable wastes.
– Protect fragile plants from frost when needed.
– Hoe the earth.
– Spread mulch on perennial vegetable plants.


As it gets colder there will be less and less to do in the garden, I think I’m ready for a little break. Are you?

Have a great month of October!
 
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Comments

  1. gardenchick says

    Gardening is starting all over here in Georgia. Lots of fall perennials can be planted. Love your tips, can certainly use them in a few months

  2. (Terry) My Journey With Candida says

    I pretty much have my garden all ready for the cold months ahead. I do have to cut back my ornamental grasses, but want to wait until they die off more.

  3. Scott says

    We noticed yesterday with the mild weather that our hostas and lilies are trying to flower again! They’re so confused!

  4. MikiHope says

    One of my clients is busy doing all the above–it is a lot of work. However if you want a beautiful garden that is the price you pay. I love the fall–it is my absolute favorite time of the year. I love to watch the trees with the magnificent colors and when those leaves start to fall–to shuffle through them.

  5. Tough Cookie Mommy says

    I’ve never really had a green thumb. My grandmother, on the other hand, kept beautiful gardens when I was growing up in Spain.

    • Caroline Barnes says

      To be honest with you, when I started gardening 17 years ago, I did not have a great thumb either but I tried and I read a lot of gardening books and now I’m really proud of my gardens.