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What To Do In The Garden – September

What To Do In  The Garden – September

Summer is almost over, so enjoy your garden while you still can, it’s so beautiful this time of year. The weather will be getting cooler really soon, perfect for working in the garden. That’s good because some important tasks need to be done before fall. Here are a few pictures of what my flowers look like now, followed by a complete list of things that need to be done in the garden in September.
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Chelone

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Chrysanthemums

 

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Rudbeckia

 

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Cleome

 

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What needs to be done in the garden in  September

 

Trees, shrubs, roses
– Move trees, shrubs, roses if needed.
 – Trim trees and shrubs if not already done.
– Trim dead flowers off rosebushes.
– Water coniferous thoroughly.
– Check for the apparition of caterpillars and treat if necessary.
Pick fallen fruits at the bottom of trees.
Protect fruit trees from rodent by installing protectors at the bottom of trees.
Bring fragile fruit trees inside for the cold season.Lawn
– Reduce the frequency of grass cutting and watering.

– Seed where grass is dry.
– Fertilize with a fertlizer high on phosphorus and potassium.Flower beds and containers
– Support perennials that need support.

– Plant spring bulbs.
– Remove and keep seeds from perennials and other flowers when ready.
– Weed, water, hoe.
-Note changes you want to make to your flower beds, take pictures if necessary.
– At the end of the month, when the weather gets cooler, start dividing your perennials if necessary.Vegetable Garden
– Compost all vegetable wastes.
– Protect fragile plants from frost when needed.
– Remove bottom leaves from tomato plants to accelerate maturing.
-Remove suckers and new flowers from tomato plants.

– Harvest.
– Weed, water, hoe.
-Divide rhubarb.
– Plant garlic.Well like I said last month, enjoy looking at those nice flowers and enjoy those fresh vegetables  because it’s almost over! Does this mean we will soon be able to relax a bit? Well maybe!

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Comments

  1. Anna Fitfunner says

    Great list, as were the previous lists. A bit sad to see summer slipping away, but your list will have our gardens ready for the next growing season!

  2. Carie Spence says

    In the process of doing some of this as next spring we will be expanding our garden greatly. Thanks for this!

  4. Llinos Thomas says

    I love your photos! I leave our garden to my boyfriend mainly, but I still enjoy it very much. We grow vegetables and flowers.

    • Caroline Barnes says

      Thanks, we grow vegetables also but it was our first year so the pictures are not that great LOL.

  5. Valerie Earnest says

    I have garden envy! Living in the Southwest our growing season is just about to start and of course the plants we can grow are different. Glad you had such bounty this year!

  8. Trish says

    What a helpful list! I’m a total novice when it comes to gardening and it feels so daunting sometimes. But something like this could definitely keep me on track 🙂

  15. Ari T says

    I had to check out your past monthly posts for the tips and mostly for looking at images of your wonderful garden. I love the variety of flowers you have growing! Your photos are so vibrant! Your list of things to be done each month is also helpful. Especially for gardening novices like myself!

    • Caroline Barnes says

      Thanks you so much. Makes me feel so good to get great comments like this. You just make my day! Really happy my gardening lists are useful!

  16. Barrie Mac says

    Wow…I had no idea there was so much to do. Could explain why my plants/flowers don’t look as good each year. LOVE the photos of flowers…do you grow all of them? So pretty!

  19. Harmony Hagger says

    Wow you have some glorious looking flowers in your garden! I’m in Australia, so we are kind of the opposite over here, it’s Springtime for us 🙂