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Gardening in the Month of October
With fall well set-in and winter around the corner, here are some ideas and recommendations for caring for your garden in October
- Stop pruning and fertilizing as you don’t want to encourage new, tender growth just before cold weather arrives.
- Plant spring bulbs (options listed above) before the middle of the month and, once planted, add a layer of blood meal to keep the squirrels at bay.
- Stop watering both evergreen and deciduous trees to help them prepare for winter.
- Dig and store bulbs such as dahlias, gladiolus, cannas, and elephant ears by cutting back the green stems, drying them out, and storing them in peat moss in your basement.
- Pot-up any annuals you want to try and overwinter (I often overwinter mandevilla, geraniums, coleus, and various colorful vines for use in containers the following summer).
- Rake the lawn and garden areas to clean up fallen leaves.
- Do a little fall weed control using non-chemical methods such as boiling water (used for weeds in pavers) or the old ‘dig and pull’ method to stay ahead of spring weeds (an ounce of prevention…).
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