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* October Garden Tips and Reminders *
Clean up the planting areas as you harvest fruit, flowers, vegetables.
Rake up fallen leaves and fruit. Compost all disease- free organic
refuse. Destroy all disease infected refuse.
Winterize, protect or lift tender perennials for winter storage.
Lift and divide plants that have finished blooming. Divide and re plant...
Daisies, Callas, and Day lilies every few years for best bloom.
Prepare vegetable beds for spring and remove all debris.
Protect container plants for winter. Mulch tender plants that can't
be moved.
Continue watering lawns, trees, shrubs, vines and all new plantings
until the rains come. Don't forget to water plants in sheltered areas.
Well-watered plants survive freezing temperatures better than dry ones.
Prune trees and shrubs so that the air can flow through them freely in winter.
Cover open compost heaps with plastic when there are signs of heavy rains.
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