Sep 18 2024 31 mins 16
It is the September To Do List – believe it or not, we are in full Fall prep time. Lots of cool weather vegetables to start planting, and tons of clean up and pruning. It was quite a hot summer and time may have been sparse in the garden, but it’s time to get the gloves on and get to work. Episode includes Listener Q&A.
It is time to plant:
- Beets (seeds or plants)
- Bok choy (seeds or plants)
- Broccoli (plants)
- Brussel sprouts
- Cabbage (seeds or plants)
- Carrots (seeds)
- Cauliflower (plants)
- Celery
- Collards/Swiss chard (seeds or plants)
- Kale (seeds or plants)
- Kohlrabi (seeds or plants)
- Garlic
- Leek
- Lettuce (seeds or plants)
- Onion sets
- Peas (seeds or plants)
- Radish/radicchio/daikon/turnips
- Spinach
- Natives, Perennials, citrus – towards the end of September when it cools down
Chores include:
- Transplant/divide irises, grasses, tuberous plants
- Buy bulbs
- Collect seeds
- Clean up – pull out vegetables which are done, fallen fruit
- Prune lavender, hydrangeas
- Pests – whiteflies may be setting in…..keep an eye on
Listener Q&A section. Topics covered include:
- Aloe – odd white material on the soil underneath?
- Morning glory – how to get rid of invasive overgrowth?
- Century plant – now that it is blooming, how to care for?
- Fiddle leaf fig – how to prune?
- Tomato – can cuttings be taken for next year?
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