We’ve prepared quite a fall checklist and stand ready to help you work through it. What we do now sets the stage for spring 2020. August is a great time to analyze various sections of the garden and make plans for updating. Here’s what we’ll be tackling as we move ahead into September:
Transplant, divide, remove and add plants through late October (save shrub work for late September but start perennials soon)
- Rework the position of plants in a section, perhaps implementing more changes in other areas next spring
- Update bed lines
- Order spring blooming bulbs to be planted just after Columbus Day ( phw@seedlingspecialist.com)
- Soil testing in problem spots with little or no bloom, potential high sodium from road salt, new areas to be developed, or areas where conditions have changed
- Amend soil in October and November, as plants put on their root growth and set buds for next spring, or as part of an earlier fall renovation project
- Build raised bed vegetable areas, fill with our raised bed mix, and let things “cook” over the freezing and thawing cycles of winter
- Clean up spent crops early and sow an enriching cover crop that will winterkill; or top off existing raised bed mix, amend, and be ready for an early spring sowing of peas, lettuce and other tasty cold season crops
Please contact us if you’d like our help with any of these timely fall tasks.
