It’s mid-September and cool fall temperatures are right around the corner, if they aren’t here already.
"Put your shadow in your garden."
This is one piece of advice I will never tire of giving. If your shadow is in your garden, you are there also (unless you have some uncanny ability the rest of us mortals can't understand). If you are there in your garden then you can see for yourself what is going on. What plants are having trouble? Have you missed a spot weeding or mulching? Are there plants that would do better or would improve the look of your garden if they were moved to another location? You can also develop and jot down new ideas for next year.
Go through your spent veggies and annuals. Cut off seed heads of healthy plants and discard the heads. Put the remains of the healthy plants in your compost. Are there any that have powdery mildew? How about plants which are diseased or had severe infestations of insects, particularly right after harvesting. Destroy these plants or put them in the garbage.
Cut to the ground the canes of fall-bearing raspberries after harvest.
Fertilize all bulbs (newly planted and existing) with a fertilizer high in phosphate.
If you have dahlias or gladiolas, dig up the bulbs after the tops are killed by frost. Dry the out for a few days (preferably indoors) and then mix them with perlite, vermiculite or perlite and store them in a cool (not cold) dry location.
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