EARLY FALL CHECKLIST

-DISBUD CAMELLIAS, DAHLIAS, ROSES AND MUMS TO GET BIGGER FLOWERS.

-NEED TO KEEP THE GARDEN WATERED DURING HOT DRY SPELLS

-FERTILIZE CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR THE LAST TIME WHEN THEY HAVE SET FLOWERS BUDS

-CAN START PREPARE GARDEN BEDS

-DIG IN SOME ORGANIC MATTER AND RAKE THE SOIL SMOOTH

-BEGIN FALL CLEAN UP

-EDGE AND MULCH EXISTING BEDSOF PERENNIALS AND BULBS

-LEAVES AND PLANT DEBRIS DISEASE FREE ON THE COMPOST PILE

-BEGIN TO DIG AND DIVIDE PERENNIALS THAT BLOON IN SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER

-TIME TO START DIGING DAHLIAS, GLADIOLUS AND OTHER SUMMER BULBS FOR WINTER STORAGE

-STORAGE HYACINTH  AND TULIPS BULBS UNTIL LATE NOVEMBER

-OCTOBER:FERTILIZE LIGHTLY FUCHSIAS AND HYBRID ROSES                               
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