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SEPTEMBER 2003 Gardening Tips & Reminders September Reminders
Get Ready - Make sure you've ordered daffodils and other spring bulbs for October planting. Build or buy compost bin in anticipation of autumn leaves.
Plant -
Plant cool season leafy root vegetables: Carrots, Beets, Turnips, Lettuce, and Spinach.
Sow hardy annuals: Sweet Alyssum, Calendula, Annual Pinks, Snapdragon, and Sweet Peas.
Sow rye grass seed in winter lawns.
Fertilize -
Stop feeding mums when the buds start showing color.
Acidify Azaleas and Camelias.
Water -
Slow down watering of Azaleas and Hydrangea to allow them to harden against winter freezes.
Spray foliage of Camelias in anticipation of their bloom.
Water potted plants and hanging baskets frequently.
Prune -
Disbud Camellias, Dahlias, and Chrysanthemums to produce specimen blooms. It is generally not a good idea to prune this late in the year, because new growth will be more susceptible to winter freezes.
Miscellaneous -
Turn compost pile.
Propagate by layering. Scrape underside of a strong branch, bend down to ground, cover with soil and weigh down with a brick. Water from time to time and end of branch will put out new growth; becoming a new plant.
Pick flowers in bloom and dry for future arrangements. Bundle flowers together and hand up side down in a dry, sheltered area .
Repot houseplants. Prune away damaged foliage and give a good dose of food.
In Bloom -
Canna, Cosmos, Copper Plant, Marigolds, Periwinkle, Plumbago, Crape myrtle, Althea, Four-o'clocks, Salvia, Ageratum, Coleus, Lycoris, Aster, Begonia, Celosia, Chrysanthemum, Coral Vine, Ginger Lily, Gladiiolus, Jacobina, Liriope, Morning Glory, Petunia, Phlox, Rattle Box, Rose, Spider Lily, Torenia, Vinca, White Zephyranthes Lily, Zinnia, Buddleia, Franklin Tree.
Fall Color -
Flowering Dogwood with showy, drooping red leaves.
Ginko leaves turn pure yellow.
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