Posted on October 4, 2007 in latest news
Drop all your worries regarding gardening in the month of October. It’s not the end of your gardening season as there’s still a lot to do for you to your garden. Here are some tips regarding your October gardening
- Its time for you to dig up your gladiolus corms
- It’s the perfect time for you to fertilize your lawn and garden
- Its better to bring all your planted containers inside for the winter
- Its time for your compost pile to be finally turned
- If you are using worm bins then it is better to shift them to a place with at least 40 degree temperature
- After you plant the bulbs, scatter a slow-release fertilizer on top of the soil. You can find fertilizers especially for bulbs in the market. Also, scatter the fertilizer over other beds of bulbs.
- Don’t throw away the fallen leaves away, instead mix them with the compost
- If you plan to harvest garlic next year then this the best time to plant them
- Best time to prepare container roses for winter season and to shorten the hybrid tea roses
- Start sowing seeds of frost-tolerant perennials
- Don’t forget to water your evergreens and shrubs
- Clean and oil all your gardening tools to avoid rusting during winter
- Drain your hoses first as the water inside them don’t freeze and split them and keep it inside
- Lastly its better that you pull out all the annuals and add it to the compost
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