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Garden Checklist: Begin compost pile now for fall
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The Garden Check- list is filled with tips and tricks for local gar- deners who wish to keep their greenery, flowers, and herbs looking beau- tiful all year long.
Soak in the peace and quiet as late summer is winding down and days should cool soon.
Tasks for this time of year include using old vegetable plants and summer annuals to start a compost pile. Add fall leaves as they drop from trees.
Do not wait for a pot- ted plant to droop be- fore watering it, since roots will be damaged by the time a plant shows stress.
Harvest vegetables to prevent them from
setting seed. and remem- ber to renew mulch.
Pruning, Support any heavily laden branches of fruit and nut trees.
Cut back annuals and perennials to encourage growth and re-bloom.
Fertilizing, Feed veg- etables at only 1⁄4 the recommended rate to avoid a flush of tender young growth. Fertilize chrysanthemums, asters and other fall blooming perennials for the last time.
Planting, wait un- til next month to plant, if possible. Perennials, French tarragon (Ar- temisia dracunculus), foxglove (Digitalis), coneflower (Echina- cea). Bulbs, corms, tubers: daffodil, cro- cosmia, anemone, free- sia. This is the time to
choose and buy bulbs for outdoor planting and indoor forcing. Pur- chase now and plant by Thanksgiving.
Fruits and vegeta- bles: cauliflower, Asian greens, green onions
Trees, shrubs, vines: forsythia, cape plumba- go. Enjoy now, Annuals and perennials: Begonia semperflorens, vinca (Catharanthus), coreop- sis, cosmos, dianthus. Bulbs, corms, tubers: dahlia, naked ladies (Amaryllis) Tree, shrubs, vines: lantana, crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) Fruits and vegetables: corn, eggplant, grapes, peppers, potatoes, toma- toes
Things to ponder: Many landscapes have a few bare spots by now. Consider replacing miss-
ing plants with Califor- nia natives.
While daytime tem- peratures remain in the 90s or 100s, drought- stressed foliage can be damaged by applications of horticultural oils or pesticides.
Prepared by Judy Parker, Fresno County Master Gardener.
Source: Adapted from “A Gardener’s Companion for the Cen- tral San Joaquin Valley,” 3rd edition, currently available from Fresno County Master Garden- ers for $30.
Gardening Questions answered at (559) 241- 7534. Prepared by Judy Parker, Fresno County Master Gardener.
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