{"id":5847,"date":"2017-09-16T19:35:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T02:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantswomandesign.com\/?p=5847"},"modified":"2019-09-27T12:13:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T19:13:44","slug":"fall-garden-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantswomandesign.com\/index.php\/fall-garden-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Garden List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]\r\n\r\nWelcome to those clicking over from our newsletter!\u00a0 Here are more details on my top 10 &#8216;to-do&#8217;s&#8217; for the Autumn.\u00a0 If you didn&#8217;t get this from our newsletter sign up!\u00a0 It&#8217;s free and we typically send newsletters about once a month.\r\n\r\n<div class=\"et_bloom_inline_form et_bloom_optin et_bloom_make_form_visible et_bloom_optin_3\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">.et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_content { background-color: #d3d4cd !important; } .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container .et_bloom_form_header { background-color: #ffffff !important; } .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_content button { background-color: #d1f435 !important; } .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_content .et_bloom_fields i { color: #d1f435 !important; } .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_content .et_bloom_custom_field_radio i:before { background: #d1f435 !important; } .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_border_solid { border-color: #cdef34 !important } .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_content button { background-color: #d1f435 !important; } .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container h2, .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container h2 span, .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container h2 strong { font-family: \"Shadows Into Light\", cursive; }.et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container p, .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container p span, .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container p strong, .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container form input, .et_bloom .et_bloom_optin_3 .et_bloom_form_container form button span { font-family: \"Raleway\", Helvetica, Arial, Lucida, sans-serif; } <\/style>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_form_container  et_bloom_border_solid et_bloom_border_position_top et_bloom_rounded et_bloom_form_text_dark et_bloom_form_bottom et_bloom_inline_3_fields\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_form_container_wrapper clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_header_outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_form_header split et_bloom_header_text_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/plantswomandesign.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bloom\/images\/premade-image-10.png\" alt=\"Subscribe To Our Newsletter\" class=\" et_bloom_image_slideup et_bloom_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_form_text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Subscribe To Our Newsletter<\/h2><p>Receive these posts and more directly in your inbox about once a month!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_form_content et_bloom_3_fields et_bloom_bottom_inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<form method=\"post\" class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_fields\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_bloom_popup_input et_bloom_subscribe_name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input placeholder=\"First Name\" maxlength=\"50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_bloom_popup_input et_bloom_subscribe_last\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input placeholder=\"Last Name\" maxlength=\"50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"et_bloom_popup_input et_bloom_subscribe_email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input placeholder=\"Email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-optin_id=\"optin_3\" data-service=\"mailchimp\" data-list_id=\"64ff38b8f9\" data-page_id=\"5847\" data-account=\"RockPaperScissors\" data-ip_address=\"false\" class=\"et_bloom_submit_subscription\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_bloom_subscribe_loader\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_bloom_button_text et_bloom_button_text_color_light\">SUBSCRIBE!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_bloom_success_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_bloom_success_checkmark\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"et_bloom_success_message\">You have Successfully Subscribed!<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"et_bloom_close_button\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\nWith out further ado here is my list of things to do this month in the garden.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li><strong>Harvest<\/strong> tomatoes and other vegetables that are warm season plants. As the nights cool the ripening process will slow down and rain will bring on some rot potential in the warm season plants. Broccoli, kale, cauliflower, brussel sprouts all are happy to have the cooler weather and will thrive.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Plant cool season crops<\/strong>, along with leafy salad crops like arugula, spinach, and lettuce. These will germinate in the 60-degree days and you can harvest for a couple of months in my zone 7-8 garden. You can also put in starts of broccoli, kale, cauliflower, and Brussel sprouts (check your local nursery). Also available now are garlic bulbs for next year\u2019s harvest.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Remove any dead plants<\/strong> from the summer and think about replanting now for good root growth in the fall and establishment for next year. Some of the plants that did not make it in my garden were planted in the late spring and early summer. A long dry summer was the culprit in their demise. The plants I planted last fall did well.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Weed <\/strong>any persistent weeds and cover area with mulch. This will keep weeds in check for next year and feed the plants during the winter.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Prune<\/strong> fruit trees as the growth slows. Learn about pruning different kinds of trees so the pruning you do is effective not harmful. See my blog post on pruning espalier trees.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Start dividing plants<\/strong> that have overgrown their spots. Iris, persicaria, sedums, and campanula are some that need to be divided in my garden. I will pot them up and give away or sell. This is a great by product of a successful garden.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Clean out<\/strong> the greenhouse and prepare for winter. If you have a greenhouse this is a good time to get it ready. See my blog post on greenhouse prep. If you don\u2019t have a greenhouse there are several ways to overwinter plants that aren\u2019t hardy. Look for an upcoming post on DIY cold frames and mulch holding beds.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Write it down<\/strong>. Keep good records of what did well in the vegetable garden and what did not. I have a beautiful tomato called indigo rose in the garden. It is pretty but it will not ripen. I have about 200 tomatoes on the plant and have had about 10 ripe ones. They have been a lovely black color since June. Yes, I\u2019ve pruned it many times. Yes, I\u2019ve eaten them and they are really not ripe. I won\u2019t grow it again.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nTwo good books to help with this are \u2018Week by Week Vegetable Gardener\u2019s Handbook by Ron Kujawski and Jennifer Kujawski, and Vegetable Gardener\u2019s Journal from Cool Springs Press.\r\n\r\nI also record my progress in the main garden in a garden journal. I have several filled journals on the shelf that have a record of gardens from when I first began gardening to the one that is \u00bd filled now. Sometimes, now, I spend more time on my blog posts than in the journal but the posts do tie to my gardening through the year. Plants I love, weather, plants I killed, where I got them, bulbs and seeds I planted, it all goes in the journal.\r\n<ol start=\"9\">\r\n \t<li><strong>Save seeds<\/strong>. I have saved seeds from various plants for years. It is easy to do and provide next years starts for no money and blank seed packets are available online. There is also lots of information about how to save seeds. A good resource is a free handbook on line at <a href=\"http:\/\/howtosaveseeds.com\/toc-handbook.php\">http:\/\/howtosaveseeds.com\/toc-handbook.php<\/a>. I also like \u2018Seedswap\u2019 by Josie Jeffery. It has a section on how to save seeds but also how to connect with seed banks, starting seeds, and growing on. It is just great reading about seeds in general.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n10. <strong>Turn compost pile<\/strong> if you have one, and remove any weedy debris piles. 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