| Halloween Garden Tips |
| It's almost time for Halloween again, but your garden can still play a big role and does not have to be put to bed just yet. A scary garden is the perfect way to greet trick-or-treating guests. Halloween theme gardens have become a very popular way to express yourself. |
| • A cauldron-shaped pot makes a great feature in a flowerbed. |
| • Stack several pumpkins on top of each other to make a topiary. |
| • Take advantage of sunny days and cool nights in the Fall. |
| • Take cuttings of geraniums to carry them into next season. |
| • Dig and pot herbs for a winter window sill herb garden. |
| • Bring in gourds that have been drying outdoors. |
•Collect perennial seeds as they ripen. |
| • Fall is the time to cut herbs & flowers for drying. |
| • Dig, divide and replant or share surplus day lilies. |
| • Mulch mow your leaves. It's easy and environmentally sound. |
| • Water perennials, shrubs and trees if rain has been sparse,. |
| • Shred some leaves for later use as winter
protection mulch. |
| • Remove foliage debris in flower beds to
rid disease organisms. |
| • Fall is best to plant trees before the late
rains come. |
| • After the last harvest, place vegetable
plants in the compost bin. |
| •
Prune all dead wood from your fruit trees. |
| • Prune live fruit trees. Leave a 12"
stub to prevent freeze damage. |
| •
Apply fertilizer around fruit trees before the ground freezes. |
| • Wait until the ground is frozen before mulching
perennials heavily. |
| • Collect seeds from your favorite flowers
and vegetables. |
| • Preserve seeds in paper bags in a dry warm
place. |
| • Fall is the best time to apply herbicide
to control weeds. |
| • Watch nurseries in October for bargains
on shrubs and perennials. |
| • Cut the legumes at ground level and the
roots will enrich your soil. |
| • Young trees require nutrients. Recycle the
fallen leaves to the soil. |
| • Compost is a valuable resource in flower
and vegetable beds. |
| • Mulch-mowing your leaves recycles natural
materials. |
| • Planting for butterflies adds much color
and animation to gardens. |
| • If you haven't planted to attract butterflies,
make a point to do so. |
| • Turn your front yard into a graveyard with
fake tombstones. |
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