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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.