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Fertilize
flower beds, lawns and gardens before the end of the month. Our
two favorites, Lady Bug 8-2-4 and Nature’s Guide 4-3-2 are
both poultry based with lots of other good additives.
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Fertilize
flower pots now for attractive fall color. Plants you plan to
move inside will need to get in good shape before the winter.
Our favorite container fertilizer is earthworm castings. It has
no smell and a light dusting on the soil is easy to apply.
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Plant
fall vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels
sprouts.
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Plant
evergreen herbs: burnet, leaf celery, lavender, parsley,
rosemary, sage, thyme You can use them all winter.
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Plant
perennial herbs; catnip, chives, lemon balm, mint, Mexican mint
marigold, oregano. Although they will freeze back in the winter,
they will return bigger than ever.
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TIP
OF THE MONTH..................
September
is the last month of the year to fertilize your plants. We love using
organic poultry based fertilizers. They contain either chicken or turkey
manure. We carry several different kinds with a variety of ingredients
like molasses, seaweed, feather meal and humates included. By using one
kind of fertilizer in the fall and a different one in the spring, you
will provide your plants a wide range of nutrients. The fertilizers are
easy to apply as a top dressing over your mulch. As you water in the
fertilizer, it becomes manure tea and soaks down through the roots of
your plants. Organic fertilizers are great because they have been
composted and will not burn your plants. As with all fertilizers, it is
important to water them in right after application.
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Houseplants
need to be moved inside this month. Groom and spray them with
horticultural oil to safe guard against bringing insects inside.
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By
mid-month plant cool season annuals: Pansies, Cyclamen,
Dianthus, Snapdragons, Violas.
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Organize
your thoughts while everything is big and fluffy for next months
chores. Make lists of plants to transplant, divide or remove
completely.
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Harvest
any summer herbs for drying or freezing before the first frost.
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Plant
fruit trees and berry bushes this month.
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