Autumn Garden Calendar 2010
Monday, September 27th, 2010
Thought I should give you a current tip sheet to help guide you through the fantastic time of the year……….. Lots of great things can and should be done at this time of the year. I don’t believe there is a better time to plant and I don’t believe you will find the weather any better. Warm soil, warm nights, wonderful days filled with sunshine….. Better grab the shovel and plant some spring flowering bulbs along with a little garlic, shallots, and tasty onion sets….. Now is the time…. Doug
• As garden beds are emptied of their flowers and veggies it might be a grand idea to plant a “green manure” crop of rye, oats, or peas. With this warm weather you should be able to get them established before the cold sets in….. Then you till them under in the spring just before planting.
• Fall is a great time to plant seeds for a new lawn…. Redmond Greenhouse has a local blend that should germinate in less than a week
• Fall is also a great time of the year to plant wildflower seed. We have over 10 different varieties that are well suited for our high desert area……Our Deer Resistant selection is our number one seller.
• This is the time of the year to plant fall blooming crocus as well as spring blooming varieties of tulips, daffodils, crocus, and hyacinths….. Our selection is the best ever with lots of new and exciting species….. We also have many deer resistant types as well as some deer resistant tulips….. oh yes………. All at Redmond Greenhouse.
• When you have about 80% leaf fall on your fruit trees, roses, and cane berries it would be a GREAT time to apply dormant sprays to all of them…….
• If you have not yet pruned your cane berries…… time is wasting….. remove all the canes that bore fruit (if they are done) and then leave only 5 to 7 strong vigorous canes that grew this year……… remove all others to help build STRONG berry patches….. Fertilize with 10 cups of our organic fertilizer Cold Climate and then mulch them with some of our organic compost at the rate of about 3 to 6 inches…… Ready for winter now….
• No pruning should be going on at this time of the year….. Fall pruning in cold climate zones such as ours is done in the spring and summer season only…..
• Pruning of evergreens can begin as soon as late fall lands on our calendars….
• Drenching insect vulnerable trees and shrubs with our Fertilome Insect Tree and Shrub Drench can be done at this time of the year through November….. This product works pretty darn well with boring insects in all trees……
• Its Garlic time…………… ye ha………. Our selection of garlic, shallots, and onions has never been better…………. Now is the time to allow them time to establish themselves before winter sets in………….
• If you are going to bring in any outdoor plants make sure they are free of insects and disease otherwise you risk the chance of contaminating all you other indoor plants.
• If you have a rosemary herb planted outside in your herb garden you may want to pot it up and get ready to bring it indoors……. They do so well and will bless your home with amazing blue and fragrant flowers mid winter…Wow…
• Any tree, shrub of perennial planted at this time of the year will be almost a year ahead of those planted in the spring of 2011..… grab your shovel…Happy Fall Gardening….Doug
Thought I should give you a current tip sheet to help guide you through the fantastic time of the year……….. Lots of great things can and should be done at this time of the year. I don’t believe there is a better time to plant and I don’t believe you will find the weather any better. Warm soil, warm nights, wonderful days filled with sunshine….. Better grab the shovel and plant some spring flowering bulbs along with a little garlic, shallots, and tasty onion sets….. Now is the time…. Doug
• As garden beds are emptied of their flowers and veggies it might be a grand idea to plant a “green manure” crop of rye, oats, or peas. With this warm weather you should be able to get them established before the cold sets in….. Then you till them under in the spring just before planting.
• Fall is a great time to plant seeds for a new lawn…. Redmond Greenhouse has a local blend that should germinate in less than a week
• Fall is also a great time of the year to plant wildflower seed. We have over 10 different varieties that are well suited for our high desert area……Our Deer Resistant selection is our number one seller.
• This is the time of the year to plant fall blooming crocus as well as spring blooming varieties of tulips, daffodils, crocus, and hyacinths….. Our selection is the best ever with lots of new and exciting species….. We also have many deer resistant types as well as some deer resistant tulips….. oh yes………. All at Redmond Greenhouse.
• When you have about 80% leaf fall on your fruit trees, roses, and cane berries it would be a GREAT time to apply dormant sprays to all of them…….
• If you have not yet pruned your cane berries…… time is wasting….. remove all the canes that bore fruit (if they are done) and then leave only 5 to 7 strong vigorous canes that grew this year……… remove all others to help build STRONG berry patches….. Fertilize with 10 cups of our organic fertilizer Cold Climate and then mulch them with some of our organic compost at the rate of about 3 to 6 inches…… Ready for winter now….
• No pruning should be going on at this time of the year….. Fall pruning in cold climate zones such as ours is done in the spring and summer season only…..
• Pruning of evergreens can begin as soon as late fall lands on our calendars….
• Drenching insect vulnerable trees and shrubs with our Fertilome Insect Tree and Shrub Drench can be done at this time of the year through November….. This product works pretty darn well with boring insects in all trees……
• Its Garlic time…………… ye ha………. Our selection of garlic, shallots, and onions has never been better…………. Now is the time to allow them time to establish themselves before winter sets in………….
• If you are going to bring in any outdoor plants make sure they are free of insects and disease otherwise you risk the chance of contaminating all you other indoor plants.
• If you have a rosemary herb planted outside in your herb garden you may want to pot it up and get ready to bring it indoors……. They do so well and will bless your home with amazing blue and fragrant flowers mid winter…Wow…
• Any tree, shrub of perennial planted at this time of the year will be almost a year ahead of those planted in the spring of 2011..… grab your shovel…Happy Fall Gardening….Doug