On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

• Compost Your leaves Please Do Not Burn Them
• Build a frame for a raised bed that you can use next spring
• Do not let weeds seed out in your garden.
• Don’t leave gas in mowers or other equipment over the winter.
• Improve your garden soil by adding compost, or shredded leaves to increase organic matter 3 to 4 inches is sufficient.
• If planting a hedge or screen planting, select a durable species that doesn’t get too big.
• Now is the time to collect soil samples. Avoid the rush! 2 week analysis
• Plant a tree! Serviceberry, crepe myrtle, kousa dogwood, etc.
• Check stored fruits and vegetables for decay.

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

• Start preparing your leaf collection equipment.PPE, rakes, leaf blower.
• You have missed the preferred planting window for tall fescue. Consider carefully before investing heavily in seed, etc.
• Now is a good time to control fire ants. Use granule fire ant bait on days ants are actively foraging
• Plant a cover crop on vacant areas of your garden.
• Prepare to compost those leaves. Do Not Burn Leaves!
• Don’t be too quick to tidy up your garden.

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 On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

• Now is the time to start planning your season extension methods. Row covers. plastic , cardboard.
• If you plan to renovate your lawn do so ASAP.
• With cooler temps scout your property for fire ants. Granule baits work well when fire ants are foraging
• Plant a cover crop on vacant areas of your garden, Crimson clover is a good cover crop.
• Your fall vegetables may need top dressing check your garden journal for when they were last fertilized.
• Plant trees, shrubs, bulbs, perennials, pansies, strawberries.
• Now is the time to collect soil samples. Avoid the rush!
• Harvest sweet potatoes now. Sun cure them by placing them on a trailer and leaving them in sunshine and moving them inside at night. Do this for about 2 weeks after digging.

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