Maintenance and Clean Up
✦Make compost out of lawn clippings
and garden plants that are ready to be
recycled. Don't use clippings if
the lawn has been treated with
herbicide, including "weed-and-feed"
products. Don't compost diseased
plants unless you are using the "hot
compost" method.
✦Fertilize cucumbers, summer squash and broccoli to maintain production while you continue harvesting.
✦Deep water Camellias to develop flower buds for next spring.
✦Prune raspberries, boysenberries and other caneberries after harvest.
✦Prune cherry trees before fall rains begin to allow callusing in dry weather and minimize the spread of bacterial canker.
Planting and Propagation
✦Plant winter cover crops in vacant space in the vegetable garden
✦Plant winter kale, Brussels sprouts, turnips, parsnips, parsley, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and spinach.
From Benton County Master Gardeners -
Membership meetings: 3rd Monday Oct. to May 7:00pm - currently on Zoom
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