In every month, yet in aught begun,
Read over that month, what avails to be done;
So neither this travail shall seem to be lost,
Nor thou to repent of this trifling cost.
• Apply grub control to lawn areas.
• Because Lilacs start growth very early in spring, autumn is the best season for planting them.
• Beds and borders should be weed to prevent the spread of weed seeds.
• Bring plenty of potting soil and supplies indoors for winter work.
• Burn hollow stemmed refuse such as Dahlia stalks to control stem borers.
• Clean, oil and store lawn mower and power equipment.
• Clean up any frost blackened annuals.
• Cut and burn tops of Peony and Iris to destroy disease spores and eggs of insects.
• Cut off spent flower heads from garden Phlox.
• Continue planting spring-blooming bulbs.
• Dahlia roots should be dug and stored in a cool, dry place.
• Dig tender bulbs after first killing frost, allow bulbs to dry before storing for winter.
• Divide overgrown clumps of Rhubarb.
• Fall planted trees, shrubs and perennials should not be fertilized at planting time.
• Finish planting Peonies.
• Get out and enjoy the beautiful display of color the trees are putting on.
• Give succulent rock garden plants a collar of stone chips.
• Blackberry and Raspberry canes that bore fruit this year can be cut to the ground.
• For colorful indoor blooms, start potting up pots of bulbs to be forced indoors.
• Harvest crops of apples.
• If you burn wood, start splitting and stacking firewood for this season.
• If your garden pond is shallow, net up fish and bring indoors for winter.
• Keep cutting the lawn, it should not go through winter long.
• Look for all kinds of interesting seed pods and fruit for use in fall decorations.
• Make border changes now so plants will have a chance to get their roots settled before the ground freezes.
• Make repairs and clean your chimney before the first use of the season.
• Order a bale of salt hay for mulching strawberry beds.
• Pick green tomatoes before first frost.
• Pot up late blooming Chrysanthemums for flowering indoors.
• Prepare the ground for new rose bushes arriving next month.
• Rake up leaves and add them to the compost pile.
• Root crops of vegetables, except Parsnips and Salsify can be dug now for winter storage.
• Set mole traps if any mole activity is spotted, place them in highly used runs.
• Small trees and shrubs will appreciate a mulch of manure laid around them at this time.
• Sow seeds of perennials in cold frames now for next years blooming plants.
• Start bringing in and storing garden benches, accessories and patio furniture.
• Store all garden chemicals in a locked cabinet.
• Take cuttings from Geraniums now before the killing frosts.
• This is a great time to select shade trees for fall color.
• To extend your harvest, protect Eggplants, Peppers and Tomatoes on nights that threaten frosts.