As summer turns to fall, the garden may seem to fade to the background. But there's still plenty going on underground. This is no time to rest.
As summer turns to fall, the garden may seem to fade into the background. But there's still plenty of action going on underground, so this is no time to rest.
People are also reading… You can also start planting bulbs. In areas that experience winter freezes, this means hardy ones like tulips, muscari, daffodils, crocus, hyacinths, snowdrops and glory of the snow. In the South, consider amaryllis, caladiums, calla lilies, cannas, daffodils, dahlias, elephant ears, gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
Dispose of diseased plants in the trash, and start a compost pile with healthy plant parts. Create layers of fresh materials like fruit and vegetable kitchen scraps, grass clippings, weeds that haven't gone to seed, coffee grounds, cornstarch packing peanuts, horse manure, and rabbit and bird droppings. Alternate them with dry items like leaves, twigs, shredded paper and straw .
Both scenarios pollute our precious resources and waste money, as unabsorbed fertilizer won't benefit your lawn or plants, anyway. Fall is a good time to plant trees and shrubs. In cold zones, it's best to wait until the trees in your area drop their leaves. Water well and apply mulch. Then one day, black blotches, yellow-spotted leaves and mushy bottoms showed up, and your dreams turned to nightmares.
To prevent this, try rotating crops, amending soil with compost before planting and applying mulch afterward. Seek out resistant plant varieties, when available. Avoid overhead watering, which wets foliage and encourages fungal growth. And keep the soil clear of infected plant parts and fallen fruit.
Avoid damaging the roots by installing stakes and cages around tomatoes at planting time, instead of when plants — and roots — are larger. And don't plant a vegetable garden in or near a lawn that receives fertilizer, which can raise the nitrogen level of the surrounding soil. And if you find signs of damage like punctures and frass, their sawdust-like excrement, use a razor blade to slice affected stems open near the holes and manually pick out the borers. Cover the slits with mounded soil to encourage new root growth.Wilt diseases Verticillium and fusarium wilt are soil-borne fungal diseases caused by different pathogens that result in similar symptoms.
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