October To Do, Listener Q&A

It is the October To Do List, and that means it is a very busy time in the garden. Clean up from summer vegetables and prepping for fall and winter. The days are cooler, but shorter – which means you have to work efficiently and hard. Episode includes Listener Q&A, with topics listed below.

It is time to plant:

· Fava beans

· Beets

· Bok choy

· Carrots

· Celery

· Swiss chard

· Collards

· Garlic

· Kale

· Kohlrabi

· Leeks

· Lettuce

· Onions

· Peas

· Radish

· Spinach

· Turnips

· All perennials, bulbs

Chores include:

· Clean up vegetable beds (prevent diseases), mess from fruit trees

· Collect seeds

· Divide plants such as grasses, iris

· Compost

Listener Q&A section. Topics covered include:

· What to do about aphid infestation on large trees

· Lemon tree – producing fruit, but leaves are very pale

· Succulents – fertilizer?

· Best time of year to prune cherry tree

· Tomato plants – to compost or not?

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