Fall gardening jobs – 6 seasonal tasks to add to your to-do list
Every season comes with some task for plant parents & gardening enthusiasts. In fall weather is going to cool down gradually.
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You have to prepare your garden for new growth and plants while collecting leaves for utilizing it as a gardening resource.
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Enriching Your Soil
Remove dead plants and while tilling the soil (8-12 inches) remove unnecessary weeds and rocks then add compost or fertilizer to boost its nutritional benefits.
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6 fall gardening tasks
Plant perennials
After improving the soil quality now you can start planting perennials according to your hardiness zone Ex - Bee balm,tulips,daffodils, plant them at least 6 weeks before the first frost.
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Divide overcrowded plants
By dividing overdeveloped perennials like daylilies you are making an easy pathway to rejuvenate these plants.
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Collect flower seeds
Why waste money on new plants when you can collect seeds from your previous summer blooms.You can easily collect seeds from - marigolds,cosmos,coneflowers etc.
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Collecting leaves for compost
Trees drop their colorful leaves into your lawn and patios. You can collect the leaves and put them into your compost bin for breaking it down into compost.
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Give your lawn some TLC
This is time for preparing your lawn for cool weather by detaching and aerating it , you can also overseed your lawn and apply fertilizer at this time.
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