![]() Take soil samples - soil tests are free from April through November and the lab is not busy this time of year - and incorporate organic matter and lime if needed. ![]() Till the vegetable garden to expose harmful insect larvae and disease organisms to cold and predators. If any disease was present, do not compost that debris. Remove debris from under plants and shrubs. A fall cleanup will prevent many of next year’s insect and disease problems, and give you a head start on planting next spring! Pull out all annuals that have completed their life cycle, and cut back perennials. Divide perennials such as daylilies and hostas.Mow your warm-season grasses at the correct height.Do not fertilize cool-season grasses, such as tall fescue, Kentucky blue grass and fine fescue now.Start mowing tall fescue to three inches.Spray as needed, following instructions on the pesticide label.Begin spraying to control poison ivy, honeysuckle and kudzu with a recommended herbicide.Check azaleas, rhododendron and pyrachanta for lace bugs.Pinch chrysanthemums to promote later bloom.Cut back ornamental grasses close to the ground.Cut back butterfly bushes to approximately 30”.Plant small fruit plants, such as strawberry, blueberry and blackberry. ![]()
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