It is the September To Do List – believe it or not, we are in full Fall prep time. Lots of cool weather vegetables to start planting, and tons of clean up and pruning. It was quite a hot summer and time may have been sparse in the garden, but it's time to get the gloves on and get to work. Episode includes Listener Q&A.

It is time to plant:

• Beets (seeds or plants)
• Bok choy (seeds or plants)
• Broccoli (plants)
• Brussel sprouts
• Cabbage (seeds or plants)
• Carrots (seeds)
• Cauliflower (plants)
• Celery
• Collards/Swiss chard (seeds or plants)
• Kale (seeds or plants)
• Kohlrabi (seeds or plants)
• Garlic
• Leek
• Lettuce (seeds or plants)
• Onion sets
• Peas (seeds or plants)
• Radish/radicchio/daikon/turnips
• Spinach
• Natives, Perennials, citrus – towards the end of September when it cools down

Chores include:

• Transplant/divide irises, grasses, tuberous plants
• Buy bulbs
• Collect seeds
• Clean up – pull out vegetables which are done, fallen fruit
• Prune lavender, hydrangeas
• Pests – whiteflies may be setting in…..keep an eye on

Listener Q&A section. Topics covered include:

• Aloe – odd white material on the soil underneath?
• Morning glory – how to get rid of invasive overgrowth?
• Century plant – now that it is blooming, how to care for?
• Fiddle leaf fig – how to prune?
• Tomato – can cuttings be taken for next year?

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