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Weekend Gardening: What To Do In September Calendar
September 15, 2013
Here’s the September gardening calendar from the UF/IFAS Extension Service.
WHAT TO PLANT
- Bedding Plants — If summer beds need refreshing,try ageratum, celosia, zinnia, and wax begonia for color into fall.
- Bulbs — Add color, texture, and pattern to the garden with the many varieties of Elephant’s Ear (Alocasia) available now. Others to plant now include calla, narcissus, and zephyr lily.
- Herbs — Plant herbs that tolerate the warm temperatures of early fall, such as Mexican tarragon, mint, rosemary, and basil.
- Vegetables — Plant cool season vegetable crops such as radish, carrot, cabbage, and lettuce.
WHAT TO DO IN SEPTEMBER
- Lawn problems — Continue to monitor the lawn for signs of insect damage. Fall armyworms, chinch bugs, mole crickets, and sod webworms are still active this month.
Fertilize lawns — Bahia, Bermudagrass, Zoysia, and St, Augustine lawns should be fertilized this month. Choose one with no or very little phosphorus unless a soil test indicates a need for it. A fertilizer containing controlled-release nitrogen will give longer lasting results. - Lawn Weeds — Healthy grass is the best defense against weeds. Avoid “weed and feed” products; only apply herbicides to areas with weed infestations.
- Flowering perennials — Firebush, firespike, russelia, and other perennials supply nectar for visiting hummingbirds.
- Vegetable gardens — If not done in August, prepare the fall vegetable garden. Using transplants from your local garden center will get the garden off to a fast start, but seeds provide a wider variety from which to choose
WHAT TO DO EVERY MONTH
- Adjust irrigation based on rainfall.
- Deadhead flowers to encourage new blooms.
- Monitor the garden for insects and disease.
- Plant trees, shrubs, and perennials and water until established
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Support your local farmers, farmers markets and produce stands… Even the person on the side of the road selling good garden produce. There are so many good fruits and vegetables grown right here, we have a lot of greater gardeners and farmers! I appreciate you all.