More Fall Gardening Tips for Northern Gardeners!

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More Fall Gardening Tips for Northern Gardeners!
Moving plants
This is a great time to plant your newly purchased perennials, trees, and shrubs. Make sure to provide adequate water through the fall. After the ground starts to freeze, add a 6 – 8 inch layer of mulch around your new plants.
This is also the time to plant spring flowering bulbs.
You could also take advantage of the cooler weather to plant radishes, leaf lettuce, cilantro, spinach, and arugula. 
We spread out grass seed earlier this month and it is really taking off.  The grass really like the cooler weather and the rains  we have been getting.  For overseeding information, see: Lawn care checklist: late summer – early fall,
You can move peonies now with some divisions.  We have several that survived the flood in the back yard and with some help of mulch and compost should thrive in their new homes.
  • You should also bring in tender plants that you put out on the deck or patio such as caladiums, hibiscus and begonias if you want to keep them.  Check this article out for advice on that.   Over-Wintering Tender Bulbs and Plants

 

Hope that gives you some great tips.  Stay tuned….more tomorrow!

 

Happy Gardening,

 

 

Best, Ron 

Comments (19)

Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Hi, Ron. Thanks for more great tips. I have to pot up a few herbs to bring in. That's next on my gardening to do list. 

Sep 23, 2014 07:46 AM
David Popoff
DMK Real Estate - Darien, CT
Realtor®,SRS, Green ~ Fairfield County, Ct

Ron great tips, time for some fall gardening this weekend, cheers.

Sep 23, 2014 07:53 AM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Hello again Ron. This is terrific information. Thank you.

Sep 23, 2014 07:54 AM
Suzanne McLaughlin
Sabinske & Associates, Inc. (Albertville, St. Michael) - Saint Michael, MN
Sabinske & Associates, Realtor

I brought in the geraniums last week when a frost was predicted and covered the tomatoes.  Sunday, I moved the peonies....whew!  Who remembers that fall gardening can be as tough as the spring plantings?

Sep 23, 2014 07:54 AM
ba`B Ratliff
Robert Ratliff Realty - San Antonio, TX
"Sold with Bob"

Howdy Ron, great gardening tips throughout the states.

Sep 23, 2014 08:00 AM
Don Sabinske
Don Sabinske, Sabinske & Associates Inc. - Zimmerman, MN
Sabinske & Associates Inc.

Our gardening is really low-maintenance.  We bring in the hibiscus off the porch at the first sign of low temps, and call it good!

Sep 23, 2014 08:19 AM
Ron Marshall
Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN
Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

Glad you are enjoying this series....there is more to come.  Of course, as I added before, this is more a putting to bed series, unless you count planting the spring bulbs for the next year!

Sep 23, 2014 08:51 AM
John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!
Thanks for sharing these great Fall gardening tips, Ron.  It's still Summer in our area but things will be changing soon.  I don't think we will be planting any Fall or Winter plants this year.  Too many irons in the fire as they say. 
Sep 23, 2014 08:54 AM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Ron - Great tips. Our fall project is replacing an aspen tree that is dying - they don't last very long at our low altitude and we shouldn't have planted it to begin with. But all of the nurseries have fall tree sales, with as much as 50% off, and we have had really good luck with fall tree planting.

Sep 23, 2014 09:31 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Los Angeles Pasadena 818.516.4393

Hi Ron -- while my balcony is a lot of easier to maintain than acres of lawn - I'm sure there are many gardeners in the colder areas who will appreciate this information.    

Sep 23, 2014 12:12 PM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Our new sod is going in tomorrow and the timing should be perfect for a lush lawn in the spring. Fall is a great time to plant.

Sep 23, 2014 02:24 PM
Florida Tolbert Team Keller Williams Advantage
Keller Williams Advantage III Realty in Lake Nona - Orlando, FL
Keller Williams Land Luxury Division Specialist

Great tips for which plants to plant as most of us have no clue when it is time.  

Sep 23, 2014 02:31 PM
Dana Hollish Hill
Hollish Hill Group, JPAR Stellar Living - Bethesda, MD
REALTOR * Broker * Coach

Great advice. Thanks. I just bought a huge lot of bulbs and will try and enlist my daughters to help my plant them tomorrow when they have teh day off. 

Sep 24, 2014 12:19 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
New Hampshire Home Stager

I'm hoping to find the motivation soon to work in our small garden areas.  

Sep 24, 2014 03:39 AM
Sharon & Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette, IN - Lafayette, IN
West Lafayette homes for sale

Ron, thanks for the reminder as I need to divide some hostas that are over growing an area and move them to a new area that needs them!

Sep 24, 2014 09:21 AM
Debbie Malone
Londeree's Real Estate & Property Management - Lynchburg, VA
From Lynchburg To The Lake (434) 546-0369

Hi Ron, great Fall tips for northern gardeners...I'm glad we don't have to lift bulbs in Virginia but we do have to water thru the season, it remains hot thru October.

Sep 24, 2014 04:44 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, Keller Williams Fox Cities - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Thanks for the tips Ron, I did not know that you could plant some of those veggies this late in the season.

 

Sep 25, 2014 11:29 PM
Trisha Bush-LeFore
Preferred Properties Land & Homes - Walla Walla, WA
Providing Realtor Services in the Walla Walla Area

Ron,

Thanks for sharing this great information. I have a friend that just moved into a new place that will need lots of exterior work. I will definitely share this with her.

Sep 29, 2014 03:13 AM
Ron Marshall
Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN
Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

It sounds as if they are predicting an early spring for us this year in Minnesota.  I can't wait!

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