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September 2026

Prune Your Deciduous Fruit Trees Now

24 September

Prune Your Deciduous Fruit Trees Now

Check Paths for Tiny Weed Seedlings

23 September

Check Paths for Tiny Weed Seedlings

Divide Perennial Clumps for Free Plants

22 September

Divide Perennial Clumps for Free Plants

Sow Tomato Seeds Indoors

21 September

Sow Tomato Seeds Indoors

Prep Vegetable Beds with Compost

20 September

Prep Vegetable Beds with Compost

Turn Your Compost Pile to Speed It Up

19 September

Turn Your Compost Pile to Speed It Up

Find Your Last Frost Date

18 September

Find Your Last Frost Date

Inspect Your Pruning Shear Blades

17 September

Inspect Your Pruning Shear Blades

Wait to Remove Morning Frost Covers

16 September

Wait to Remove Morning Frost Covers

Choosing the Right Shade Cloth Density

15 September

Choosing the Right Shade Cloth Density

Calculate Your Spring Mulch Needs

14 September

Calculate Your Spring Mulch Needs

Harvest the Last of Your Winter Citrus

13 September

Harvest the Last of Your Winter Citrus

Why to Avoid Watering Leaves in the Evening

12 September

Why to Avoid Watering Leaves in the Evening

Check New Rose Growth for Aphids

11 September

Check New Rose Growth for Aphids

Feed Your Citrus Trees for Spring

10 September

Feed Your Citrus Trees for Spring

Ditch the Daily Watering Myth

9 September

Ditch the Daily Watering Myth

Clean Indoor Plant Leaves for Spring

8 September

Clean Indoor Plant Leaves for Spring

Provide Safe Water for Emerging Bees

7 September

Provide Safe Water for Emerging Bees

Prepare to Aerate Compacted Lawn Areas

6 September

Prepare to Aerate Compacted Lawn Areas

Test Container Drainage Flow

5 September

Test Container Drainage Flow

Wait to Prune Spring-Flowering Shrubs

4 September

Wait to Prune Spring-Flowering Shrubs

Pull Early Spring Weeds

3 September

Pull Early Spring Weeds

Take Softwood Cuttings from Fuchsias

2 September

Take Softwood Cuttings from Fuchsias

How Deep to Plant Seeds

1 September

How Deep to Plant Seeds

August 2026

Perform a soil crumble test before spring

31 August

Perform a soil crumble test before spring

Keep Plant Diseases Out of Your Compost

30 August

Keep Plant Diseases Out of Your Compost

Draw a Crop Rotation Map

29 August

Draw a Crop Rotation Map

Maintain Your Garden Spade

28 August

Maintain Your Garden Spade

Watch the weather for late winter frost

27 August

Watch the weather for late winter frost

Cut clean edges on your lawn

26 August

Cut clean edges on your lawn

Creating a winter shelter pile for beneficial bugs

25 August

Creating a winter shelter pile for beneficial bugs

Stop feeding indoor plants too early

24 August

Stop feeding indoor plants too early

Harvest root vegetables before spring

23 August

Harvest root vegetables before spring

Check your stored seed packets

22 August

Check your stored seed packets

Keep mulch away from plant stems

21 August

Keep mulch away from plant stems

Vent your winter plant covers

20 August

Vent your winter plant covers

Harvesting finished compost for spring beds

19 August

Harvesting finished compost for spring beds

Testing soil moisture with the squeeze test

18 August

Testing soil moisture with the squeeze test

Water your garden before a frost

17 August

Water your garden before a frost

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