Deadhead spent flowers, water chrysanthemums at the soil line and protect cold-sensitive plants from frost to extend fall blooms.
3 Things Your Chrysanthemums Need To Keep Blooming Through October For Longer-Lasting Fall Color
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Tips For Growing Basil In Fall And Winter
Move healthy basil indoors before cold weather, give it strong light and warmth, and adjust care to keep harvesting leaves through winter.
Preparing Tender Plants For Winter
Amateur Gardening’s October 7 guide advises lifting pelargoniums and gladioli before cold or wet weather, then storing them in protected conditions.
8 Plants That Need Winter Protection More Than You’d Think – Help Them Before Frost Sets In
Homes & Gardens advises checking forecasts and protecting vulnerable plants, including lavender, coral bells and hydrangeas, before hard frost.
5 Shrubs To Prune In October For Healthier Growth And Better Blooms Next Year
Five shrubs may benefit from October tidying, but experts advise light cuts and caution with plants that bloom on old wood.
Halloween-Themed Greenhouse Decorations: A Halloween Guide
Create a spooky, plant-friendly greenhouse with safe materials, clever lighting, sustainable DIY details, and visitor-ready Halloween displays.
3 Things To Do Before Planting Your Fall Garden—and 1 Thing To Skip
Country Living’s fall-garden advice: clear spent annuals, loosen soil, add compost and leave pruning until later to reduce cold-weather risks.
Prune These 7 Plants In October And They Will Come Back Better And Stronger Next Year
An October pruning guide covers asparagus, dahlias, raspberries, catmint and hostas, with timing that depends on frost, plant type and climate.
My Husband Has Worked In Gardening For 20 Years – This Is The First Thing He Does Every October
A Gardening Know How writer says her husband, a professional gardener of more than 20 years, starts October by cleaning and sharpening tools.
Why Fall Is The Best Time To Test Garden Soil
Testing garden soil after harvest gives gardeners time to review lab results and plan spring changes—without adding amendments before results arrive.
