Bachman's Fall Gardening Timetable

March:

April:

Uncover roses, spring bulbs and perennials.
Plant cool season vegetables (spinach, peas, leaf lettuce, onions, cabbage and broccoli).
Spray fruit trees, hawthorns, crabs and cotoneasters with dormant spray before the leaves emerge.
Remove tree wrap from thin-skinned trees and ornamentals as soon as the snow melts.
Incorporate compost into the garden
Remove rose cones.
Send soil samples to the lab.
Clean out bluebird and martin houses.
Divide and replant perennials. (Information sheets are available at Bachman's Garden Centers).

May:

Spread crabgrass preventer early in the month.
Rake, overseed and fertilize the lawn.
Fertilize trees, shrubs and evergreens.
Activate sprinkler system.
When flower buds begin to show pink, begin a spray program for apple scab. Continue as needed.
Plant warm season vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons) after Memorial Day.
Prune mugho pines when your lilacs are in full bloom.
Mow grass no shorter than two inches.
Begin weed control before weeds go to seed.
Plant summer-blooming bulbs.
Plant annuals and geraniums.

Summer

June:

July:

Begin apple maggot control program with Sevin spray or sticky ball traps.
Water, weed, fertilize and harvest your vegetables.
Water young trees and shrubs weekly through the growing season unless rain is ample.
Trim maple trees.
Remove spring bulb foliage as it browns.

August:

Remove faded flowers on annuals to encourage more blooms.
Pick fruits and vegetables as they ripen.
Seed and fertilize your yard between August 15 and September 15 (aerate, de-thatch and overseed).
Spray annual weeds with broadleaf killer.
Plan spring bulb garden.
Allow normal needle drop from arborvitae, spruce, pine and fir to remain under the tree.