The fall garden is perfect for perennial garden chores. The air is cool, humidity low and the soil is still warm encouraging plants to put out new roots and get settled in before winter. Some garden clubs have plant exchange programs or sales at this time of the year. This is a good way to share and exchange excess plants from the garden. Order dormant woody stock to take advantage of fall bargains. Plant upon arrival. For more tips see below.

Early Fall
 

Flower of the Month
Do you know what it is?

Every member of your family can benefit from this simple plant and herb.
Blooming from May well into fall, the cheerful, daisy-like flower, with its' piquant, apples-and-faint-pineapple fragrance, makes a magnificent display...click here to see what this plant is...

 

The Good, Bad, and Buggy

Tiny wasps

Do you have ugly galls in your oak trees? In my area in New Jersey, my oak tree branches have tumor-like growths caused by tiny wasps no bigger than a pencil point. Last year a noticed a few and didn't think too much about it. This year I've seen them in vast numbers. The growths are gouty oak galls...

Garden Wisdom
Composting

Composting for your home garden is a win-win situation. You get fertilizer for your garden without buying and hauling costly bags of fertilizer from the store. Your local landfill gets less trash. A good deal all the way around. Let's say you'd like to get started composting but have questions like how long it will be before your compost is usable for fertilizer, and will it make your yard smelly to have a compost container there? What can I put in compost? Here are a few basics to get you started.

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