October Checklist

  • Plant bulbs, peonies, lilies
  • Fertilize lawn with 16-20-0-14 fertilizer
  • Dormant seed pasture grasses
  • Plant evergreens
  • Pick apples & plums when they are ripe
  • Divide & replant perennials
  • Dig up glads, begonias & dahlias for winter storage
  • Protect roses with mulch
  • Transplant aspens after leaf drop
  • Rake leaves-use for mulch or make into compost
  • Don’t fertilize trees & shrubs
  • Prune maple and birch
  • Water evergreens well before December
  • Wrap young trees, trees with dark bark & smooth barked trees to protect against rodents and sunscald
  • Spray anti-desiccant on evergreens likely to winter burn
  • Decrease watering so plants can harden off