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Red Maple 'October Glory'

October Garden Tasks 2025

Fall is for planting—it’s like spring without the heat! Anything you put in the ground now will have a chance to establish strong roots before next summer’s high temps, and there are fewer pests and less irrigating to manage.

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Tractor in nursery surrounded by fall plants

September Garden Tasks 2025

Let's keep the garden vibes strong as summer winds down and fall peeks in! Fall is the perfect time to put something new in the ground: cool-season veggies, cool-season annuals, and spring-blooming bulbs to name just a few. It's also time for some seasonal maintenance: give your lawn some extra care, adjust your irrigation system for the cooler temps, and give all your plantings—old and new—a healthy dose of compost to feed and protect. 

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Growing a Salad Bar

Grow Your Own Salad Bar

Grow your own fresh salad bar at home with this easy guide! Perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners, you'll learn how to start leafy greens from seed, mix and match varieties, and get harvesting tips for a continuous supply of healthy ingredients. Enjoy the satisfaction of growing your own fresh, nutritious greens.
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Fall Pot Up

September Garden Tasks

The arrival of September means cooler temperatures and the beginning of all things fall planting. Check out a few of our fall planting ideas including native seeds, cool-season veggies, and spring-blooming bulbs, along with other garden tasks to tackle this month. 
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Swiss Chard

What To Grow In November

Autumn has arrived, bringing ample chances to cultivate various cool-season vegetables and annuals. Explore the optimal seeds to plant, vegetables to transplant, and annual flowers to grow during the month of November.
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Palo Verde tree yellow blooms

Fall Is A Great Time For Planting Trees

Fall is the perfect time to plant trees that will grow and provide beauty, shade, and enjoyment for many years to come. Why fall? Read on for our garden guru's list of five trees that are ideal for fall planting. 

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Maple leaves with red, orange, and yellow fall color

September Garden Solutions

September is a significant transition month from hot summer to milder fall, which allows us to take advantage of another prime planting season. The air is cooling down, but the soil is still warm, creating the perfect conditions to encourage root growth before summer hits. This month, our experts are getting questions about weeds, leaf loss, and putting in new plants.
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A selection of winter veggies

Fall Veggie Prep

Warm soils and temperatures at summer’s end are the perfect time to start 
cool-season veggies. Those veggies will take advantage of that warmth to significantly grow before it cools down in winter. Our gurus have put together four simple steps to prep for cool-season veggies. Lettuce, kale, peas, beets, chard and so much more are going to thrive in your winter garden.
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Green Acres 5 gal bucket with fall gardening items

Fall Gardening Starter Kit

If you're thinking about growing a vegetable garden this fall or would like to gift someone with the perfect fall gardening kit, we have some great suggestions for an easy, all-in-one growing kit, that is sure to please green thumbs everywhere—from beginners to seasoned gardeners.
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