September is a Busy Month for Gardeners!
September is a busy month for gardeners. Here is a checklist of things to do. Avoid spraying plants where butterfly caterpillars are feeding. Walk around the garden with pruners and insecticidal soap in hand. Check for insects and diseases, taking care of things as you see them. Watch for butterfly caterpillars and avoid spraying insecticide on plants where they are feeding. Collect seeds of butterfly weed, zinnias, vining black-eyed Susan, marigold, morning glory, 4-O’Clocks, peppers, tomatoes, coriander, basil, coreopsis, Rudbeckias, sunflowers, rue, etc. Harvest herbs to dry, freeze and make into products. Pick fall fruit in the evening to avoid insects such as wasps. Identify perennials to divide when the weather cools, including: Daylilies, Asiatic lilies, peony, tall garden phlox, iris, lily of the valley, dahlias, ornamental grass, etc. Take stem cuttings of tender plants that you want to put out again next year. This list includes coleus, lave...