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What Dahlias Need In October: 6 Easy Tasks For Plenty More Blooms And Winter-Ready Tubers

What Dahlias Need In October: 6 Easy Tasks For Plenty More Blooms And Winter-Ready Tubers

A Gardening Know How report outlines six October dahlia-care tasks, from deadheading and watering to preparing tubers for winter storage.
Which Cover Crop Still Has Time? Choose By Your Bed’s Empty Date

Which Cover Crop Still Has Time? Choose By Your Bed’s Empty Date

A fall cover-crop guide matches oats, wheat, rye or mulch to when a garden bed clears and what needs to grow there next spring.
How To Care For Spirea Shrubs In Winter

How To Care For Spirea Shrubs In Winter

Most established spirea need little winter care. Learn how to protect new shrubs and pots from frost, drying winds, pests and waterlogged soil.
Got Fruit Trees In Pots? This Is The Temperature That Signals It’s Time To Move Them Indoors

Got Fruit Trees In Pots? This Is The Temperature That Signals It’s Time To Move Them Indoors

A gardening report recommends moving tender potted fruit trees indoors when nighttime temperatures consistently approach 50°F.
What To Do With Your Thanksgiving Cactus In October –7 Things To Do Now For More Blooms

What To Do With Your Thanksgiving Cactus In October –7 Things To Do Now For More Blooms

Bring Thanksgiving cactus indoors before cold nights, provide long darkness and bright indirect light, and avoid care changes that can cause bud drop.
How To Winterize Lavender Plants To Protect Them From Cold And Wet

How To Winterize Lavender Plants To Protect Them From Cold And Wet

Fall pruning, reduced watering and wind protection can help lavender through winter. Learn when to trim and what care varies by climate and plant type.
Why Deer Eat Mums—and How To Protect Your Fall Flowers

Why Deer Eat Mums—and How To Protect Your Fall Flowers

Deer may eat fall mums as other food dwindles. Gardeners can reduce damage with repellents, barriers and careful placement, but no method is foolproof.
Martha Stewart's Halloween Flower Trick Turns Fading Garden Blooms Into Something Spooktacularly Chic

Martha Stewart’s Halloween Flower Trick Turns Fading Garden Blooms Into Something Spooktacularly Chic

A Gardening Know How report highlights Martha Stewart’s use of dried blooms, seed heads and grasses for a Halloween display.
What Your Hydrangeas Need In October – 6 Ways To Winterize Plants And Unlock Bigger Blooms Next Year

What Your Hydrangeas Need In October – 6 Ways To Winterize Plants And Unlock Bigger Blooms Next Year

Gardening Know How recommends stopping fertilizer, clearing fallen leaves and mulching hydrangeas in October. Its source excerpt lists only three of six steps.
3 Things To Do Before Planting Your Fall Garden—and 1 Thing To Skip

3 Things To Do Before Planting Your Fall Garden—and 1 Thing To Skip

Before planting a fall garden, clear spent plants, loosen soil and add compost. University of Illinois Extension advises leaving pruning until later.