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From YouTube: Gardening in the Mountains - October
Description
Buncombe County Master Gardeners want to help your lawns and gardens to not only look their best but to yield a healthy crop. Seeing as how it is October, do you know what you need to do to prepare your garden for the winter and next spring? It's time to take some action. If you need further assistance you can call the Master Gardener Hotline at 828-255-5522, or visit buncombemastergardener.org.
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Now's,
the
time
to
pick
green
tomatoes
before
they
frost,
you
can
also
harvest
your
pumpkins
winter
squashes
and
gourds.
You
can
finish
digging
your
sweet.
Potatoes.
Now
is
also
the
time
to
plant
your
garlic.
If
you
want
large
bulbs
next
summer,
you
can
also
plant
a
cover
crop
like
clover
or
winter
grain.
If
you
like
it's
great
for
spring
tilling,
to
enrich
the
soil.
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For
ornamentals
now
is
the
best
time
to
plant
trees,
shrubs
and
ground
covers
plants
will
develop
good
root
systems
before
the
ground
freezes.
You
can
even
begin
to
plant
your
spring
flowering
bulbs
late
in
October.
You
can
plant
pansies
and
ornamental
cabbages
if
you
want
beautiful
winter
color,
also
if
it
gets
below
50
degrees,
make
sure
to
move
your
houseplants
back
indoors,
inspecting
them
carefully
for
insects.
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For
lawn
care,
if
you
didn't
last
month
make
sure
to
fertilize
your
cool
season,
grasses
and
don't
forget,
if
you
don't
have
one
now,
is
the
perfect
time
to
start
a
compost,
pile
you're
going
to
have
a
lot
of
leaves
and
Halloween
pumpkins.
That
will
create
some
amazing
organic
soil
for
your
garden
next
year.
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All
of
the
information
provided
in
this
video
can
be
found
in
the
Buncombe
County
Master
Gardeners
gardening,
in
the
mountains
guide,
which
can
be
purchased
at
the
office
of
Cooperative
Extension
at
forty
nine
Mount
Carmel
Road
in
Asheville.
This
guide
is
filled
with
great
information
not
only
for
monthly
garden
chores
but
great
tips
on
pest
maintenance,
water
conservation,
healthy
soil,
creating
garden
friendly
habits
for
wildlife
and
insect
mulching
composting.