| Allow tomatoes to ripen on the vine. Refrigeration interrupts and limits flavor development. | Click here for more information |
| Start cuttings of coleus, begonias, geraniums and impatiens for growing indoors in winter. | Click here for more information |
| Donate surplus vegetables to a local soup kitchen or shelter for the homeless. | |
| Lift, divide and replant Japanese and Siberian iris. | Click here for more information |
| Keep up your garden diary. It will really help you avoid repeating mistakes. | |
| Look out for anthracnose lesions on tomatoes. Cut out the spots and eat these fruits fresh. Do not attempt to can or preserve anthracnose-infected fruit. Only unblemished fruit should be canned. | Click here for more information |
| Plant annual rye, white clover or buckwheat in vacant garden areas. This can be tilled into the soil, replenishing the garden with organic material. | |
| Harvest rose hips for tea or jam - from unsprayed plants only. | |
| Sanitation is an important step in pest control. Keep the garden free of debris. | |
| Harvest onions when the tops fall over. Cure them in the sun for 3 to 5 days. | |
| Add compost to your beds. | Click here for more information |
| Start ordering spring flowering bulbs to be planted in the fall. | Click here for more information |
| Water the garden in the early morning. | |
| Give your roses a final feeding. Continue to prune and spray. | Click here for more information |
| Keep debris away from the garden. Sanitation is an important step in pest control. | |
| Pick up and destroy all fallen fruit from your fruit trees to reduce the number of pests for the coming year. | |
| Move houseplants back into a shady location to prepare them for their return into the house. | Click here for more information |
| Do not over water your lawn. Follow Nassau Count's water regulations and remember longer and less frequent watering is best. | Click here and herefor more information |
| Mulch is important at this time. Keep it 2" - 3" away from the trunks of your trees and shrubs. | Click here for more information |
| Cut and dry flowers for winter bouquets. | |
| Renovate lawns now. Begin the process of reseeding your lawn. Clean out dead patches, core aerate, top dress with finely screened compost and reseed. The area must be watered three to four times a day until germination takes place. | Click here and herefor more information |
| Register for horticulture courses at SUNY Farmingdale. Call 631-420-2200. |