September in Your Garden

The end of September marks the beginning of fall. Warm soil temperatures and rain on the way makes for prime planting conditions. This is an excellent opportunity to plant perennials, shrubs, trees, grasses, natives, fruit trees, and berries.

with EB Stone Organics Sure Start and Vitamin B1 to help reduce transplant shock and encourage a healthy start.  

We have an extensive selection of fun pottery, and cool and unusual houseplants to liven up your indoor space. Added bonus... houseplants help to clean the air inside. 

Daffodils, tulips, anemone, hyacinth, muscari, allium, and more now available. Add EB Stone Organics Bone Meal to the planting hole for better blooms.

by pulling them as you seem them pop up. Mulching will help to reduce pesky weeds from germinating and conserve moisture in the soil.  

Napa Valley in September can be a rather hot month, be sure to keep an eye out for increased water needs. Water deeply less often rather than shallow watering more often for happy, healthy plants.

Choose from violas, pansies, mums, snapdragons, stock, Iceland poppies, ornamental cabbage, and kale, to name a few. Plant early for well-rooted plants that will give you flowers into spring of next year.

Apply every 2 weeks for lush, blooming, happy plants.

Choose from broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, chard, celery, kale, collards, peas, Brussels sprouts, thyme, oregano, parsley and more! Amend your soil with Point Reyes Double Doody before planting. Get your Fall/Winter crops in early while the soil is still warm for the best production throughout the season.

This will help reduce pest and disease outbreaks now and next year and reduce visits from raccoons and other pests. 

They will continue to flower at least through mid-October.  

with EB Stone Ultra Bloom 0-10-10. This will promote bud formation for a floriferous spring. Add to the soil around rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, and others.

if you have not yet done a second fertilizing this year. Fertilize with EB Stone Organics Azalea, Camellia, and Gardenia Food. Mulch with EB Stone Azalea, Camellia& Acid Mix for an even bigger boost and bonus soil moisture retention.

Green them up before winter and allow any new growth a chance to harden off to the cold. Once late fall and winter arrive, we shouldn't fertilize citrus because frost can damage the new tender growth. Fertilize with EB Stone Organics Citrus & Fruit Tree Food.  

Make a plan, mark your calendar with important dates. Replace old tools, sharpen others, invest in a nice pair of pruners, gloves, waste bin, and garden sprayer. 

They suck the chlorophyll out of leaves and discolor (stippled looking) and distort leaves. In hot, dry weather, they reproduce rapidly. If you suspect you have an infestation, now is the time to treat them. Spray with Bonide All Seasons Horticultural Oil or neem oil on a day that it will be under 85 degrees. Spray early in the morning or late evening every 10 days until pest pressure has been reduced.

This will give new growth a chance to harden off to the cold. Use one of EB Stone Organics Plant Foods. Mulching will help retain soil moisture, reduce weed germination and if you choose a composted amendment, it will add nutrients into the soil.