Special for the Salisbury Post­ Garden Calendar 
Darrell Blackwelder 
September 12, 2001 

October 
*Continue to fertilize and core aerate fescue lawns 
*Plant pansies this month 
*Move houseplants indoors before freezing weather 
*Dig summer bulbs now ­dahlias and gladioli 
*Till vegetable gardens and plant cover crops for spring vegetable gardens 
*Side dress cole crops with fertilizer 
*October is good month to plant trees and shrubs 
*Construct compost bin feed it with leftover garden debris 
*Plant spring flowering bulbs this month 
*Grub worms in turf can be controlled this month with granular insecticides 
*Camellia sasanquas are in bloom this month 
*North Carolina State Fair-­October 
*Initiate outdoor building projects­ sidewalks, rock walls this month 
  
November 

*Spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips can be planted this month 
*Christmas trees are available this month 
*Poinsettias will be at their peak after Thanksgiving 
*Lilacs can be limed this month 
*Continue turning the compost pile 
*Final feeding of cool season lawns at the end of the month 
*Check house plants for insects that creep hatch out 
*Clean hand tools and oil before long storage for the winter 

*Add additives to lawn mowers and other gas powered equipment not in use during the winter. 

December 

*Christmas trees should be watered during holidays 

*Wrap valuable old boxwoods with fishing line to prevent ice damage 
*Evergreens can be judiciously pruned for Christmas greenery decorations 

*Keep winter annuals irrigated during periods of dry weather