October 2008

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Bring houseplants indoors and spray with ferti-lome indoor/outdoor spray.

2 Plant pansies, dianthus, alyssum and snapdragons outside any time in Oct. for color all winter.

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Start to plant bulbs now until the ground freezes.

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Aerate lawn and over-seed with Colorado’s own Turf mix.

6

Re-seed thin or bare spots in the lawn and cover with ¼” peat moss. Keep moist

7

Put down Pro Rich Winterizer any time during October and then water in.

8

Plant Garlic.

Remember to enrich the soil with Cotton Boll Compost.

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After first frost clean up annual, vegetable, and perennial flowerbeds.

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After cleaning up beds amend soil with cotton boll compost.

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Plant bulbs and winter hardy annuals in cleaned out beds.

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Keep planting trees, shrubs, perennials and hardy annuals. Fall is for planting.

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Deep water all trees, shrubs and roses with Ross Root Feeder.

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Mulch all perennial beds after first hard frost.

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After first hard frost put on rose collars and mulch around roses.

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Fall is for planting

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