OCTOBER
Vegetables & Fruits
Cool Weather Crops such as Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Collard, Endive, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion, Radish, Strawberry, Tomato, Turnips, and other favorites
All Citrus & Tropical Fruits
If you have other preferences, ask us and we'll let you know
Herbs
Anise, Basil, Borage, Chives, Cilantro, Coriander, Dill, Fennel, Lavender, Nasturtium, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Savory, Sweet Marjoram, Thyme, and other favorites
Flowers
Ageratum, Alyssum, Angelonia, Begonia, Blue Daze, Cat Whiskers, Coleus, Cosmos, Crossandra, Diamond Frost, Garden Mums, Gazania Daisy, Geraniums, Gerbera Daisy, Ginger, Gomphrena, Heather, Heliconia, Impatiens, Lobelia, Marigolds, Melampodium, Nicotania, Pentas, Porterweed, Purslane, Salvia, Snapdragons, Sunflower, Torenia, Verbena, Vinca, Zinnia and more
Trees
All Shade Trees - Including, Mahogany, Oak, Maple and Magnolia
All Other Trees - Including, Royal Poinciana, Cassia, Palms, Hibiscus, Jatropha
What to Do
Houseplants
- Remove yellowing foliage and repot as needed
- Wash away dust and bugs
- Keep Poinsettias in the dark at night, turn off any lights
- Continue to fertilize with Busy Bee's Formula B and Jack's Classic
- VitaMix all plants for a boost of vitality
- Turn windowsill plants one-quarter weekly
- Fill empty spaces indoors with new plants
- Check for pests and treat appropriately
The Green House
- Transplant root cuttings to containers
- Continue seeding flowers and vegetables for the cool season
- Repot root bound foliage plants
The Lawn
- Weed n' Feed lawns to control weeds
- Apply bait for Mole Crickets
- Seed, plug or sod new lawns & fill in bare areas
- Treat Chinch Bugs & Sod Web Worms if needed
- Spot apply Kilz-All to stubborn weeds
- Apply Milorganite to stressed lawns for quick greening
- Reduce watering in periods of heavy rain
- Keep an eye out for signs of insect and fungal problems
The Landscape
- Add seasonal plants to hanging baskets and container gardens
- Replant beds with seasonal plants
- Continue tree and shrub plantings
- Trim mums after flowering
- Follow all planting instruction guidelines per Busy Bee recommendations
- Trim and look out for black spot & mites on roses. Feed monthly
- Check gardens for signs of insect invasions
- Feed outdoor container gardens with Busy Bee Formula B and VitaMix
- Best time to prune and reshape formal hedges
- Check tree staking after storms (must be secure for proper rooting)
- Control caterpillars using Thuricide or Sevin
- Use Systemic Drench once every 6-9 months to control insects
- Feed water lilies monthly
- Feed orchids, bromeliads and hanging basket plants every 2 weeks
- Feed palms and shrubs every 3 months
- Feed and water growing or blooming cacti and succulents
- Turn compost piles every 2 weeks
- Replenish mulches
Vegetables and Fruits
- Feed vegetables with Jacks 20-20-20 and Garden Tone monthly
- Use VitaMix to boost vitality
- Harvest and enjoy your bountiful harvests
- For citrus, treat leaf miner, scale and mites (check often for signs of damage), and water trees during drought to prevent cracking fruit
- Trellis or stake tall plants and climbing vines
- Monitor and control pests and fungus, consult a Busy Bee Associate for an appropriate treatment plan
- Prepare strawberry beds
- Prune fruit trees lightly to promote and direct trunk growth
- Turn compost piles every two weeks
- Feed bananas & papayas monthly with Citrus Tone, Black Kow and apply VitaMix.
- Control caterpillars with Sevin or Thuricide
- Complete all feedings of citrus and grapes
- Feed container gardens weekly with Jacks 20-20-20
