October Planting Calendar

Zones 11, 10b, 10a, 9b, 9a
Plant in container under shelter
Plant seeds direct

Vegetables: Spinach

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Zones 8b, 8a
Plant in container under shelter
Plant seeds direct

Vegetables: Spinach

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October Maintenance

Tender Loving Care

Stake and train trees. Make sure you feed your citrus fruit trees. Anything in pots will need extra watering. Try adding a layer of mulch. Mound up spuds, stake eggplants. Remove lower leaves of tomatoes. Harvest you favourite herbs for drying If you have mildew on your zucchinis mix up a spray with 1tsp baking soda to 1 litre of water. Remove all old dead leaves.

Enjoy the fruits of your Labour

Gather plums. Enjoy the strawberries. Watermelon are now ripening make sure you tap for a hollow sound. Corn is abundant. If you have mildew on your zucchinis mix up a spray with 1tsp baking soda to 1 litre of water. Remove all old dead leaves.