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First: That was my dinner the other night. Isn't this time of year amazing?
Second: I dare you: Do a survey of your garden, right this minute. Go outside with a clipboard, and make a headcount of what's still queued up and waiting to show off (compared to what's spent and done for the year). Then commit to lengthening the still-to-go list with some well-planned September planting.
That's how the September garden chores begin: with analysis, so you can do enhancements -- and yes, I know, we also have harvests to process, weeds to outsmart, lawns to renovate. But let's not skip this primetime strategic opportunity to not just analyze, but also act to improve the year-round view. September is prime planting time!
6 tasty ideas for a holiday weekend
What are you doing this long weekend? What about pickling or peach-freezing, putting up herbs, or making a fresh-fruit clafoutis for dessert? I'm even simmering a batch of tomato sauce, and freezing some green beans in it, once of my season-saving tricks. All the how-to links are here.
how's your lawn looking? (a must recap)
Organic lawncare expert Paul Tukey of SafeLawns answered my (our!) pressing questions on my latest public-radio show: controlling crabgrass and other weeds; reversing compaction; overseeding, and does corn-gluten meal really work as a weed-and-feed? Read the interview, or listen in.
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