• A cover crop can be sown on the vegetable garden then forked under next spring.
• Add bonemeal to soil when planting hardy bulbs.
• All Narcissus should be planted by the end of the month.
• Bulbs of Chionodoxas and Scillias that are overcrowded can be dug and replanted.
• Burn all diseased leaves and plants to prevent spreading the disease.
• Check Lilacs and Phlox for powdery mildew.
• Do not prune Roses now.
• Divide daylilies and other spring blooming perennials.
• Fall is one of the best times to apply fertilizer to lawns.
• Feed Aconites liquid manure before they bloom.
• Feed Peonies wood ashes and water well, as the eyes for next year's growth are forming now.
• Finish planting new lawns or reseed thin patches in established lawns.
• Fruit harvests are coming: apples should be allowed to ripen on the tree, pears are picked before they ripen.
• Fuchsias growing in open ground can be potted up for bringing indoors.
• Hydrangeas lifted from the garden can be put in the cellar until January.
• Keep Dahlias and newly planted evergreens well watered.
• Lift and store tropical waterlilies.
• Move house plants indoors so they can adjust before the heat is turned on.
• Plant some bulbs where the sun touches in February for early blooms.
• Pull out spent annuals and add them to the compost pile.
• Pick up self-sown seedlings of Foxglove, Pinks etc. and move them to the cold frame.
• Select some hardy spring blooming bulbs for fall planting.
• September is the ideal month to lift and divide Peonies.
• Spray Roses again for mildew and black-spot control.
• Start mowing new grass when blades are about 2 inches long.
• Thin and replant Lily-of-the-Valley.
• This is the time to dig and thin Crocus bulbs.
• Transplant chrysanthemums to boxes and planters for October blooms.
• Watering is just as important in September as it is in spring.
• When the leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs begin changing color, from then on it is safe to move them.
