I think September has become my favorite month for gardening. Weather is still nice, it’s cooler for working, it’s prime planting, transplanting, & dividing time, and PLANT SALES!
I like to prune/clean up most everything in the fall. I agree with doing it when it works for you. Everyone’s life is so different. Thanks for the encouragement with all that you do. 😊
You're very welcome. It's a great time of year to be out in the garden. The weather is starting to cool down and gardens are looking fresh again after a little TLC. 😊💞
Why do you recommend cutting back Columbine, Catmint, Yarrow, and Salvia in fall? Is it just for appearance, or does it help prevent disease, as with peonies?
Hi there! Great question. I like to cut back Columbine so that it doesn't seed itself all over my garden; for Yarrow, it's to keep the plant disease-free and tidy; for Catmint, it's for appearance; and for Salvia, it's for appearance and prevents woody growth. Happy gardening, friend! 🥰🌼
Good point about watching out for bees this time of year. The bumbles especially are sleeping many times on flowers and wasp are lazy and some are highly active. My favorite new flower is Gomphrena!🎉it’s a joy to take care of and loves heat and doesn’t stress in dry conditions. Color all summer to fall and still looking great! Hope there is seed 😊. I’m not a fan of the hostas that were here as they are difficult to remove, one piece of root and it takes off. The brown eyed Susan’s are everywhere and they tend to mildew. Love Shasta Daisy but short bloom. I did get a shorter one recently. Perennials sleep, creep and leap and we will see next year what is really going on. I had to pull the poppies as they were too aggressive and now the bee balm stepped up their game😂.
You are so correct in that the bees and wasps are very tired and lazy to start the day but then as the day goes on and warms up, they are buzzing everywhere! I collected Gomphrena seeds last year as well as this year. I will see if they germinate and if they do, I'll make a video soon showing how to collect the seeds of Gomphrena. It really is such a beautiful plant! Your garden sounds beautiful with the variety of plants that you have in it! 😊🌸
@@budgetgardeningvita oh that’s good to know that Gomphrena have seeds!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. What I am studying right now is what behaves itself to include in my garden for the future. In the throes of clearing out aggressive flowers-a short yellow primrose, bee balm, ect. I’m leaning toward roses mainly to start. I’m finding extreme joy in their bloom cycles. Then add in annuals and a few perennials that behave. I’ve found some I had started from seed are encroaching the veg area and a bit weary of others first year growth. The hibiscus is beautiful, but seems it’s starting a very large family 😅. As long as the volunteers are easy to pull it’s not so bad. Thanks for sharing tips!
Hi there. I cut back my perennials in my backyard nursery in the Fall so that it's one less task for me to tackle in the Spring. Also, it makes it easier for me to blow leaves off them otherwise the leaves mat down too much around the pots. ☺️🏵️
In one of your recent videos, you showed a Joe Pye Weed. It wasn't very tall. Is it a Little Joe or don't they grow tall in your area? Can they be propagated or divided? I would like to try some but they grow too tall here in central PA.
Hi there. I got the Joe Pye Weed from my mother-in-law's house. I don't know what kind it is but it's definitely taller than me, so I'm guessing that it's the taller variety, not Little Joe. I would say it's about 6 feet (1.82 meters) tall. It has drip irrigation going to it and is in full sun. If you did end up with the taller variety, you can always size control it. To encourage bushier, shorter growth, you can cut half of the stems in June. This will also result in more flowers on the new stems. This method is sometimes called the "Chelsea chop" because it's often done in late May. I have propagated it by division. I will try collecting seeds from it this year and will winter sow those as an experiment. It is such a lovely plant to have in the garden this time of year. 😊🌺
I have a ton of perennials that I want to relocate but the mosquitoes are so bad I get eaten alive. How late can perennials be moved without them dying?
Hi Gwen. I'm sorry to hear about the pesky mosquitoes. 🦟 Some sources say you can plant perennials up until 6 weeks before you first frost. Honestly I don't follow that rule. Other sources say you can plant up until the ground freezes. That to me seems very late. So I just say do it as long as you are giving your plants plenty of water and while the weather is still half decent. I'm still doing lots of planting and our daytime temps are 50-60 F and nighttime temps are in the 40F range. Happy gardening, friend! 😊🌺
I think September has become my favorite month for gardening. Weather is still nice, it’s cooler for working, it’s prime planting, transplanting, & dividing time, and PLANT SALES!
Hi Valerie. Yes! I totally agree with you. It's a lovely time of year to be a gardener! 🥰🍂🌻
I like to prune/clean up most everything in the fall. I agree with doing it when it works for you. Everyone’s life is so different. Thanks for the encouragement with all that you do. 😊
You're very welcome. It's a great time of year to be out in the garden. The weather is starting to cool down and gardens are looking fresh again after a little TLC. 😊💞
Nice video. I need to get to work tidying up some of my beds.
Thank you! It's such a process but it feels so good to have started this. 🍁😊
Great video. Thx’
Thanks so much! 😊🌸
Why do you recommend cutting back Columbine, Catmint, Yarrow, and Salvia in fall? Is it just for appearance, or does it help prevent disease, as with peonies?
Hi there! Great question. I like to cut back Columbine so that it doesn't seed itself all over my garden; for Yarrow, it's to keep the plant disease-free and tidy; for Catmint, it's for appearance; and for Salvia, it's for appearance and prevents woody growth. Happy gardening, friend! 🥰🌼
Good point about watching out for bees this time of year. The bumbles especially are sleeping many times on flowers and wasp are lazy and some are highly active.
My favorite new flower is Gomphrena!🎉it’s a joy to take care of and loves heat and doesn’t stress in dry conditions. Color all summer to fall and still looking great! Hope there is seed 😊.
I’m not a fan of the hostas that were here as they are difficult to remove, one piece of root and it takes off. The brown eyed Susan’s are everywhere and they tend to mildew. Love Shasta Daisy but short bloom. I did get a shorter one recently. Perennials sleep, creep and leap and we will see next year what is really going on. I had to pull the poppies as they were too aggressive and now the bee balm stepped up their game😂.
You are so correct in that the bees and wasps are very tired and lazy to start the day but then as the day goes on and warms up, they are buzzing everywhere! I collected Gomphrena seeds last year as well as this year. I will see if they germinate and if they do, I'll make a video soon showing how to collect the seeds of Gomphrena. It really is such a beautiful plant! Your garden sounds beautiful with the variety of plants that you have in it! 😊🌸
@@budgetgardeningvita oh that’s good to know that Gomphrena have seeds!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. What I am studying right now is what behaves itself to include in my garden for the future. In the throes of clearing out aggressive flowers-a short yellow primrose, bee balm, ect. I’m leaning toward roses mainly to start. I’m finding extreme joy in their bloom cycles. Then add in annuals and a few perennials that behave. I’ve found some I had started from seed are encroaching the veg area and a bit weary of others first year growth. The hibiscus is beautiful, but seems it’s starting a very large family 😅. As long as the volunteers are easy to pull it’s not so bad.
Thanks for sharing tips!
Do you cut back your perennials when you heel them in your backyard nursery or do you let them stay up? Thanks
Hi there. I cut back my perennials in my backyard nursery in the Fall so that it's one less task for me to tackle in the Spring. Also, it makes it easier for me to blow leaves off them otherwise the leaves mat down too much around the pots. ☺️🏵️
In one of your recent videos, you showed a Joe Pye Weed. It wasn't very tall. Is it a Little Joe or don't they grow tall in your area? Can they be propagated or divided? I would like to try some but they grow too tall here in central PA.
Hi there. I got the Joe Pye Weed from my mother-in-law's house. I don't know what kind it is but it's definitely taller than me, so I'm guessing that it's the taller variety, not Little Joe. I would say it's about 6 feet (1.82 meters) tall. It has drip irrigation going to it and is in full sun. If you did end up with the taller variety, you can always size control it. To encourage bushier, shorter growth, you can cut half of the stems in June. This will also result in more flowers on the new stems. This method is sometimes called the "Chelsea chop" because it's often done in late May. I have propagated it by division. I will try collecting seeds from it this year and will winter sow those as an experiment. It is such a lovely plant to have in the garden this time of year. 😊🌺
I have a ton of perennials that I want to relocate but the mosquitoes are so bad I get eaten alive. How late can perennials be moved without them dying?
Hi Gwen. I'm sorry to hear about the pesky mosquitoes. 🦟 Some sources say you can plant perennials up until 6 weeks before you first frost. Honestly I don't follow that rule. Other sources say you can plant up until the ground freezes. That to me seems very late. So I just say do it as long as you are giving your plants plenty of water and while the weather is still half decent. I'm still doing lots of planting and our daytime temps are 50-60 F and nighttime temps are in the 40F range. Happy gardening, friend! 😊🌺