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September 23 is the Autumnal Equinox. The Autumnal Equinox occurs when the sun is directly in line with the equator. On this day, the day and the night are of equal length.<\/p>\n

From now until the Winter Solstice on December 21, the hours of dark will be longer than the hours of daylight every day. Right now, our day length is about 12 hours. On December 21, the Winter Solstice, the day length will only be about 9 and a half hours. By contrast, on the Summer Solstice, next June, our day length will be a little over 13 and three-quarter hours. (Golly, I miss summer already\u2026)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the First Thing to Do<\/h4>\n

My houseplants will need to be brought in sometime during the next few weeks so what I\u2019ll do now is move all my sun-lovers to shady spots outside so they can get used to the lower light levels they\u2019ll encounter indoors. They\u2019ll adjust much easier to less light outside while they still have Mother Nature\u2019s humidity and fresh breezes.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll do a visual check of all my plants to ensure I\u2019m not bringing in any unwanted pests. Scale, mealybug, spider mites can become much worse indoors where there are no natural predators so treat them now, if necessary. Horticultural oils or Neem oils are good organic sprays. You can read Doug\u2019s blog last week<\/a> for more information on bringing your plants in.<\/p>\n

Now is NOT a good time to repot, by the way. It\u2019s hard enough for a plant to adjust to the hot, dry air and lower light of indoors without giving them a new pot to adjust to, as well.<\/p>\n

A Few Things to do Outside<\/h4>\n

Outdoors, I\u2019ll cut back tired dying foliage on some of my perennials\u2014if the foliage looks good, I\u2019ll leave it alone. I won\u2019t do any pruning of outdoor trees or shrubs, however. Speaking of cutting things back, this fall when I\u2019m ready to put my gardening tools away, I\u2019m going to clean them, then bring them in to give to Sharp Again<\/strong> to have my pruners, loppers, and lawnmower blades sharpened so when I pull them out next spring, they\u2019re ready to go. Sharp Again<\/strong> is here the second Sunday of every month\u2014check our website for details. They also do scissors and kitchen knives.<\/p>\n

If you save the seeds from some of your summer-blooming annuals like marigolds or zinnias, now is the time to start collecting seed heads. I air-dry them for a few days, then put them into a zippered plastic bag.<\/p>\n

This is a great time to decide where I\u2019ll plant more spring-blooming bulbs. Even though I don\u2019t want to plant them before mid-October, the selection is great now so I\u2019m going to get mine before they start selling out.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also going to go through my vegetable garden and begin pulling up the foliage on the spent plants. It\u2019s best to keep weeds and debris clear of the garden, as they can give insects a place to lay eggs or host diseases just waiting to attack next summer\u2019s veggies. I have some broccoli and kale plants ready to tuck in\u2014since they\u2019re not prone to the same problems that summer veggies are.<\/p>\n

And, I\u2019m going to make time to go buy a few more fall decorations before the Christmas stuff shows up\u2014probably next week!<\/p>\n

To read more articles from Bonnie, visit our blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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