Fall Garden Check-In: What to Do Now, and Pests to Watch For
Your September garden checklist: bring in the last harvest, sow fall crops, feed your soil, and stay ahead of aphids, slugs, and powdery mildew.

Your September garden checklist: bring in the last harvest, sow fall crops, feed your soil, and stay ahead of aphids, slugs, and powdery mildew.

Learn how to amend your soil with compost, manure, and organic fertilizers. Practical timing tips, application rates, and how to avoid over-amending.

This article guides Pacific Northwest and Mountain-region gardeners through the key March tasks โ finishing dormant spray and pruning before the window closes, starting seeds indoors based on your region, and direct-sowing cold-hardy crops outdoors if you're in Western Washington. It also covers hardening off early indoor starts and what's still too early to rush.

Start vegetables from seed successfully with our step-by-step guide. Learn proper timing, light requirements, transplanting tips, and how to prevent damping off disease.