Monthly tips are categorized by To-Dos, What to Plant, or Pests and Diseases. Scroll through the list to see items in each category. Also, refer to our list of tips useful for any month.
To-do: October
Almond and Walnut Harvest
Apple and Pear Harvest
Broccoli - Multiple Harvests
Burning & Stinging Nettles
Change to Cool Season Planting
Cool Season Vegetables
Cover Crops
Fall Garden Cleanup
Fall Irrigation
Growing Vegetables in Containers
Harvesting Oranges
Inspect Roots When Planting
Irrigation Maintenance
Lawn Care
Mulch Bare Soil Before Rains
Native Wildflowers
Olive Harvest
Organic Soil Amendments
Persimmon Harvesting
Picking Pomegranates Properly
Planting Trees or Shrubs
Remove Thatch in Lawns
Should You Prep Soil for Planting?
Shrubs
Stinkhorn Mushroom
Time for Seed Saving
Transplanting Vegetables
Wildfire Effects
Winter Soil Health
Winter Vegetables
Pests and Diseases: October
Bagrada Bug
Citrus Leafminer
Leafminers
Powdery Mildew
Root Knot Nematodes
Slime Molds
Sooty Mold
Spiders in Your Garden
Today’s Grubs Are Tomorrow’s Beetles
White Butterflies and Green Caterpillars
What to plant: October
Arboretum All-Stars
Asian Vegetables
Attracting Bees
Camellias
Going Native
Herbs
Plant Garlic & Shallots
Planting Berries
Planting Bulbs
Planting Ornamentals
Seed Viability
Selecting Seeds
Vegetable Planting Chart