Onions can be started from seed but buy six packs of broccoli, cauliflower and brussel sprouts for best results. Refrain from planting citrus or frost tender trees and bushes. Bulbs need a moderately sunny place to thrive. Eliminate watering completely and put in a dark, cold room or outside. If temperatures are above 70 degrees, it will not set bud.
RAKE leaves from essential places such as lawns.
A thin pile of leaves in a garden can serve as a mulch and will fertilize the soil. Keep deep watering the new lawns, seedlings, and new landscaped plants. We have lots to do this month to prepare for the dormant season ahead. Put all your debris into a compost pile. Cleaning up now will prevent the population of snails, earwigs, and sowbugs from expanding.