WELCOME OCTOBER!
Here’s this weeks three tips on what to do in the garden during the month of October! 

• Prepare Your Garden for Winter: 
As the weather begins to cool in October, it’s essential to prepare your garden for the upcoming winter. Start by cleaning up your garden beds. Remove dead plants, fallen leaves, and any debris to minimize hiding spots for pests and diseases. After the cleanup, consider adding a layer of mulch to insulate the soil, reduce weed growth, and conserve moisture. This mulch layer will also help protect the roots of your plants from frost. Additionally, it’s a good time to prune deciduous trees and shrubs to shape them and eliminate dead or diseased branches. Proper winter preparation ensures that your garden remains in good condition and is ready for a strong start in the spring.

• Protect Frost-Sensitive Plants: 
As the first frosts approach, it’s essential to protect any frost-sensitive plants in your garden. If you have potted plants, bring them indoors or into a sheltered area. For garden beds, consider using burlap, frost cloths, or even old bedsheets to cover delicate plants during cold nights. This simple precaution can help extend the growing season and protect your more tender specimens from frost damage.

• Save Seeds for Next Year:
October is an excellent time to save seeds from your garden for future planting. Select healthy, mature seeds from your favorite plants and dry them thoroughly. Once dried, store them in labeled envelopes or containers in a cool, dry place. Saving seeds from your garden not only saves money but also allows you to grow plants that have already adapted to your local conditions.

PANSIES ARE READY!

Come and see all the different varieties and enjoy their wonderful fragrance! Perfect for fall color. 

Get a JUMBO pack for $5.99.

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PANSIES LOOK LIKE LITTLE, CHUBBY-FACED BABIES!

These rounded, flat-faced Spring flowers look just like a chubby-faced baby, so how could you not love them? AND… Payne’s has plenty of them to share!

STOP BY TODAY AND BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY!

The Pansy is one of the most popular flowers in the garden! Despite their delicate name and appearance, pansies are hardy, disease resistant and do well in cooler climates. Plus, they are low maintenance and easy to grow! The Pansy is a member of the Viola family and is easily recognized. The round flowers have five petals and come in a wide variety of colors ranging from bright pink to pure white. Flowers can be a single solid color, while others have black lines radiating from the center. The most familiar looking Pansies will have a dark center that looks like a “face.” Leaves can be oval or heart-shaped. They grow to be 8-10 inches tall. Here are a few more fun facts:

• the name Pansy comes from the French word, pensee, which means thought or remembrance
• in the language of flowers, the pansy represents thoughts of lovers
• Pansies are one of the oldest cultivated flowers in history
• the Pansy was particularly popular in the 19th century and was commonly used in “love potions”
• Pansy flowers are edible and have a minty flavor; they can be added to salads and desserts
• yellow and blue pansies seem to have the strongest scent
• the flower can be used as a natural dye
• Pansy petals are often used in potpourri

GREAT SELECTION AT PAYNE’S NORTH!

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FALL COLORS AT PAYNE’S NORTH!

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WE NOW HAVE RE-POTTING SERVICES!

As the seasons change, it’s almost time to bring your houseplants back indoors.

Let Payne’s give them a fresh start! Our team will carefully re-pot your beloved plants with fresh soil and added nutrients to keep them healthy and thriving all winter long—all at a very reasonable price.

Give your plants the care they deserve before they make the move inside.

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GET YOUR BULBS TODAY AND PLANT AHEAD FOR SPRING!

Hurry In For Best Selection!

Fall is the best time of year to plant bulbs such as tulips, hyacinth, crocuses and daffodils — in order to enjoy their fireworks of colorful blooms come Spring.

Payne’s sells ONLY the biggest, highest quality Holland-grown bulbs to make sure you get the largest, longest-lasting, most brilliantly colored blooms.

Stop by either store and choose from our great selection!

PAYNE’S TIP: Don’t forget to sprinkle a little bulb food or bone meal in the hole while you are planting the bulbs and also sprinkle a little more on the soil surface to assure healthy growth. Of course, we have both bulb food and bone meal!

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By Jennifer Fairfield – The Garden Mill

The cooler temps are definitely good for getting work done out in the yard – it makes me want to spend all day outside, which is a good thing, since I have a lot to do. Here are some of the things I know I need to get done this month:Vegetable Garden:

• If you still have plants in your vegetable garden, keep fleece row covers handy to protect them from frost. Some crops, such as kale, cabbage, and broccoli can take a bit of frost and may actually have improved taste, but many plants will not survive even light frost.
• If you do still have warm-weather loving plants in your garden – tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, beans, or squash – they’re probably pretty much done.
• Once your plants have stopped producing, clean out the garden. Do this earlier in the month so you’re not out in the freezing temperatures at the end of the month, wishing you had done it sooner! Around the end of the month – possibly sooner if we get some really good frosts – it’s time to plant garlic. Garlic gets planted in the fall in Michigan. We can grow garlic that gets planted in the spring, but it doesn’t generally get as big, and often just doesn’t do as well here as the varieties planted in the fall.
• The last thing you need to do before you close the books on the 2020 gardening season is to clean your tools before putting them away. Doing so will help your tools last longer, and make them work better for you.

CLICK HERE to read more.

DOES SIZE MATTER WHEN CHOOSING FALL BULBS?

Another GREAT Question!

In this week’s archived show from previous years, the Garden Guru said Fall is the best time of year to plant bulbs of tulips, hyacinth, crocuses and daffodils in order to enjoy their fireworks of colorful blooms come Spring. 

Lynn mentioned that Payne’s gets their bulbs directly from Holland and only deals with the reputable companies that know what they are doing! Lynn also said that if you buy bulbs from a discount store they will most likely be half the price… but probably are half the size of the premium bulbs that you would buy from Payne’s. Listen to Lynn’s show on what to look for when buying a bulb!

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CLICK HERE to listen to the GARDEN GURU’s archived show regarding Indian Market and what to do now in the garden!

Enjoy your weekend and HAPPY GARDENING!

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By strengthening roots and boosting nutrient uptake, it helps plants thrive in all seasons. One of the coolest things about Gro-Power is that it doesn’t just feed plants—it builds better soil for long-term garden health.

Copyright Mike Parisi

Stop by and see Sam and ask him what is the best product for your current needs. Buy in bulk! We’ll deliver for a small fee or bring your truck and we’ll load it for you!

Payne’s Organic Soil Yard
6037 Agua Fria
505-424-0336