OCTOBER GARDENING CONTINUES!
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.
WE STILL HAVE FALL BULBS FOR SPRING!
Hurry In. Our bulbs are going FAST!
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 Payne’s today 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!
ASK THE GARDEN GURU!
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FORCE YOUR BULBS TO BLOOM!
Another GREAT Question!
In this week’s archived show from previous years, the Garden Guru continued the discussion about Fall bulbs but instead of planting those out in your garden and waiting until Spring for the “colorful show” … he gave a lesson on how to force them.
Now the word “forcing” came about because one is forcing the bulb to bloom out of season. Forcing your bulbs to bloom is easy. You need to plant your bulbs in good potting soil in a pot and then put them in your refrigerator for three months! Then, when you take them out, put them in an area of a room that’s not in direct sunshine and they will bloom just like they would later on in your garden … but you’ll have the benefit of them blooming in January!
Now, if you don’t have room in your refrigerator then … what I would recommend, well you need to listen to Lynn’s tip to find out what to do?
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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!
HAPPY GARDENING!
POTS FULL OF COLOR, CREATED WITH LOVE!
At Payne’s Nursery, our TALENTED TEAM loves turning ordinary pots into something extraordinary! From cheerful pansies to gorgeous autumn mums, we mix colors, textures, and seasonal favorites to create beautiful custom arrangements that brighten any porch, patio, or entryway. Let us create something special just for you!
YOUR INDOOR JUNGLE AWAITS! From tropical favorites to beautiful houseplants, we have plenty of ways to bring a little more green indoors. COME TAKE A WALK THROUGH THE JUNGLE TODAY!
MUMS THE WORD THIS FALL!
BRING ON THE FALL COLOR!
Nothing says autumn quite like a burst of beautiful mums! With rich shades of golden yellow, bronze, burgundy, purple, and red, these seasonal favorites make it easy to give your home and garden a festive fall makeover.
Add a welcoming touch to your front entry, bring life to your patio, or tuck them into garden beds for a pop of seasonal color. Mums are a simple way to celebrate the season, whether displayed in decorative containers or planted throughout your landscape.
Fall is calling! Stop by Payne’s Nursery, pick your favorites, and let the autumn decorating begin!
FROM OUR PAYNE’S GREENHOUSES TO YOUR HOME!
OUR POINSETTIAS ARE GROWING STRONG!
Long before poinsettias fill homes with holiday color, they’re growing right here at Payne’s Nursery in Santa Fe! Our team has been caring for these young plants for months, helping them grow into the festive favorites we all love.
And now, you get to watch them grow! We’ll be sharing behind-the-scenes updates as our Santa Fe-grown poinsettias develop and get ready for their big holiday debut.
CLICK HERE TO SEE PAYNE’S POINSETTIA GROWING PROCESS.
Marigolds, or cempasúchil, are the iconic flowers of Día de los Muertos, celebrated on November 1 and 2 throughout Mexico and beyond.
Their bright orange and yellow hues represent the sun and are believed to help guide the spirits of ancestors back to visit the living. The strong, unique fragrance of marigolds is said to attract souls to the altars prepared in their honor.
Petals are often scattered along pathways or arranged around photos and offerings as a symbol of love, remembrance, and the cycle of life and death.
STOP BY TODAY FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF MARIGOLDS!
DID YOU KNOW THAT PAYNE’S ORGANIC SOIL YARD IS THE LARGEST AND OLDEST COMPOSTING COMPANY IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO?
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
PAYNE’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK!
PHOTO OF THE WEEK!
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT BY THE PAYNE’S TEAM! IN STOCK NOW!
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ZODIAC SIGNS AND GARDENING? HERE’S THIS CYCLES PROFILE.
by The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Here’s THIS MONTHS ZODIAC SIGN PROFILE AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU GARDEN:
LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 22 – OCTOBER 23)
Libra begins the fall. Because of your concern for beauty, flowers of all kinds abound in your garden. Color is important to you: Ranges from bright to subtle will be artfully placed throughout your decks and patios. You are not particularly fond of getting your hands dirty, so look for the local nursery truck to make frequent visits all summer long. Flowering bushes and trees will be tucked along fences and borders, nestled in their beds of mulch. You always want to make a favorable impression; pansies and nasturtiums appear in your salads and roses, and lilies adorn your dining room table.