September gardening

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September Gardening Calendar for Northern Residents

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New lawns may be made. Shrubs or trees may be transplanted at the end of the month. Cuttings can be taken of Geraniums, and some other bedding plants, and seeds of perennials and biennials sown. Plant early Dutch bulbs. Begin to blanch late Celery with soil or brown paper. Dig late Potatoes and harvest the Onions that were from seed.

September Gardening Calendar for Southern Residents

Lettuce can still be sown for transplanting and heading in the open ground south of North Carolina, and the latter half of the month sow seed for setting in frames for heading m December and January, either under cotton cloth or under glass. In the long run glass sashes are cheaper than cloth and will make better crops. After the middle of the month sow seed of the Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage for transplanting later for the early crop in the Spring. Plant sets of the Yellow Potato Onion and the White Pearl in heavily fertilized rows 15 in. Apart. The Pearl will make bunching green Onions in February and March, and later the offsets from the Potato Onion can be used for bunching, and the main bulbs left to ripen in early June. In the lower south seed of The Prizetaker and Giant Gibraltar Onion jean be sown for transplanting later, and the Bermuda Onions likewise.

Seed of the Hanson and New York Lettuce sown after the middle of the month can be later transplanted along with the early Cabbages for wintering over and heading in Spring. The Big Boston is best for the frames, but if wintered outside is apt to run to seed instead of heading in Spring. The Comparatively new Copenhagen Market Cabbage is a fine sort to sow in a cold frame in January to set as a succession to the Early Wakefield, but it will not do to sow early and Winter over outside, as it will invariably run to seed instead of heading.

Sow the main crop of Purple Top Globe Turnips and the Yellow Aberdeen. Make another sowing of Spinach the middle of the month and a sowing the last of the month to Winter over for Spring cutting or late Winter. Sow Parsley seed early in the month for Winter and Spring use. Sow more Norfolk Kale for Winter use. Sow Winter Radishes for the Winter.