There’s much to do in the garden in autumn. Gardener Scott discusses setting up a fall garden checklist of 15 important gardening tasks. This is the second video in this series. (Video #315)
Watch the first video, “Fall Garden Checklist”: https://youtu.be/hT7VEmvOSEI
01:09 Clean & sharpen tools
01:48 Ask for new tools
02:34 Dig up & store tender bulbs
03:15 Plant bulbs
03:32 Plant trees & shrubs
04:17 Test soil
04:44 Rake & save leaves
05:26 Remove fallen fruit
06:34 Mark plant locations
07:27 Fertilize lawn
08:00 Overseed your grass
08:38 Prune damaged & diseased trees
09:23 Create brush piles
10:09 Spread manure
10:55 Plan next year’s garden
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29 Comments
Good morning from California
So timely. I'm watching this during a yard work break and I just planted a little oak seedling.
Thank you for the great video. Regarding next years garden, I'm tempted to turn mine into a miniature food forest. Two of my four fruit trees grew back after the snows, but I didn't know that they would so I bought a bunch of trees. I know you said that trees grow better if planted in the fall, but I don't want to plant them until after the last frost because I don't know how bad the winter will be. Citrus trees and snow don't mix. Now I have a bunch of trees (more coming) and only the same amount of land. My gourds seem to love it here, so I'll be planting more of those, too.
My family doesn't take me seriously when I ask for pruners, or garden gloves. I've already asked for a sprayer. They don't get it.
Thanks Scott! Great stuff! Yay more excuses to be outside!
Thanks for all the info you are giving us about preparing our garden over winter.
Fall what seeds out have in your seed bank, or what your going to need to buy or order.
I'm taking notes…
This confirms my tasks today (mowing up leaves and getting every neighbor to dump their bagged leaves into my garden for my winter ground cover). Except. I didn't put tool care on my list. Not sure when I will do that one.
Tis the season… If you don't want another festive sweater, make it a point to ask Santa for local organic worm castings 😉
Thanks to you, I have a journal from last falls planning. I can now go back over my notes from this season. I'll repeat what works and not waste my time, money, and energy on what didn't. I'll also decide on what to winter sow in milk jugs and how to better time it out. After my garden planning is complete I'll be able to go back to my winter hobbies. Take care!
I plan my garden in the fall/winter, then it changes over and over again!
Perfect timing been out cleaning up everything and getting ready for 2022. Thanks for sharing your experience and expertise.
1:51 Ayo, Gardener Scott ain't messing around
Is it advisable to use shredded paper at the bottom of a raised bed?
I like your idea of saving leaves, but when I use the vacuum function on my leaf blower, it greatly reduces the volume of the leaf pile. . . just a thought, & it is great mulch 🙂
Thank You again for all the great fall tasks that needs to be done. There is always something that you mention that I had forgot or did not think of doing. I will go out and mark where my perennial plants are tomorrow.
My garden planning is changing from a focus on growing as many calories and as much nutrition as possible to growing spices and herbs that I can't get from the store. There are many varieties of garlic, onions, herbs and peppers that I otherwise I can't get, so I will grow them. I'll still have my reliable harvests of root veggies, leafy greens, peas, beans, squash, and potatoes, but I plan on having flavors from my garden that I can't get otherwise.
Love the tips and advice. TFS
Great items on the checklist, and you might want to leave some leaves alone for wildlife.
@Gardener Scott I have watched quite a few YT gardeners, and I must say, I like your videos the best 🙂 Down to earth, honest and informative. Thank You for your videos and I have subscribed 🙂
Cleaning tools is a winter project. Can be done inside while it’s snowing outside.
I have a spring planted apple tree that has be gnawed on by, I think beavers or groundhog. How can I protect the chewed bark for the winter? I put a wired cage and heavily leaf mulched for the winter already. Connecticut 6a. As always, Thank you Gardener Scott!☺
Oh man! Great idea to ask for tools for Christmas. Our family never knows what to get us…and we never know what to ask for!
Great list of tasks, good reminders even for old gardeners like me. Thanks Scott!
Last winter here in WI I was successful in creating a large winter compost pile that produced a huge volume of needed compost for the spring. I created the pile (about 6' by 5' and a little more than 4' high) then insulated it on the outside with a 4 foot pile of bagged up fallen leaves and covered with a dark brown tarp. I was amazed that during a 10 day deep freeze ( temps as low as -10 degrees F) the compost never fell below 130 Degrees F. My smaller bin compost as anticipated froze solid, but started back up in the spring .
very good, ready for winter now. Thanks for the video.
Suggestion for a future video: show us how to sharpen tools, particularly the curved blades of a pruners. 😉
Do you use any software to plan or keep records of your garden?