Things to Do in October

Events
  • 2018-10-31 Samhain (New Years Eve)
FIRST FROST - Murfreesboro
  • Oct 5th - 10% Chance
  • Oct 22nd - 50 % Chance
  • Nov 9th - 90% 
  • 2012 - 10/29
  • 2013 - 10/24
  • 2014 - 10/5
  • 2015 - 10/17
  • 2017 - 10/29
Harvest
  • Maybe last of Chicago Hardy Figs (StarkBros) - harvest before last frost
  • Late Oct - Missouri Hardy Pecan
  • Mid to Late Oct - 
    • Kanza Pecan
    • Pawnee Pecan
    • 120 day Pumpkin & winter squash planted in mid June
    • Black Walnuts
      • 2013 - 10/03 Began harvesting
      • 2015 - 10/12 2 1/2 gallons
      • 2017
        • 10/11 100 BW
        • 10/13  52 BW
        • 10/15  501 BW
        • 10/16  347 WB
        • 10/20  70
  • Southern Giant Pecans
  • Sunflower Sprouts from spilled seed
    • 2017 - 10/20  24 each
  • Seed Harvest
    • 2013 - 10/20
      • Mixed Basil
    • 2016 -10/15
      • Morning Glories
      • Moon Flowers
Farmers Market
  • 2013 - 10/12
    • Orange Tomatoes
    • Red slicing tomatoes
    • roma tomatoes
    • carrots
    • green cauliflower
    • fried pies - peach
    • Bianca White (Sweet) Peppers
    • Green (Bell) Peppers
    • Orange (Bell) Peppers
    • Hot Red Peppers
    • New Potatoes
Blooming
  • 2015 - 10/7
    • Red penstemon
    • Basil
    • Little daisy-like things
    • Last of honeysuckle
    • Last of small yellow rudebekias
  • 2016 - 10/15
    • Heavenly Blue Morning Glories
    • Little White Daisies
    • "Ditch" Morning Glories
Garden - Events
  • Per Tennessee Gardener (Oct 2011), bulb sale at Ivan Racheff House and Garden in Knoxville. First Th-Fr-Sat each year.
  • Last month for the Murfreesboro's "Saturday Farmer's Market"

Garden - Sowing
  • Plant winter rye cover crop (chickens can also graze in winter for greens)
  • Per Tennessee Gardener (Oct 2011), plant hardy onion plants and sets, winter cabbage and collards (cabbage and collards surviving to 15*F)
  • Sow hardneck garlic

Wildlife
  • Per Tennessee Gardener (Oct 2011), put up bird feeders.
Roses
Trees
  • When 50% of leaves have fallen, spray with compost tea (Holistic Orchard)



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