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• Bring them in when night temperatures consistently fall into the lower 50's.

• Try to avoid abrupt changes in light and temperature.

• Check for insects prior to bringing them inside; washing the plant with plain water will remove many pests.

• Re-pot if plant has outgrown its container.

• Some plants that have grown vigorously outside may need some pruning.

2. Clean up vegetable gardens and annual flowerbeds

• Harvest all usable vegetables and annual flowers before frost.

• Leftover debris can be tilled into soil or placed into compost pile.

• Clean up weeds as they can harbor diseases and insects.

• Add compost and other organic material to enrich the soil.

• Mulch beds to prevent erosion during winter.

3. Clean up perennial flowerbeds

• Remove weeds.
• After we have a couple of frosts, mulch the perennial bed.
• Tops of plants can be cut back now or in early spring.
• New perennials can be planted in fall; established perennials can be divided; these activities should be done in early fall (mid-September to mid-October) to allow time for plants to root before the soil cools.

4. Tree and shrub maintenance

• Prune trees after they go dormant (lose their leaves) or in early spring.

• Prune late summer and fall flowering shrubs after they go dormant.

• DO NOT prune evergreens or spring-flowering shrubs in fall.

• Trees and shrubs can be fertilized after they go dormant or in spring.

• Continue regular watering as long as ground is not frozen.

5. Miscellaneous