8 Autumn Home Gardening and Landscaping Moments That Prove There Is Joy in the Hobby To Be Found in Any Season

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I'm turning my least productive row into a compost trench this week

Thats where all my mildewy squash and d*ing tomato plants go.
The day my pepper plants take hard frost damage is when I pull them and prep that bed for growing garlic that I'll plant on/near halloween.
As my sunflowers droop I cut them at the base, collect the seeds and bundle the stalks to dry over winter so I can use them as polebean trellises next year. I'm turning my least productive row into a compost trench this week, thats where all my mildewy squash and d*ing tomato plants go.
The day my pepper plants take hard frost damage is when I pull them and prep that bed for growing garlic that I'll plant on/near halloween.
As my sunflowers droop I cut them at the base, collect the seeds and bundle the stalks to dry over winter so I can use them as polebean trellises next year.
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Another user shared a photo of their first fall garden, celebraating the autumn season.

Original Poster
I'm growing my first fall garden and it's quickly becoming my favorite season!
This bed has spinach and a greens mix. The other half still has my summer peppers (and marigolds)
One user replied:
The lack of bugs is pretty awesome.
Another had a question for the original poster.
This is beautiful! My fall garden went in on 9/7, I have decent germination but looking forward to the site of those huge beet and carrot greens! Did you fertilize or just primo soil?
Original poster's reply
I rough compost using kitchen scraps and brown paper grocery bags and use it to top dress each bed when I sow new seeds. I also mulch with d*ad grass clippings. I think the soil is getting a nice rotation of organic material.
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"Fall is the best time to garden for me" this Florida gardener declared

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(Trying) to teach my daughter the joy of gardening. We planted garlic (little 4x4 raised bed) and leeks today. I have Brussel Sprouts and Cabbage that are happy along with a thriving watermelon patch. The advantages of living in St. Petersburg, FL.
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Another hobbiest gardener shared a photo of this beautiful fall garden

Original Poster
I created this garden bed around fall last year, work in progress!
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"As summer turns toward fall, what do you plant next??" This user asked a gardening community

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I had a great and joyful harvest this weekend, then packed it up in this old Johnny's box and thought it was worth snapping a picture before I ate it all!
And now I'm thinking, what do I plant next? Well…what do you plant next?? I'm thinking lettuce, and what else?
One gardener had this to say.
First of all, grow what you like eating. Makes the whole experience much more rewarding and frictionless ??
I like planting arugula, radish and daikon along with the fall lettuce planting, these give me salads all the way through winter and spring, until it's time to transition to summer crops. I do only have an apartment balcony to work with, so these work pretty well. Thought about getting some bok choy, but if I had a garden I'd definitely throw in some beets, carrots, broccoli, garlic, cabbage, brussel sprouts... Plenty of options, fall is a great time of year ??
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Anyone else excited about Fall gardening? I know a lot of people prefer Spring & Summer growing but a Fall garden can be just as good! What's your favorite brassicas to grow?

As summer turns toward fall, what do you plant next??
This eager fall gardener had this to say in another fall planting discussion.
Fall gardening is the best.
In the ground already: carrots, broccoli, chard, collards, two types of cabbage, lacinato kale, 3 varieties of radish, and beets.
On deck: green onions, lettuce, pac choi, cilantro, peas, and spinach.
Another hobby gardener detailed their plan for their fall garden.
I put in rutabaga, beets, lettuce, kale and cabbage, everything in ground except for the cabbage because I wanted to keep a closer eye on that, so I am doing it in a big grow bag in front instead of in my plot, which is around the corner. Most of it takes the place of either bush beans that are done or zucchini/squash that was taken out by SVB. The cabbage is taking the place of carrots I pulled a while back. I also planted some warm weather crops like okra and a replacement zucchini. So far so good. We have a fairly long warm weather growing season so I should get something from those too.
And another response.
Just put broccoli and cabbages in the ground as well as another batch of carrots and green beans (bush). Radishes went in last week and when my sweet potatoes come up I'll be planting lettuce in that bed.
I'm new to gardening and have been building my garden over the last few years to be pollinator friendly because I love watching bees. I got really sad because it's one of my passions to tend to my garden and I was seeing a lot of the summer flowers fade away. I discovered this year the joy of harvesting seeds from some of my plants. Sunflowers, poppies, sweet peas to name a few. Oh man has this got me hooked and excited for next season. Plans are being made for expanding my garden and building something to keep the deer from munching on all the greenery. Just thought I'd share with you all my favourite picture from this summer. Would love some options for fall plants that thrive in the PNW.
This was the advice they received from different gardeners in their thread.
Asters, goldenrod, and autumn joy sedum keep pollinators happy.
I have dahlias in my garden in Seattle they are still going strong!
Blazing Stars have brought so many bugs to my yard. Mantis, wasps, spiders, butterflies, bees…
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Don't feel like getting the gardens ready for winter? No stress there either! You're helping the local pollinators!

Just as this user shared in a thread where a new homeowner and newbie gardener was wondering what to do with the garden over winter at their new home.
Original Poster
I have a big ask of the gardening community ????
I just bought a home with a GORGEOUS wild garden as the entire front yard and surrounding back yard. If I posted them on here can you guys help walk me through what I do as a fall clean up? I moved in late July so I'm currently learning and LOVING this garden. Someone here taught me to harvest the spices before the first frost which I really appreciated ??
One user had this to say to ease their worries:
The good thing about fall cleanup is if you don't do anything, you can just say that you are helping local pollinators (that overwinter under leaves and d*ad plants). I don't do a lot in the fall. The focus is on getting rid of weeds and I'll remove any diseased plants and compost my veggies.
Another gave them this advice.
Winter is going to be more of a cleanup than fall is. You will want to cut any ornamental grasses to the ground just before the new spring growth emerges. Some shrubs need pruning before it warms up.
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That's all of them! What are your own plans for a fall garden?