What Albuquerque Gardeners Should Do in September:  

• Time to roast green chile.
• Enter your great harvest of vegetables and flowers at the State Fair.
• Fall is an excellent time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.
• Plant mums and pansies in a sunny area for fall.
• Plant spring flowering bulbs, such as, crocus, daffodils, hyacinth and tulips with bulb food.
• Divide and plant peonies.
• Plant cool season vegetables in cold frames.
• Fertilize cool season lawns late September or early October with Jericho Sure Green Fertilizer, 16-8-8.
• Reseed cool season lawns.
• Cut back on watering as the weather cools down.
• Continue to monitor and treat for borers.
• Continue to clean debris in garden and check for insects and weeds.
• Bring in house plants; check and treat for any insects and repot as necessary and use Superthrive.