The last few days here have been really chilly and wet with temperatures in the morning of less than 10 degrees celcius. That's not gardening weather to me. I don't like to put on a coat, hat and mittens to putter away out there. I make the dash to fill up the birdfeeders and run back in. Bring on some sun and I will be out there again.
I need to bring in all my houseplants that have enjoyed their time outside for the summer. It is getting too cool for them outside. I will give them a good drenching with soapy water to encourage the bugs in the pot to scat. They will get a cutting back and then I will move them back into the house onto a sunny windowsill or place them in a dark corner of the basement for the winter.
One day soon we will have a frost heavy and severe enough to kill off the annuals in the garden. I will have to dig up the cannas and put them out to dry before cutting the folliage off of them and putting them in a box lined with sawdust or shredded paper to be stored in the basement. Lots of jobs yet to do in the garden before the season ends.
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