{"id":165541,"date":"2026-09-03T10:02:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=165541"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:02:56","slug":"lafayette-county-master-gardeners-september-garden-calendar-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/lafayette-county-master-gardeners-september-garden-calendar-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafayette County Master Gardeners: September Garden Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?resize=640%2C128\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?resize=1024%2C205&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?resize=300%2C60&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?resize=768%2C154&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?resize=1536%2C307&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lafayette-County-Master-Gardeners-Bronwynne-Baileyheaderimage1-1.png?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build or buy a compost bin in anticipation of autumn leaves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Planting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plant cool season vegetables: broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, spinach, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, beets, radishes, and English peas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sow hardy annuals: sweet alyssums, calendulas, annual pinks, snapdragons, sweet peas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sow rye grass seed in winter lawns (only when necessary).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fertilizing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stop feeding mums when the buds start showing color.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don\u2019t fertilize ornamentals after August 15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apply pre-emerge herbicide to the lawn for winter weed prevention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn your compost pile.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Propagate by layering: Scrape the underside of a strong branch, bend it down to the ground, cover with soil, and weigh down with a brick. Check for roots after 3 months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick flowers in bloom and dry them for future arrangements. Bundle flowers together and hang them upside-down in a dry, sheltered area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Repot houseplants. Prune away damaged foliage and apply fertilizer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Blooming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cannas, cosmos, copper plants, marigolds, periwinkles, salvias, ageratums, coleus, asters, celosias, chrysanthemums, coral vines, ginger lilies, morning glories, petunias, phlox, rattle boxes, spider lilies, torenias, vincas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once a flowering fall mum is water stressed, it turns off flowering. This doesn\u2019t necessarily kill the plant, but the flowering will not recover. So, keep those fall mum plants and containers consistently watered. Don\u2019t water the foliage, but directly water the base of the plant and continue until water starts to flow from the bottom of the container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fruiting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Golden raintrees, beautyberries, dogwoods, ginkgo, pyracanthas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/TheLocalVoiceLigature-25web.jpg?resize=25%2C16\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14544\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning Planting Fertilizing Miscellaneous Blooming Fruiting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123476,"featured_media":165542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27287,19],"tags":[24673,4187,6153,5,4,2093],"class_list":["post-165541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening","category-local-news","tag-bronwynne-bailey","tag-gardening","tag-lafayette-county-master-gardeners","tag-mississippi","tag-oxford","tag-september"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mums-mix-color.jpg?fit=2100%2C1500&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123476"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165541"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":165544,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165541\/revisions\/165544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/165542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}