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viding your outdoor plants, select young, mature plants and pot eight to 10 per six inch pot. They will do best on a sunny windowsill.
Sowing seeds of hardy annuals such as sweet alyssum, pinks and sweet peas will give the seedlings time to get established and develop good root systems before the coldest part of winter. This gives them a head start on growth and flowering next spring.
• Take cuttings of such annual bedding plants as begonias, coleus, geraniums and impatiens. Rooted indoors, these overwinter in a bright window and give plants for next year’s garden.
• If you enjoy growing wild flowers, now is the time to collect seed for your garden from many of the summer flowering types.
• Wood ashes contain phosphorous, calcium and potassium and can be placed on gardens, flower beds or spread on lawns but don’t overdo it. Avoid acid-loving plants as it raises the pH.
• A green manure or cover crop improves water infiltration, reduces soil erosion, reduces nutrient leaching and promotes the growth of microorganisms. Annual rye can be
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