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BY TOMMY WILLIAMS.
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• Surround the trunks of fruit trees with hardware cloth or similar wire, and bury the edges in the ground to prevent rodents from chewing on them.
• Clean up home orchard and small fruit plantings. Sanitation is essential for good maintenance. Dried fruits or “mummies” carry disease organisms through the winter to attack next year's crop.
• A final weeding of strawberries, blueberries or raspberries will help keep weed problems down to a minimum. Start collecting fresh pine needles or clean straw to mulch strawberries after the ground has frozen.
• The cool, dry days of fall are an ideal time for painting buildings and wood fences. The job will enhance the beauty, usefulness and value of your property. It is also a fine contribution to community beautification and civic pride.
• If the cold frame is not in use at this time it may be appropriate to add soil to replace that taken away by transplants. A mixture of two parts garden loam, one part sand and one part compost or aged manure works well.
• During fall, demand for garden supplies is low so keep an eye open for special prices on hand tools and power equipment to be given as gifts or used next year.
• Garden tools add up to a large
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