September Garden To-Do List
Fall is finally in the air!
In both my clients’ gardens and my own garden it’s all about maximizing harvests, fall gardening, and working to improve the beds for next year.
Whether you have a garden currently growing or are thinking of one for next year, here are some things to consider doing this month.
September To-Do List:
Top Your Tomatoes
For indeterminate varieties like roma and cherry that continue to vine and grow, now is the time to start snipping off the flowers and telling the plant to stop making new tomatoes. I know this seems sad, but it will actually benefit you. The amount of time it takes from flower to ripe tomato is more than the frost free days we have left, so you wouldn't be able to enjoy any new tomatoes anyways. It is better to focus all the energy of the plant on what you have now to maximize harvest.
Harvest and Save Herbs
I am saving all I can of my fresh herbs! I mainly use them for tea, but with cold season around the corner I make use of sage and thyme for steams whenever someone has a runny nose or congestion. Any extra basil gets frozen into oil in an ice cube tray to put in dishes as needed. This is so easy to do, and only a few ideas that I could share here - but you will be so happy you did it come January.
Plant Perennial Fruits
The fall is a great time to settle in berry bushes (blueberry, raspberry, and blackberries) or fruiting trees. Fruit is not as instant as vegetables are, and can take years before you see a harvest. Better to get a head start on it now if this is a goal you have!
Order Seed Garlic
Garlic goes in the ground around the time of the frost, or until your soil fully freezes. It will then stay in your garden until harvest next June-ish. There are plenty of seed companies that sell it, or a few nurseries in the area (Uncle Luke's in Troy comes to mind) will carry it too.
Last Call for Fall
You still have a small amount of time to plant cool weather loving plants, best done at this point as transplants so that they will be mature enough to withstand the cold. If you are wondering “what is fall gardening” and “what do you grow in the fall” I covered it in a quick 3-minute video that you can watch here.
🌱 The Garden-To-Table Jumpstart
Inside the class, I’ll walk you through the three things every garden needs to succeed:
A solid setup, the right timing, and small moments of consistency.
These are the pieces that gardeners often learn the hard way, and they’re also the pieces that unlock ease and confidence—especially for beginners.
In this free masterclass, you’ll learn:
How to design a raised bed setup that actually works (so you’re not fighting your garden all season)
What to plant when here in Michigan, and why timing is everything
Why a few minutes of attention truly makes the biggest difference
The exact steps I teach beginners so they can stop Googling and finally feel sure of what they’re doing
If you want your raised bed to feel fun, productive, and doable—not confusing—this class is the best place to start.
✨ Watch the free “Garden to Table Jumpstart” Mini-Class Here
Let this be the year your garden feels clear, grounded, and enjoyable from day one.
