Listen carefully at this time of year, and you will hear a great many of us gardeners whispering that fall is the most important season in the gardening calendar. It truly is. It is the perfect time to sow hardy annuals, and bed in new plants, giving them plenty of time to establish their roots in the soil before next spring.
The soil is still warm, but easy to dig. And from a practical standpoint, it’s also a lot easier to garden for longer periods of time when the weather is less extreme.
