Cooling temperatures typically provide perfect gardening weather in October, and it's a good thing because there's plenty to do. While you're replacing fading annuals with ornamental kale, cabbages and mums (remember, chrysanthemums are perennial!), don't forget to order and plant spring bulbs, if you haven't already. Your future self will thank you. Here are 31 other tips and chores to tackle, one for each day of the month.
1. Plant pansies. They bloom through frost _ and return for a second act in spring.
2. Growth has slowed, but plants and trees, especially evergreens, still need water, so don't forget them.
