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Enjoying the Harvest - You grew it. Now, you get to enjoy it. So, let's cook up some great garden recipes.

How about.........

• Grandma's Homemade Apple Pie
• Onion and Mushroom Barbecue Sauce
• A pumpkin recipe, or two , or three, or.......
• Garden Recipes Galore!!!

Pumpkins Aglow.... Fall arrives all too quickly. It bursts upon the scene, and slowly turns everything ablaze in fall colors. Perhaps, the brightest blazing objects, are pumpkins. These big, bright, orange orbs are glowing now.... just for you. Celebrate Fall, pumpkins and Halloween at our sister site. No ones does fall and Halloween like Pumpkin Nook.

• Have some fun at Pumpkin Nook
• How to Ripen Green Pumpkins
• How to Pick the Perfect Pumpkin
• Garden Recipes Galore!
  
  

Composting starts now.... Don't throw out those dead plants...... compost them. Collect your garden waste along the weeds and other plant matter. Turn it into rich garden soil for next season. The best gardens are grown by gardeners who make their own compost.

• More on Composting.
• What to Compost/What not to Compost
• About Composters

Read the Good Book.... There's plenty of good books on gardening. There's always something new to learn when you dig into a garden related books. There's also plenty of tips and learnings in our growing list of "how to" pages. So, make sure to surf our site and stop back often.

• Good books on Gardening

Homeowners love Arborvitae. Fast growing with little care, they are among the most popular of evergreens for both foundation plants and hedgerows. More on Arborvitaes.

Celebrate your Garden Hobby

There are many days to celebrate.

• October 1 - World Vegetarian Day - we always thought people should eat more veggies.
• October, First Wednesday - National Kale Day
• October 12 - Old Farmers Day
• October 31 - Halloween - This  is the pumpkins' time to shine. Pumpkins are one of the biggest symbols of Halloween. You carve 'em, play with 'em, decorate'em, and eat them! History of Pumpkin   Pumpkin Recipes
• See our complete list of Special Days.

October Garden Tips - from The Gardener's Network, where every day is a gardening day!