• Continue removing diseased leaves
• Mulch or compost healthy leaves.
• Continue planting hardy, spring-flowering bulbs.
• Trees and shrubs can be planted until ground freezes.
• After blooming, cut mums back to 6 inches above ground.
• Dig hole now if you will be planting a “live” Christmas tree.
• Mid-month, pot amaryllis for winter holiday bloom.
• Clean out post; store non-frost proof containers in garage or basement.

Source: University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center http://extension.umd.edu/hgic

• Harvest most fruits before frost.
• Continue removing diseased leaves.  Put diseased leaves, pesticide-laden grass clippings and weed seeds out for recycling rather than the compost pile.  For Montgomery County guidelines on recycling yard trimmings visit:  http://m.montgomerycountymd.gov/SWS/how/yard-trim.html
• Mulch or compost healthy leaves.
•  You can have vegetable garden and landscape soils tested (see https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/soils/soil-testing for more information on soil test labs and how to take a soil sample)
•  From mid-October through November, plant hardy bulbs for spring flowering – this can include onion and garlic bulbs!

Source: University of Maryland Home and Garden Information Center
http://extension.umd.edu/hgic