Each month we share growing information courtesy of the WVU Extension and also other information we find helpful, like growing by the moon. This information is geared especially toward our audience here in the Mid-Ohio Valley.


Moon Phase	Date	Garden Tasks
Full Moon 🌕	Monday, October 6th	Plant Root Crops
Last Quarter Moon🌗	Monday, October 13th	Barren Time, Turn Compost & Work Soil
New Moon🌑	Tuesday, October 21st	Plant Seeds and Transplants
Fist Quarter Moon 🌓	Wednesday, October 29th	Plant or Harvest Aboveground Crops

Week 40

October 1st to October 4th

Plant winter cabbage in high tunnel
Cure onions for storage
Turn compost
Dig canna, dahlia, gladiolas, and tubular begonias
Harvest green tomatoes and gourds before frost
Seed carrots for overwintering in high tunnel

Week 41

October 5th to October 11th

Harvest and cure sweet potatoes
Divide perennials
Harvest pumpkins and winter squash
Remove old crop residue and seed winter cover crop
Store winter squash in cool, dry location
Plant multiplier or potato onions
Plant or transplant lilies that flower July 15 to Sept. 15
Plant spring bulbs

Week 42

October 12th to October 18th

Monday, October 13th – Columbus Day

Top Brussels sprouts to size up sprouts
Prepare landscape bed for spring planting
Plant or transplant deciduous trees and shrubs after leaves drop
Save wildflower seeds for spring planting
Mow lawn for last time
Prune roses and root cuttings

Week 43

October 19th to October 25th

Plant garlic
Seed spinach in cold frame or high tunnel
Take a fall soil test
Mulch greens (chard, collards, etc.)
Plant mache in cold frame
Harvest fall Irish potatoes

Week 44

October 26th to October 31st

Friday, October 31st – Halloween

Turn Compost

October 2025