September 2025
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 🌕 | Sunday, September 7th | Plant Root Crops |
| Last Quarter Moon🌗 | Sunday, September 14th | Barren Time, Turn Compost & Work Soil |
| New Moon🌑 | Sunday, September 21st | Plant Seeds and Transplants |
| Fist Quarter Moon 🌓 | Monday, September 29th | Plant or Harvest Aboveground Crops |
Week 36
September 1st to September 7th
Labor Day – Monday, September 1st
Order spring-flowering bulbs
Seed spinach
Plant crocus
Build a high tunnel or cold frame
Harvest primocane blackberries and raspberries
Dig late potatoes
Turn compost
Renovate lawn or reseed bare spots
Seed cover crop to improve soil health
Prepare root cellar
Seed lettuce for fall crop
Plant fall turnips and radishes
Week 37
September 8th to September 14th
Patriot Day – Thursday, September 11th
Divide peonies
Seed carrots in high tunnel or cold frame
Harvest early pumpkins
Don’t let weeds go to seed
Plant hardy evergreens
Seed bunching onions in a cold frame
Control broadleaf weeds in lawn
Harvest peppers
Plant garden mums
Begin 14 hours of darkness to turn color of poinsettias
Week 38
September 15th to September 21st
Begin pumpkin harvest
Seed lettuce in high tunnel
Transplant winter sprouting broccoli
Repot houseplants
Seed fall spinach
Harvest early-planted sweet potatoes
Plant shallots and potato onions
Water young trees and shrubs during dry periods
Week 39
September 22nd to September 28th
Autumnal Equinox (First Day of Fall) – Monday, September 22nd
Plant elephant garlic
Seed salad greens in high tunnel
Plant hyacinths
Harvest storage onions
Bring rosemary plants indoors before frost
Seed carrots in high tunnel or cold frame
Save heirloom tomato seeds
Seed leeks for overwintering in cold frame
Week 40
September 29th to September 30th
