The growing week
This week: clear, highs around 92°F and lows around 52°F.
The forecast shows no frost, damaging heat or rain.
In the garden now
Garlic, cover crops and strawberries as the rains return
Put in strawberries. Day-neutral and everbearing types from October; short-day types any time between now and February. Trim the runners as they come. UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County
Cut water to the tomatoes, and shut the controller down once rain arrives. Withholding water ripens what is left on the vine. Turn it back on if a long dry spell follows. UC Master Gardeners of Sonoma County
The rest of the month, and the whole year, is in the garden calendar.
At the farm stands
In October, look for apples, pears, winter squash, pumpkins, grapes, persimmons, pomegranates, and the last tomatoes.
Garden tasks come from the UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County and UC Integrated Pest Management, each linked to its source. Growing weather is from the National Weather Service. Your own microclimate, on the valley floor or a hillside, will vary.