Why now is the time to plant this herb in your garden

Five things to do in the garden this week:

Fruit Trees. Deciduous fruit trees will have stopped growing by now. The leaves you see will begin to drop as fall progresses. However, since pruning is an invigorating procedure, if you should prune now, tender new growth is likely to appear that would be susceptible to burning if we have a late heat wave or an early frost. Evergreen fruit trees such as citrus and avocado will continue to grow through the end of October. You can prune them to control their size but do so cautiously.