Start your amaryllis and hyacinths indoors, so they will be in bloom for the holidays. Hyacinth bulbs must be refrigerated for four to six weeks before planting.
Vegetables
Vegetables that mature quickly can still be planted this month.
Radishes, Turnips, Lettuce, Mustard and Arugula
Flowers
Set out Pansies, Sweet Alyssum, Poppies, Violas, Snapdragons.
You can still add Pansies, Snapdragons, Pink and Flowering Cabbage in a sunny location.
Plant Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips, Ranunculus and Anemones. Tulip and Hyacinth bulbs must be refrigerated for four to six weeks, before planting them.
Divide Daylilies, Shasta, Oxeye Daisies, Purple Coneflower
Stop feeding your roses this month, but continue watering once a week, if it does not rain.
Fruits
You can plant Sequoia, Tangi and Douglas strawberries the first of November.
Plant Dorsett and/or Anna Apple trees, plant at least one of each variety so they will pollinate one another.
Lawn
Continue watering your lawn if it has not rained in two weeks. Give it a deep soaking.