Before the ground freezes, give your vegetable garden a little attention. These five simple fall chores can help protect your soil, reduce next year's weeds and pests, and give your garden a healthier start next spring.

You may not call yourself superstitious—but do you knock on wood, cross your fingers or avoid walking under ladders? Here’s where 8 familiar beliefs really came from.

Forsythia Those brilliant yellow flowers that announce the arrival of spring are another classic example of blooms produced on old wood. By fall, next year's flower buds have already formed. A neat-looking October pruning could result in a much less impressive display the following spring. Best time to prune: Soon after flowering. The same basic rule applies to many spring-flowering shrubs: enjoy the flowers first, prune afterward.

When is the next full Moon? See every full Moon date and time for 2026, including the Harvest Moon, Hunter’s Moon, Blue Moon, supermoons, and traditional Moon names.

When will the first snowfall happen where you live? See our U.S. first snow map and typical first snowfall timing from September through winter.

Have you noticed your lawn suddenly soaking wet every September morning even though it hasn't rained? Longer nights, cooler temperatures, and lingering late-summer moisture create ideal conditions for heavy morning dew.

Does the night sky suddenly look brighter? September’s earlier darkness, changing weather, Moon phase, and improving atmospheric transparency can reveal stars that were hiding in plain sight all summer.

Your old knee starts aching even though the sky is still dry. Hours later, the rain arrives. Coincidence? Research suggests some people really may feel atmospheric changes before a storm.

Don’t wait for frost to bring houseplants indoors. Learn which plants should come inside at 50°F, which tolerate chilly nights, and how to avoid pests and leaf drop.

September can be a “second spring” for cool-season lawns. Learn when to seed, aerate, fertilize, dethatch and control weeds—and what to avoid during heat and drought.