5 things to do in the garden this week, Sept. 28-Oct. 4

1. Winter Gardens
If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to start getting earnest about your winter garden. Work plenty of compost into the ground as deep as possible and before it starts getting cold. Buy seeds and pony-packs for planting. From seed, plant beets, carrots, parsnips, peas, radishes, Swiss chard and turnips. From pony packs put in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflower, kale, lettuces and parsley.
2. Going nuts
Although it’s disappointing to see gre