Martha’s September
GENTLE REMINDERS, HELPFUL TIPS, AND IMPORTANT DATES
1
Go for a hike with
Jude and Truman
8
Harvest and
preserve tomatoes
15
Make stuffed cabbage
(see page 21)
22
Pick golden
raspberries with
Jude and Truman
29
ROSH HASHANAH
BEGINS AT
SUNDOWN
2
L ABO R DAY
Host barbecue for
family and friends
9
Prune hornbeam
hedges
16
Plant parsley,
cilantro, chervil, and
spinach in cold
frames for winter
23
FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN
Harvest apples;
make cider, apple-
sauce, and pies
30
3
Cousin Connie’s
and nephew Morgan’s
birthdays
10
Early-morning swim
17
Pick basil and
make pesto
24
Appear at
Elevate Tech festival
in Toronto
4
Refill bird feeders
11
Gather and save
seedpods in
flower garden
18
Bring fresh eggs
to the office
25
Makeup artist Daisy
Toye’s birthday
Speak at Inforum in
New Orleans
5
Place final fall
bulb order
12
Aerate lawn
19
Brother-in-law
Randy’s birthday
Wave Hill Gardeners’
Party in the Bronx
26
Speak at Living
Legends event
at Carnegie Hall in
New York City
6
Friend Dan Hinkley’s
birthday
13
Cook Peruvian-style
roast chicken and
potatoes (see page 85)
20
Attend Greenwich
Wine & Food Festival
opening-night gala,
in Connecticut
27
Alexis’s birthday
Dinner with
Alexis, Jude, Truman,
and Kevin
7
Speak at Garden
Study Weekend IX
Symposium at
Hollister House
Garden, in Washing-
ton, Connecticut
14
Swim with Jude
and Truman
21
Present award to
Charlie and Kathleen
Marder at LongHouse
Reserve, in East
Hampton, New York
28
Winterize Skylands
terrace
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Weight training
Weight training
Weight training
Weight training
Weight training
Yoga
Yoga
Yoga
Cardio and core
Cardio and core
Cardio and core
Weight training
Weight training
Weight training
Weight training
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“I wanted to grow dahlias ever since
I was a child and first saw them in our
neighbor’s garden in Nutley,
New Jersey. Now I plant them every year.
To cut stems for arrangements,
choose blooms that are fully open. They tend
to last longest in a vase.” —Martha
4 SEPTEMBER 2019
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CKINNELL/GETTY IMAGES
