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- Plant spring bulbs like crocuses, daffodils, and fritillaries in drifts on the lawn.
- Lift tender plants like cannas to protect from frost, dry the tubers, and store them until spring.
- Create cheerful pot displays with winter plants such as heathers, cyclamen, and pansies.
- Pot up tender perennials like chocolate cosmos and coleus to overwinter them.
- Plant evergreen shrubs and conifer hedges while the soil is still warm.
- Remove saucers from pots and raise them to prevent waterlogging in winter.
- Move deciduous shrubs that are poorly positioned or overgrown.
- Wrap banana plants and tree ferns with fleece or straw to protect from frost.
- Collect seeds from hardy perennials like astrantia and red valerian and sow them right away.
- Take hardwood cuttings from ornamental trees and shrubs.
- Reduce shrub rose heights to prevent winter wind damage.
- Empty summer pots and hanging baskets, composting the old contents.

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SHORTAGES REPORT
PREPARE ACCORDINGLY

OCTOBER 14TH TO OCTOBER 21ST

We are now just over two weeks away from the United States election. It's getting spicier and spicier! Take this time to pick up preps, check for holes in your preps, plan for water purification and rainwater catchment, fuel/ energy, home defense etc.

Adding a fuel siphon to your shopping list might not be a bad idea either. 😉

At the end of this report, I'm going to ask you to think of prep items outside the box. Like the fuel siphon. Maybe people aren't thinking about it and we can help each other. Don't mention what you have just recommendations. :) Always be gray. Blend in. First rule of prep club...nobody talks about prep club.

Go through the following articles and videos to get an idea how the current and future supply chain might be affected.

Beyond the election, war, weather, outages, cyber attacks... we also have the port strike coming back on January 15th. I promise that being prepared as best as you are able will relieve so much of the stress.