November Gardening Tips
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1. or at least to enjoy in the spring Did you know that foliage plants need to be dusted You can take a dry clean cloth one that hasn t been used with furniture polish and dust the leaves Or place the plant in the shower and give it a bath Use clear water to rinse dust off the leaves Peace lilies especially like this Just let the water drain away or else you ll get a bath moving the plant back to its area Licensed under Creative Commons Copyright 2013 by Jeanne Grunert You may share this work with proper attribution You may not use this work for commercial gain If you have any questions or would like permission on file to share this document contact the copyright holder at jeannegrunert gmail com Thank you2. with pine straw mulch or plain straw after the first hard frost e Rake around fruit trees and remove any leftover fruit e Turn the compost pile one last time e Give the lawn a final cutting and edging then clean lawn mowers and lawn care tools Follow the care instructions in your machine s user manual for proper storage Add lawn grass and mulched autumn leaves to the compost pile e Clean and store all garden ornaments especially clay terra cotta and resin All of these materials will crack if exposed to freezing and thawing temperatures e Clean and sharpen tools such as secateurs trimmers and hand pruners Make sure you store them where you can find them again next spring e f you ve forgotten to plant your spring bulbs do so now before the ground is too hard to dig As long as you can dig in the soil you can plant them until December After that they can only be forced in pots e Hang bird feeders high enough in trees to make it difficult for your cats or your neighbors cats to use them as birdie lures Fill feeders with seed and stock up on bird seed Store it in the garage in an air and mouse tight container Got Halloween pumpkins Cut them up and give them to the squirrels Plant amaryllis bulbs now for holiday blooms Now is the time to fertilize holiday cacti as well as African violet plants Consider taking cuttings from both and starting them now you may have one well enough along to give as a holiday gift
3. November Gardening Tips By Jeanne Grunert Seven Oaks http sevenoaks jeanne blogspot com Here in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains the first signs of fall appear in October By the end of October cool nights are the norm and by November frost is a given The autumn leaves have all turned and most of the trees are bare It is deer hunting season and so we garden Sparingly as our property is adjacent to several hundred acres of forest land leased by the local hunting club We prefer to hike at this time of year and the photo above was taken on the Mount Pleasant trail in Amherst County a short drive from our farm Seven Oaks November is the month for reflection for final garden tidying for counting blessings and joys and planning the year to come It is the month to ready Christmas plants and plans to take the last pots of annuals indoors to winter over to put away the garden ornaments and tools It is the time for garden endings and the start of family beginnings It is the fall harvest November Gardening Tasks e Cut back chrysanthemums when they re finished blooming and throw away the stems You can cut them down right to the ground Place mulch around the plants e Peonies iris and other perennials can also be safely cut back Be sure to throw away not compost the stems This keeps microbes and diseases from infecting your compost pile and re infecting plants in the spring Mulch e Strawberries can be mulched
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