10.20
–10.26
• Remove weeds as they crop up in bulb beds. Planting the beds
with a cover of annuals such as pansies will keep the weeds to a
minimum.
• Lightly fertilize any bonsai.
10.20–10.26
• Remove weeds as they crop up in bulb beds. Planting the beds with a cover of annuals such as pansies will keep the weeds to a minimum.
• Lightly fertilize any bonsai.
• There’s still time to plant bulbs. Consider putting some in containers so you can enjoy the flowers on your patio or by the front door.
• Cut back or discontinue fertilizing your houseplants as they start their winter dormancy.
Fall landscape tips
Get your feed on
Give all the plants in your garden a last chance for a nice, deep feeding this year before the dormant season is upon us. Fruit trees can use a shot of triple 12 fertilizer to provide stored energy for next year’s performance. Shrubs and trees need a feeding of a good general fertilizer, azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons should be fertilized with 0-10-10 to support spring flowering.
The stakes are high
Check tree stakes and rose stakes. High winter winds can damage trees, especially younger ones, if improperly staked.
Water, water everywhere
Water plants in containers, under eaves, and other forgotten corners.
Tooling along
Check garden tools for repairs or replacing before storing for the winter months. Sharpen and oil blades for winter pruning chores.
Take the lawn road
Fertilize the lawn once more. Do any renovation work before the end of the month, as the weather cools so does the soil.
You rake, you
Rake and remove all spent blossoms from under camellias so that over-wintering diseases cannot be carried back into the plants on the wind.
– California Association of Nurseries
and Garden Centers
