10.13
–10.19
• Don’t let dahlia bulbs stay in the ground during the winter.
Lift them when the tops have dried.
• Keep cleaning out all those fallen leaves from the flowerbeds
to prevent pests and diseases from taking up residence.
10.13–10.19
• Don’t let dahlia bulbs stay in the ground during the winter. Lift them when the tops have dried.
• Keep cleaning out all those fallen leaves from the flowerbeds to prevent pests and diseases from taking up residence.
• If the plants in your outside containers have died, don’t put the pots on the shelf until spring – plant your favorite annuals and perennials for fall and winter color.
• Stop feeding garden roses now because they are heading into their dormant period.
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 flowering season in the spring.
The stakes are high
Check tree stakes and rose stakes. High winter winds can damage trees in 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.
