November Landscape Garden Tips
Select a tip for the month of November below:
Tip #1: Overseed dormant Bermuda lawns with winter ryegrass.
Tip #2: Plant pansy flowerbeds this month.
Tip #3: Plant spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips this month.
Tip #4: If you haven't done so already, now is the time to apply winterizer fertilizer to your Bermuda or zoysia lawn.
Tip #5: Apply a weed preventer to your lawn.
Tip #6: Apply pelletized lime at this time to fescue, Bermuda, and zoysia lawns.
Tip #7: If you have yet to do so this Fall, apply pelletized lime at this time to Fescue, Bermuda, and Zoysia lawns.
Tip #8: Spread a liberal layer of pine or wood mulch around semi-hardy or tender shrubs, trees, or perennials.
Tip #9: Plant most all hardy, ornamental shrubs and trees.
Tip #1: Overseed dormant Bermuda lawns with winter ryegrass.
If you just don't like the look of your dormant Bermuda lawn and would rather see a lush. green lawn throughout the Winter and early Spring, overseed with winter ryegrass. Winter rygrass will remain green during the entire cool season. As next Spring arrives begin to mow the ryegrass as low as possible to allow for the emergence of the dormant Bermuda grass. A 50 LB bag of ryegrass usually covers from 5,000 to 7,000 square feet of lawn area. To know how much seed to purchase, measure your lawn area(s) for square footage. To determine total square footage, measure and then multiply length x width of lawn area(s).
Tip #2: Plant pansy flowerbeds this month.
You live with your landscape 365 days a year. Fall can be full of color just like Spring! By planting fall-blooming plants, you can keep your landscape and garden interesting even during the cooler months, when not much else is blooming. Pansies and Violas are perhaps the most popular cool-season annual bedding plants for use in flowerbeds and planting in containers, however, don't forget about flowering cabbages, kales, mustards and Swiss Chard. These colorful foliage plants are perfect mixing in with your pansies and violas to add height, texture and color contrast. SEE: How to Plant an Annual Flower Bed SEE ALSO: About Pansies
Tip #3: Plant Spring flowering bulbs such as daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips this month.
Fall is a great time to plant Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tulips and other spring-flowering bulbs. Our favorite way to plant Daffodil bulbs is to hand-scatter the bulbs along the borders of beds, islands or woodland borders as if Mother Nature planted them herself. Plant Tulip bulbs beneath your pansies and watch them put on a spectatcular show when the they rise through the pansies in Spring! Hyacinths are most impressive when planted in groups/patches. NOTE: In the South and warmer regions, bulbs bought in October should be kept in the refrigerator until mid to late November when they can safely be planted. SEE: How to Plant Bulbs
Tip #4: If you haven't done so already, now is the time to apply winterizer fertilizer to your Bermuda or zoysia lawn.
If you are on a ProScape Fertilization and Weed Prevention Program for Bermuda and Zoysia lawns, and have yet to do so, now it is time for Step 4; the last application of the year. Apply ProScape 5-5-20 Fall Feed/Winterizer with Barricade Weed Preventer now. If you are not yet on the program now is as good a time as any to start! To know how much fertilizer to apply, measure your lawn area(s) for square footage. To determine total square footage, measure and then multiply length x width of lawn area(s). SEE: How to Fertilize a Lawn
Tip #5: Apply a weed preventer to your lawn.
If you would prefer not to apply winterizer fertlizer to your bermuda or zoysia lawn at this time, however still want to control winter weeds, apply a preemergent weed control such as Lebanon Team 2G to control winter weeds. Weed Control in the Lawn
Tip #6: If you have yet to do so, apply pelletized lime at this time to fescue, Bermuda, or zoysia lawns.
Lime is not a fertilizer, however, you may notice after applying it that your lawn greens up quickly. This is due to the correction of the ph, which can unlock and releases fertilzers that have been applied in the past. If you have never applied lime to your lawn, a one-time application of 40 lbs per 500 -1,000 square feet usually corrects soil ph to a level sufficient for these grasses to thrive and for fertilizers applied to activate. Make sure to use "pellitized" lime as it activates instantly. Once ph is corrected no further applications of lime are necessary for several years. There are soil ph testing kits available at most local nursery and garden centers and your local extension service may also provide soil testing services.
Tip #7: Collect fallen leaves and add them to your compost bin or pile.
Veteran gardeners swear by compost. It's unrivaled for adding readily available nutrients and beneficial bacteria to vegetable garden soil, or adding to the mix when planting shrubs, trees, perennials, annuals, and container plantings, promoting healthy and vigorous growth of plants. Plus, compost is an environmentally smart way to turn houslehold food waste and vegetative landscape and garden waste into something besides a bulge in your garbage bag. Making your own compost is very easy - nothing more than piling up leaves, clippings, kitchen scraps and other materials into a heap, and waiting for it to ferment. SEE: How to Make Your Own Compost
Tip #8: Spread a liberal layer of pine or wood mulch around semi-hardy or tender shrubs, trees, or perennials.
Spread a liberal layer of pine or wood mulch around semi-hardy or tender shrubs, trees, or perennials such as palms, banana trees, and elephant ears, to insulate the root systems from the colder temperatures during Winter. SEE: Mulch Calculation Chart
Tip #9: Plant most all hardy, ornamental shrubs and trees.
Contrary to popular belief, November, and in fact the entire winter season, is a great time to plant most all hardy, ornamental shrubs and trees in the South.
Contrary to popular belief, the cool season is the best time to plant ornamental shrubs and trees. Planting during the cool season - when plants are in their dormancy - will require much less attention to watering. Too, it allows plants to acclimate to their new home and also benefit from the early root flush when soil temperatures begin to warm in Spring. Encore Azaleas, camellias, dogwood trees and rhododendrons appreciate being planted during the cool season and will require less attention to watering the next summer. There is absoulutely no danger at all from planting most shrubs and trees in November. Professional landscapers successfully plant through the entire winter!
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