These are the top 12 things you should be doing now:
1 -Fall is a great time to plant trees, shrubs, evergreens and perennials. The soil is warm and the air is cool reducing the risk of transplant shock, but be sure to water thoroughly until the ground freezes.
Use Plant Starter® with all of your plantings to encourage root growth!
2 - Plant fall bulbs now for spring flowers. Tulips, daffodils and all spring blooming bulbs need to be planted now, in the fall, so they can have a cold, dormant time to rest. Come spring you will enjoy bright beautiful flowers!
Use Bulb Booster® when planting your fall bulbs so they have a food source when they start to grow in spring.
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Give your mums a "hair cut" once the blooms have faded. Trim off the spent flowers but not the leaves or stems. Bury your mum plants with leaves that fall from the trees to act as a winter coat and protect the roots during the cold winter months.
4 - Leave healthy perennial grasses stand for added winter interest and as a shelter for birds and beneficial insects.
5 - Clean your pruners! Do not prune your rose bushes until spring! Now is the time to put your Rose Collars (not cones) on and fill with topsoil!
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Apply a fresh layer of mulch to your perennial gardens to prevent the roots from heaving in the winter. Keep mulch a couple inches away from the crown or main stem of the perennials to avoid rotting.
7 - Harvest c
arrots and Brussels sprouts as you are ready to eat them. They become sweeter after frost!
8 - Mow the
fallen leaves to shred them and leave them on the lawn. As long as you can see the grass through the leaf pieces the lawn will be fine. The shredded leaves will break down adding organic matter and nutrients to the soil below.
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If you want your Christmas Cactus to bloom and your Poinsettias to turn color, keep them in bright light for 10 hours a day and 14 hours of uninterrupted darkness from September 15 to Thanksgiving!
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Prepare your evergreens for winter. Prevent winter burn by spraying with Wilt Pruf® and wrapping with burlap.
11 - The season
is not over yet! Please be sure to water newly planted trees, shrubs and perennials as well as those that are established. It is critical that the plants are not stressed from dryness going into the fall and winter months.
Click here for our full "Watering 101" guide.
12 - Deer are on the move! If you haven't yet put your tree wrap on trees with trunks under a 5" caliper you need to get it done. They have the softest bark and make a great scratching post for deer
antlers. Don't wait until the damage is done. Be proactive and protect your trees from deer rubbing and rodents chewing by applying tree wrap.
Click here to see how easy it is to apply.
If you have any questions about any of your plants, please do not
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Richard Harms
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hesitate to call or email us for answers! We are here to help you be successful with all your plantings, flowers, design and decorating needs!
