Master gardener Celeste Lindsay says there's lots of gardening tasks to do in November if you live in a climate like that of Southwest Washington state. Fertilizing lawns, planting bulbs and even garlic should be completed this month.
In her Ask the Gardening Expert column of The Columbian, she says:
- Lawns need another application of fertilizer late this month.
- Anytime in fall is a great time to get daffodils, tulips, crocus and hyacinths out of the bags and into the ground [because] these bulbs need at least 12 weeks of winter chill in the ground for best spring bloom.
- November through March provides ideal weather for transplanting, installing new plants and generally making garden changes. Plant roots thrive when transplanted in damp, cool weather, and installations of new plants will settle in well. Don’t transplant when the ground is sodden and saturated with water, or when temperatures are below freezing.
- It is garlic-planting season now. Garlic planted by mid-November generally produces more plump, pungent cloves than garlic planted in the spring.
Read the entire article at The Columbian
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