GardeningTips |
■ Clean, sharpen, and oil
garden tools.
■ Start forcing bulbs
like paperwhites, hyacinth, and amaryllis for the holidays
■ Add organic matter
to beds
■ Cover compost so that
rain doesn't
flood and leach the nutrients
■ Keep weeding
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Frost Tips
■ Prune flowering trees
as they drop their blossoms ■ Plant Roses, Azaleas and Camellias, and Tropical Fruit Trees suited to your area as they become available
■ Keep planting bulbs that don't
require a cold period
(amaryllis, anemone, calla lily, freesia, homeria, lilies,
oxalis, Ranunculus, Sparaxis,
watsonia) and annuals with cool season bloomers
■ Keep your fall vegetable
garden going.
■ Sow wildflower seeds
■ Keep an eye out for
insect pests  |