 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
Editor’s Choice: Recommended gardening books for Central Texas |
||||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
|
 |
|
|
|
[January] [February] [March] [April] [May] [June] [July] [August] [September] [October] [November] [December] |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|||
|
The Travis County Master Gardener Association has a new home! Click to visit our new site. http://www.tcmastergardener.org. Please update your bookmarks. Thanks. |
||||
|
|
|
Things to Plant in November Flower Plants: Ajuga, Alyssum, Bluebonnet, Butterfly Weed, Calendula, Candytuft, Carnation, Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile), Cornflower, Dianthus, Daisy (African, English and Painted), Euryops, Forget-Me-Not (Myositis), Gazania, Indian Blanket, Liatris, Nasturtium, Ornamental Cabbage and Kale, Pansy, Penstemon, Petunia, Phlox paniculata, Obedient Plant (Physostegia), German Primrose (Primula obconica), Snapdragon, Stock. FLOWER SEEDS: Alyssum, Bluebonnet, Calendula, Candytuft, Cornflower, Daisy, Delphinium, Hollyhock, Larkspur, Nasturtium, Pansy, Petunia, Phlox, Pinks, California Poppy, Scabiosa, Snapdragon, Sweet Pea, Sweet William, Verbena, Viola, Wildflowers. BULBS: Agapanthus, Allium, Alstroemeria, Amarcrinum, Amaryllis (in container), Anemone, Ground Orchid (Bletilla), Calla, Crinum, Crocus, Daffodil, Freesia, Spider Lily (Hymerocallis), Ipheion, Dutch Iris, Spuria Iris, Ixia, Snowflake (Leucojum), Lily, Liriope, Monkey Grass, Muscari, Star of Bethlehem (Orthinogalum), Rain Lily, Society Garlic, Spraxis, Aztec Lily (Sprekelia), Watsonia. VEGETABLES: HERBS: Borage, Burnet, Caraway, Catnip, Celeriac, Chamomile, Chervil, Chives, Comfrey, Coriander, Cumin, Dill, Fennel, Fenugreek, Lemon Balm, Mexican Mint Marigold, Mint, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Sage, Santolina, Winter Savory, Sorrel, Thyme, Yarrow. FRUIT: Strawberries. Things to Do in November Fertilize: Fertilize strawberry beds with a 3-1-2 ratio fertilizer. Keep soil moist to promote good plant vigor and berry production next spring. WATER: Water everything well before a freeze, but avoid overwatering. TRANSPLANT: Divide and replant crowded perennials throughout the winter months. Transplant chives, garlic and multiplying onions. Now is the best time to move woody ornamentals. Prepare the new site before transplanting. PREPARE SOIL: Have landscape and garden soils tested now to determine soil balancing needs. Forms are available at the Extension Office, 1600-B Smith Road, Austin, TX, 512-473-9600. Check winter mulch and replenish if needed. Stockpile leaves for mulch and composting throughout spring and summer. LAWN CARE: Bring a sample of problem turf into the Extension Office in a labeled plastic bag for analysis. A mulching mower makes raking leaves obsolete or use grass catcher as a mulch catcher. Use shredded leaves and grass clippings as a mulch or put into the compost bin. DISEASES/PESTS TO LOOK FOR: Watch roots of removed annuals for nematodes (knots on the roots). Check houseplants for spider mites, scale and mealy bugs. PRUNE: After blooming, chysanthemums should be cut back almost to the ground. Prune long, gangly shoots on shrubs. Remove dead and damaged wood from shrubs and trees. Other Things to Do in November Bring a bit of spring cheer to winter’s gloomy days by ‘forcing’ paperwhites and Amaryllis into bloom inside the home. Simply put into a pot or vase and keep watered (soil not required nor is chilling). Tulips, crocus and late flowering daffodil bulbs need at least 6 weeks of pre-chilling in the refrigerator (with no vegetables or fruits in the same section to give off gasses that will kill the flower bud). Best to plant by late November. The best bulbs for our area include wild and lily-flowered tulips, jonquils, very early daffodils, muscari, leucojum and squlls (Neglectum species). Plant bulbs at depths recommended in chart, below. Time to get the garden ready for the new growing season. Clean, repair and replace garden tools. Create a garden plan to organize your chores and planting schedules.
|
|
|
|
[TCMGA HOME] [Compost Bin] [Garden Guide] [TCMGA Members] [Dolo's Garden] |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Web site designed/maintained by Dolores Svoboda Leeper, DoloArt Designs. Copyright 2002. All rights reserved. |