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Friends, I have just read where the current global changes have made me
reside in a zone 8 hardiness zone!
No
wonder my Fatsias do so well here! No wonder my Peacock selanginella doesn’t
go dormant in the winter! No wonder my bridal veil survives the winters!
Don’t get me wrong, I love the warmer temperatures. My only problem with
it is I can’t keep up with the map!
It’s
November now and time to consider where to buy your all-natural,
free-range, freshly processed turkeys to fry for Thanksgiving. I have a
few gardening chores to clear up before I go forward with my bird quest.
I
think I’ll get to work on that potting shed I have put off building for
the last two years. I have a little extra time now and the price of
building materials won’t be going down any time soon.
While
the humidity is somewhat more comfortable, I think I’ll be ably to
handle the mattock and shovel with ease. I’m definitely going to
continue with the faux creek I have designed for a side of the house that
tends to badly erode during heavy rains.
Fall
is the best time to plant trees and shrubs. I have ordered 40 3-gallon
Encore Azaleas® to plant in an area that needs a lot of color in the
spring, summer and fall and also for an evergreen show in the winter. Fall
is also the best time to transplant those trees or shrubs that were
planted too close together or you just want to enjoy them somewhere else.
Remember
this. Do not fertilize these plants right now. I know it’s tempting to
want to stimulate root growth, but by fertilizing right now, you would
stimulate the top growth and it will surely burn in the frost and cold
weather. Just add compost to amend the soil for these new plantings. The
roots will continue to grow during the cool months.
Finally:
Home Grown Tomatoes is available on the Internet again. Each week there’s
a new show available to download and enjoy! To be a part of the show call
(334) 239-4411. Ask your questions or just make a comment! We’ll put you
on the air!
Happy
Turkey Day everybody!
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your local radio station isn’t carrying the gardening radio show Home
Grown Tomatoes yet, call them and request it!
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