Fall Gardening Checklist!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Pamela
Laura, thanks for all the great tips! As Ive been following you, some these things Ive checked off my list. Couple questions- 1. Can you share what covers you use for your patio furniture? Weve had high winds lately and it has blown our cover right off our table/chairs. So frustrating. And 2. Love your idea on prepping the bird feeders. Do you ever have a problem in the winter with squirrels feeding/digging on seeds that fall on the ground? They were so bad over the summer that I removed the feeders I had. I was sad doing that, as I missed watching all the different birds feed on them. Thank you for another great learning video too!
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Laura, thanks for all the great tips! As Ive been following you, some these things Ive checked off my list. Couple questions- 1. Can you share what covers you use for your patio furniture? Weve had high winds lately and it has blown our cover right off our table/chairs. So frustrating. And 2. Love your idea on prepping the bird feeders. Do you ever have a problem in the winter with squirrels feeding/digging on seeds that fall on the ground? They were so bad over the summer that I removed the feeders I had. I was sad doing that, as I missed watching all the different birds feed on them. Thank you for another great learning video too!
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Adelina
We use a lot of leaf mulch and it is great for the garden. I am lucky that I don't need to bring in anything as we are in the sub tropics in Australia. I have had great results with ornamental cabbage and allowing them to over winter. I thought that they were annuals but no they survive winter, thrive and grow the next year and produce more florets. I agree with what you said about bulbs. I plant mine in the late winter early spring after they have been in my veggie crisper all winter. I just love your videos and advice even though I am in a different climate zone and in a different country.
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We use a lot of leaf mulch and it is great for the garden. I am lucky that I don't need to bring in anything as we are in the sub tropics in Australia. I have had great results with ornamental cabbage and allowing them to over winter. I thought that they were annuals but no they survive winter, thrive and grow the next year and produce more florets. I agree with what you said about bulbs. I plant mine in the late winter early spring after they have been in my veggie crisper all winter. I just love your videos and advice even though I am in a different climate zone and in a different country.
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NSpector
Question for anyone living in beetle areas: I have nematodes sitting in my fridge that I'm going to use on my gardens and lawn to help kill the grubs before they turn into beetles. Not really expecting to have fewer beetles next year, as my yard is small and they will fly in. (Have to get better at nixing them in the summer) But rather to lower the number of brown spots on my lawn from them eating the roots, and lessen the damage they do to roots in the flower beds. This will be my first time, so wondering if anyone's done it and what their advice might be. Thanks!
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Question for anyone living in beetle areas: I have nematodes sitting in my fridge that I'm going to use on my gardens and lawn to help kill the grubs before they turn into beetles. Not really expecting to have fewer beetles next year, as my yard is small and they will fly in. (Have to get better at nixing them in the summer) But rather to lower the number of brown spots on my lawn from them eating the roots, and lessen the damage they do to roots in the flower beds. This will be my first time, so wondering if anyone's done it and what their advice might be. Thanks!
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Helle
As for tulips, the ideal planting time is from October to end of December, even you live in a zone 8-9. I live in Denmark a zone 8-9 like Holland, Netherlands. The important thing to remember is that the tulips get a cold period of a minimum of 12-14 weeks at a temperature below 5-9 degress celcius/41-48 degrees Fahrenheit. We plant our tulips now until New Year, and no worries if you even get into the end of January. But after January and February it becomes risky and you may end up wasting a lot of good bulbs.
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As for tulips, the ideal planting time is from October to end of December, even you live in a zone 8-9. I live in Denmark a zone 8-9 like Holland, Netherlands. The important thing to remember is that the tulips get a cold period of a minimum of 12-14 weeks at a temperature below 5-9 degress celcius/41-48 degrees Fahrenheit. We plant our tulips now until New Year, and no worries if you even get into the end of January. But after January and February it becomes risky and you may end up wasting a lot of good bulbs.
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Talk2Barbara
Good reminders. darn it! I wouldve liked to NOT be reminded about doing some of this. Im terrible at tool maintenance (which explains why my hand clippers struggled to cut through the dead peony stems yesterday as I was transplanting them to a sunnier location) and I prefer forgetting to sanitize my emptied containers since I have so many (but youre right, it SHOULD be done.
The good news? Im on top of MOST of your list. If only I could find garlic! (everyones out of garlic stock )
HAPPY FALL!
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Good reminders. darn it! I wouldve liked to NOT be reminded about doing some of this. Im terrible at tool maintenance (which explains why my hand clippers struggled to cut through the dead peony stems yesterday as I was transplanting them to a sunnier location) and I prefer forgetting to sanitize my emptied containers since I have so many (but youre right, it SHOULD be done.
The good news? Im on top of MOST of your list. If only I could find garlic! (everyones out of garlic stock )
HAPPY FALL!
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Petula
other annuals to plant for fall color ( do it in the summer and they will just keep going): calendula, alyssum, cosmos and marigold. They can take early frost and still keep blooming until the very first hard frost or heavy snowfall. Also, if you planted herbs chances are they can keep flowering till now, such as parsley, mint and oregano. I always have a trouble-free flowers at this time and all the way through mid November in Zone 5A just by letting them continuously bloom.
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other annuals to plant for fall color ( do it in the summer and they will just keep going): calendula, alyssum, cosmos and marigold. They can take early frost and still keep blooming until the very first hard frost or heavy snowfall. Also, if you planted herbs chances are they can keep flowering till now, such as parsley, mint and oregano. I always have a trouble-free flowers at this time and all the way through mid November in Zone 5A just by letting them continuously bloom.
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Nichelles
Thank you for all of these tips Laura! I have a question about overwintering hydrangeas in their nursery can. I was able to pick up several limelight hydrangeas on a Fall sale but Im not ready to plant them. They are going to be planted around a new shed that were having constructed at the end of November. Can I leave them outside on my patio during the winter in the nursery cans? I live in zone 7B in North Carolina. Thanks!
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Thank you for all of these tips Laura! I have a question about overwintering hydrangeas in their nursery can. I was able to pick up several limelight hydrangeas on a Fall sale but Im not ready to plant them. They are going to be planted around a new shed that were having constructed at the end of November. Can I leave them outside on my patio during the winter in the nursery cans? I live in zone 7B in North Carolina. Thanks!
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Noa
Thanks so much for the video Laura, loveddd it! First I started wathching the video I went for my notebook and I wrote the whole list, even thougth theres things I don't have to do (for example, clean fountains, because I dont have fountains, anyway THANK YOU really much for the video, I am a big big fan of you guys, even I don't write a lot of comments! Love your garden, it's just the perfect garden!
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Thanks so much for the video Laura, loveddd it! First I started wathching the video I went for my notebook and I wrote the whole list, even thougth theres things I don't have to do (for example, clean fountains, because I dont have fountains, anyway THANK YOU really much for the video, I am a big big fan of you guys, even I don't write a lot of comments! Love your garden, it's just the perfect garden!
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Madison
Hey Laura, I'm a 23 year old gardener who has been passionate about gardening for about 8 years now. I'm currently finishing up my first year for my associates in horticulture. I'm wondering if you can grow cold tolerant crops in the winter in a cold frame? I have a small one and I was wanting to grow things like spinach, carrots, cabbage, radishes, and etc.
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Hey Laura, I'm a 23 year old gardener who has been passionate about gardening for about 8 years now. I'm currently finishing up my first year for my associates in horticulture. I'm wondering if you can grow cold tolerant crops in the winter in a cold frame? I have a small one and I was wanting to grow things like spinach, carrots, cabbage, radishes, and etc.
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