November To-Do’s
- Cover lettuce, chard, spinach, sorrel, chives, and parsley with floating row covers, before the first hard freeze.
- Continue to plant trees and shrubs.
- Set out new strawberries or move rooted runners early this month.
- Sow poppy seeds now for flowers next May.
- Gather leaves to add to the compost pile or to shred and use as winter mulch.
- Pot up a clump of mint, let it freeze one time, then bring it indoors for snipping throughout the winter.
- Feed leeks, then hill up soil around them to begin the blanching process.
Don’t live in the Piedmont? Check here for the list of ‘To-Do’s’ for your area. Organic Gardening’s website and magazine are invaluable to me. If you are a gardener and have not visited their site, you really should:
http://www.organicgardening.com/
You may also find this information helpful. I plant, prune, transplant, etc. by the almanac.
November Dates:
- Plant Root Crops – 12th, 28th
- Transplant – 12th, 28th
- Seed Beds – 12th, 13th, 14th
- Prune to encourage growth – 12th
- Plant above ground crops – 13th, 14th, 17th – 19th, 22nd – 24th, 27th & 28th
- Harvest crops – 29th & 30th
Happy Gardening~
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