Tasks
- Monitor ground moisture, especially in beds and under eaves and patios
- Store unused fertilizers and pesticides in a dry place
- Dig and divide overcrowded dahlia tubers and store in a cool, dry place. Replant in late February
Pruning
- Remove dead foliage and stems from dormant perennials
- Prune junipers during cool weather to prevent sunburn
- Prune and trellis caneberries
Fertilizing
- Feed cool weather plants and vegetables
Planting
- The time for fall planting is coming to an end
- Order bare-root roses and perennials from gardening websites or catalogs
- Fruits and vegetables: Lettuce, peas, edible pod peas - plant from seed or six-packs
- Trees, shrubs, vines: fig, walnut (Juglans), crabapple (Malus)
- Annuals: larkspur (Consolida), flowering kale
Enjoy now
- Annuals and perennials: cyclamen, dianthus
- Bulbs, corms, tubers: paperwhite (Narcissus)
- Trees, shrubs, vines: barberry (Berberis)
- Fruits and vegetables: cauliflower, comice pears
Things to ponder
- Enjoy the quiet of the winter garden
- At the end of the month, apply dormant oil spray to deciduous fruit with copper fungicides, to control shot hole disease on twigs
- Avoid overhead irrigation if frost is expected
Historic frost dates
- Zone 8: November 15 through March 15
- Zone 9: December 15 through February 15