GIY: Best Foods & Flowers to Plant in November, in Florida - by Heather Havey, MA

GROW IT YOURSELF: WHAT TO PLANT IN NOVEMBER, in FLORIDA
by Heather Havey, M.A.


VEGETABLES:

Beet, Broccoli, BruneI Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Collards, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard, Onion, Peas, Radish, Rutabaga, Spinach, Turnip

FLOWERS:

Begonia, Bush Daisy, Chrysanthemum, Dianthus. Dusty Miller. Geraniums, Hollyhocks, Iceland Poppy, Impatiens, Larkspur, Ornamental Cabbage, Kale, Pansy, Petunia., Salvia, Shasta Daisy, Snapdragon, Verbena, Viola

HERBS:

Arugula, Arugula, Basil, Chives, Coriander, Dill, Cilantro, Nasturtium, Rosemary, Sage:, Fennel, Garlic, Parsley, Sweet Marjoram, Thyme

THE LANDSCAPE

Check for wind-damaged limbs
Replant container gardens with cool-season flowers
Continue to feed poinsettias lightly each month
Add organic matter to flower beds to prevent peStS

Finish feeding tree, shrub, and palms by mid-month

Feed container plants weekly

Trim faded flowers from mums

Continue planting trees, shrubs, and vines

Control scale with low-toxicity oil spray

Renew mulches

Divide perennials and bulbs
Form compost piles to recycle yard waste
Move cold- sensitive plants to warmer sites

THE LAWN

Establish lawns with sod or plugs

Control chinch bugs, molt crickets, and caterpillars

Complete fall feeding and weed control

Prepare turf for winter with potassium-only feeding Water only as needed, about once per week

If necessary, over seed with ryegrass

VEGETABLES & FRUITS

Build raised beds for plantings in wet areas

Improve sandy soil with peat, compost, or manure

Feed gardens every 3-4 weeks
Continue cool-season plantings after fall crops are harvested

Water CitrUS trees weekly

Delay pruning fruit trees until winter Plant and mulch strawberry beds

Continue harvesting citrus fruits

HOUSEPLANTS

Feed poinsettias weekly

Reduce watering of holiday cactus

REMEMBER: No night light for holiday plants

Wash away dust and pests with soapy water

Reduce feedings co about every 6 weeks
Submerge root balls in water to flush out pests

THE GREENHOUSE

Cover greenhouse with plastic and test hearers
Transplant root cuttings
Sow seeds of cool-season vegetables and flowers
Repot overgrown foliage plants
Check for signs of fungus