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November 2022
Things to do in the garden this month...
Winter annual SunpatiensPlant winter annuals. Most can go in the ground now...but if you're thinking of trying pansies or violas, wait till the weather has grown "cold" - like late December or early January - for these cool weather lovers. (See the Annuals page for more info.)
(NOTE: If our weather continues to be extra warm, you may want to wait a few weeks to plant things like geraniums in full sun.)
Water once a week unless we've had rain. Sometimes after rainy season ends - plus after a huge storm! - we tend to forget a watering schedule since Ma Nature has been taking care of this chore. But drier weather makes it important to stick to it.
November is the right time to do a weed and feed application on the lawn. Your locally-owned nursery should carry a quality product for this.
Watch for bugs. Take any affected cuttings (in plastic bags) to your local nursery for diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
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My "Go-To" plants
The easiest to care for plants are always high on everyone's wish list. Here are ones I recommend that need little care yet look great.
Coontie
This beautiful cycad is a gem for easy care. Never needs a haircut. Loves sun (but will grow in shade too). Grows slowly. Not a water hog. Cold hardy.
Coontie makes an ideal foundation plant (except under low windows), looks pretty surrounding a palm or as a garden accent.
Because it's a slow grower it can be fairly pricey at the nursery but it's well worth it.
Spindle Palm
What a masterpiece of nature! Spindle palms aren't self cleaning like some others, but you rarely have to trim.
A nurseryman I know planted these at his home and after hearing his praises of spindles, I came to agree. They are tough and sturdy yet have a regal elegance about them.
And speaking of spindle palms...
A web visitor sent me this photo of her palm and asked, "What are those spiky things?"
I wasn't sure so I consulted my botanist friend Scott. He said, "The spikes on the spindle palm are the flower buds. I would remove them now, if they don’t want the mess of the flowers and fruit."
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I've made notations on a few Plant Pages about the importance of wearing eye protection while trimming...especially when dealing with plants like Crown of Thorns that have a milky sap in their stems.
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Whose responsibility is it?
When limbs from a tree on your neighbor's yard overhang your yard, it's your responsibility - the neighbor with the overhang, not the one with the tree itself - to trim those branches.
You can cut back any branches to the property line but no further. And you can't go onto your neighbor's property, and you can't destroy the tree in the process of cutting it back.
That being said...
I once had a neighbor who complained my oak tree's leaves were landing in his plastic baby pool (!). He wanted me to pay to have overhanging branches cut back. When I said no, he said then he was going to rent a lift and do it himself.
I paid to have the branches cut. Why?
This guy was likely to: (a) kill the tree, (b) ruin my fence or nearby plants with branches, or (c) fall out of the lift and hurt himself - and then find a way to sue me!
Sometimes being a good neighbor is in your own best interests.
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