De thatch, aerate, and reseed lawns-stop by for our lawn handout with step by step instructions.
Start new lawns-we have a handout for that too!
Use pre emergent lawn fertilizer to prevent weeds in your lawn (if you are not seeding)
Plant California Natives and drought tolerant plants, the fall/winter rain will help insure success
Plant wildflowers seeds-especially CA poppies
Shop for the best selection of mums, Sasanqua Camellias, spring blooming bulbs this month
Prune summer bloomers late in the month
Apply pre-emergents to your flower beds, barked areas, gravel walkways etc. to prevent weeds from germinating. We recommend Preen Granular and Monterey Weed Stopper Liquid. A little prevention now-will prevents tons of weeds later.
Plant cool season veggies-broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, spinach, lettuce, chard
Plant a shade tree-fall is the best time for planting! Get shade and fall color at the same time. Use GreenAll Firmulch and Surestart to give your plant the help it needs to get established
Feed your lawn GreenAll Fall/Winter lawn fertilizer to help it through the winter. This is a must for all fescue type lawns.
Continue to plant spring blooming bulbs-use GreenAll Bulb Food to make them happy.
Plant now-fall is perfect for planting all shrubs, trees, groundcovers. Warm days and cool nights are perfect to get plants established. Be sure and use Sure Start and Fir Mulch.
Last feeding for Citrus until spring
Apply cover crops to slopes to help prevent erosion-we can help you make the right choice
Compost your yard trimmings and leaf litter-make your own “great dirt”
Live Christmas Trees, Japanese maples, and Dogwoods arrive
Clean up spent blooms-prune summer bloomers
Snails and slugs are active again-bait with Monterey Sluggo
Dormant spray your fruit trees using Lily Miller Microcop and
Monterey Saf T Cide Spray Oil
Check irrigation-shut off if rains come-drain drip systems and protect from freezing
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