- Plant a basket of narcissus for holiday bloom.
- Finish filling flower beds with cool-season flowers for winter and spring bloom.
- Plant flowering kale.
- Continue to plant winter vegetables, including garlic, onion sets, and seed potato.
- Prune pine trees and other conifers now through February.
- Cut back chrysanthemums after bloom; clean up the ground.
- Fertilize cool-season bedding flowers with 10-10-10.
- Water bulbs, especially potted ones.
- Water roses until midmonth--but only if rains aren't adequate.
- Don't let citrus go dry in cold or frosty weather.
- Stake young trees loosely so they can develop strong trunks.
Transplant:
If a certain plant is not doing well, or if it just doesn't look right where you put it, it can probably be moved in late November. Most plants are dormant, or nearly so, and will move easily, if you dig up a root ball that is proportionate to the top.
Care For Gift Plants:
Azaleas, cyclamen, and poinsettia would actually prefer to be outdoors; while they're in your house, display them in as cool a spot as possible - away from heaters and the fireplace. If pots are trimmed in decorative foil, punch a hole though the wrap or remove it so plants can drain well. Keep soil slightly damp, never soggy.
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Remove mistletoe if you find it in one of your trees. It is a parasitic plant that weakens trees, and can even kill them. If you hang up mistletoe for some holiday cheer, hang it out of the reach of pets and children, as it is poisonous (especially the berries).
