November Gardening Calendar

• Any unused, finished compost is best tilled under to improve garden soils
• To prevent insects or diseases from overwintering in the garden, remove and compost all plant debris.
• Keep mulches pulled back several inches from the base of fruit trees to prevent bark injury from hungry mice and other rodents
• Continue watering evergreens until the ground freezes. Soils must not be dry when winter arrives.
• Remove the spent . owers and foliage of perennials after they are damaged by frost.
• Now is a good time to collect soil samples to test for pH and nutritional levels.
• Roll up and store garden hoses on a warm, sunny day. It’s hard to get a cold hose to coil into a tight loop.