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Preparing
Your Garden for Winter
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Turkey
Leftover Recipes
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Seasonal
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optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.
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Irv Kupcinet, journalist, (1912 – 2003)
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You may think that your evergreens
will “weather” the winter just fine since they retain
their color throughout the season. However, like other plants
and trees, evergreens need winterizing. Here are some tips to
help your evergreens withstand the cold:
• Autumn watering. In winter, narrow and broadleaf
evergreens lose water through their leaves and cannot replace
it because the soil may be frozen. In mid to late fall, make
sure the soil is watered well. You can even water in mid-winter
if the temperature is above freezing.
• Preventing breakage. Evergreens can suffer breakage
from the weight of snow or ice. Prevent this by fastening
heavy twine at the base of the tree and winding it up to the
top and back down again, in a reverse spiral. Be sure to remove
the twine before growing season.
• Protecting young plants. Use burlap screen stretched
around three stakes to protect young or vulnerable plants,
especially those located in south, west and windy exposure
areas. Wrap most of the plant, but leave the top exposed so
the plant still gets sunlight.
(Source: Gardening All-in-One for Dummies,
the National Gardening Association, Wiley Publishing, Inc.,
2003)
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Preparing
Your Garden for Winter
 Regardless
of what area of the country you reside, the coming of fall means that
winter is immediately on its heels. A recent USA Weekend article described
several ways to clean up your garden for winter, in order to protect
your lawn and your plants, and create a better yard for spring.
Don’t
Stop Weeding…Yet. Keep weeding your lawn and garden throughout
the fall. Also, be sure to rake leaves as they fall. Instead of bagging
leaves and putting them out on trash day, try using them as mulch for
your garden.
Leave Certain
Perennial Plants Up for the Winter. Perennial grasses and certain other
perennial plants, such as echinacea, can be left up for winter. If you
don’t like that look for your garden, cut these plants back to
the base; this will save you work when spring comes. If you live in
a frost-free climate, you can continue to enjoy your perennials. Remember,
however, that fall is the time to trim and deadhead plants for new growth.
Take Care
of Your Bulbs and Annuals. If bulbs like dahlias and cannas are not
hardy in your climate, they should be pulled out. It is a good idea
to let bulbs dry in the sun for two to three days before storing them
in a dry, cool place for the winter. You should also dig up spent annuals
and dispose of them.
Mulch,
Mulch, Mulch. Mulch protects roots from harsh temperature changes in
the soil, even in warmer regions. In colder regions of the country,
wait to mulch until after the first frost.
Protect
Tropical Plants. If you can, bring tropical plants in containers indoors
before the first frost. If cold weather hits before you are ready, get
plants under a blanket or into a garage or shed. For plants in containers
that are too heavy to move, remove the plants, then wrap the containers
in bubble wrap to prevent cracking in the cold air.
Be Smart
with Water. Before a frost moves in, give your garden a thorough watering.
Most importantly, if you live in a place where it is possible that your
pipes could freeze and burst, turn off your outdoor water at the source.
Then, turn on all of the spigots to drain any water remaining in the
pipes.
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