November Gardening Tips

Zone 1

• Thin dense-growing trees to avoid wind damage
• Apply mulch around plants after ground freezes
• Cut back chrysanthemums after bloom; mulch heavily or dig and store in basement or garage
• Set up burlap screens on windward sides of choice shrubs
• Prune deciduous trees and roses after leaves have fallen

Zone 2

• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feed dormant houseplants)

Zone 3

• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)

Zone 4

• Cover perennial, vegetable, bulb, and strawberrybeds for winter
• Plant winter- and spring-flowering bulbs
• Divide and replant crowded fall-blooming bulbsafter leaves yellow
• Buy spring-blooming bulbs
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)
• Protect roses for winter

Zone 5

• Plant winter- and spring-flowering bulbs
• Divide and replant crowded fall-blooming bulbsafter leaves yellow
• Buy winter- and spring-blooming bulbs
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)
• Protect roses for winter

Zone 6

• Start fall compost pile
• Plant winter- and spring-flowering bulbs
• Divide and replant crowded fall-blooming bulbsafter leaves yellow
• Buy winter- and spring-blooming bulbs
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)
• Protect roses for winter

Zone 7

• Plant ornamental trees
• Cover perennial, vegetable, bulb, and strawberrybeds for winter
• Plant winter- and spring-blooming bulbs
• Pre-chill tulips and hyacinths for indoorforcing
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)
• Rake lawn to remove debris
• Protect roses for the winter
• Prune fall- and winter-flowering shrubs duringor just after bloom
• Prune hardy deciduous and evergreen shrubsand vines
• Protect tender plants from frost

Zone 8

• Lightly cover perennial, vegetable, bulb,and strawberry beds for winter
• Plant winter- and spring-blooming bulbs
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)
• Plant or repair lawns
• Plant ornamental grasses
• Plant winter-blooming perennials
• Plant bare-root roses
• Plant bare-root trees, shrubs, and vines
• Prune fall- and winter-blooming shrubs andvines after bloom
• Plant cool-season or winter vegetable seedlings
• Sow seeds for cool-season or winter vegetables

Zone 9

• Plant for winter color with annuals
• Plant winter- and spring-flowering shrubs
• Repot cacti and succulents, if essential,once they have finished blooming
• Plant bare-root fruit trees
• Plant citrus
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)
• Repair or plant lawns
• Rake lawns to remove debris
• Sow frost-tolerant perennials indoors
• Plant winter-blooming perennials
• Plant bare-root roses
• Plant bare-root trees, shrubs, and vines
• Prune deciduous trees
• Prune fall- and winter-flowering shrubs andvines just after bloom
• Plant seedlings of cool-season or winter vegetables
• Sow seeds for cool-season or winter vegetables
• Protect tender plants from frost

Zone 10

• Set out winter-blooming annuals
• Plant winter- and spring-blooming bulbs
• Repot cacti and succulents, if essential,once they have finished blooming
• Plant bare-root fruit trees
• Plant citrus
• Cut back on feeding houseplants (do not feeddormant houseplants)
• Plant winter-blooming perennials
• Plant bare-root roses
• Plant bare-root shrubs and vines
• Prune fall- and winter-flowering shrubs andvines just after bloom
• Plant bare-root trees
• Sow cool-season or winter vegetable seeds

Zone 11

• Purchase living Christmas tree (but don’tbring it indoors until a week -or less- before Christmas)
• Plan next year’s garden
• Clean and oil garden tools
• Drain and winterize garden mechanical equipmentaccording to manufacturer’s instructions
• When you bring in the living Christmas tree,keep it away from heating registers
• Keep gift plants in a cool, light place. Slitfoil at bottom of pot to keep roots from drowning.