Flowers

The cool new season flowers that can be planted now are: carnation, foxglove, pansy, petunia, snapdragon, Shasta daisy, ornamental kale and ornamental cabbage. try to move potted tropical and subtropical plants inside . schefflera and philodendrons are patio plants that are cold sensitive they should not be exposed to 40°F nights. Temperatures in the 40’s and even 50’s, though they might not result in frost-like damage, can cause long-term problems.
Trees and Shrubs

This is the perfect time to plant these ornamental trees and shrubs. Find and order fruit trees to be planted this december.Apply horticultural oil if scales, mites, and other plant sucking insects have been a problem on woody ornamentals.This is the time to identify local plants that has the best fall leaf color. Some that is considered for planting are: black gum, hickory, dogwood, crape myrtle, sweetgum, oakleaf hydrangea and red maple. And this is also the best time for transplanting trees and shrubs. Magnolia and dogwood seeds can be harvested and planted as soon as they are ripe. To prevent for drying out,remove the outer pulp and try to plant them immediately.

Fruits and Nuts

Strawberries are planted before November 15 as well as Recommended varieties for North Florida include: Florida 90, Chandler, Dover, Florida Belle, Oso Grande, Sweet Charlie and Selva.

Vegetable Garden

These winter veggies should be planted by winter: beets, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, Chinese cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mustards, onions, parsley, radish and spinach. And the vines begin to die, harvest gourds, butternut squash, pumpkins and other curcurbits as Clip, don’t break about 2 inches of stem with each fruit

Lawns

Water keeps the lawn healthy on winter season during dry weather. And for a grener lawn, sow annual rye grass at the beginning of the month and fertilize annual rye grass with a complete fertilizer after it has been mowed a few times. Apply at the rate of ½ lb of nitrogen per 1000 sqft. And the permanent lawn (centipede and St. Augustine, in particular) should be allowed to slowly go dormant by withholding fertilizer.

Source: Garden Tips

The cheapest method is the seeding that is where a lawn starts that gives you more choices. There are three important things needed in planting grass seed for best results:

* Buy Good Seed (take time to research and ask)

* Prepare the soil properly

* Keep the seed moist after planting

- When it comes to grass seed, there are several options to choose from so don’t be confuse spend more time to research for quality seed. And this should be planted in spring or fall. Because of weather conditions, fall is the grea time and you don;t have to deal with crabgrass,goosegrass and other grassy weeds. You can plant it after the last frost date in the spring or 6-8 weeks before the first frost date in the fall.

Just be reminded that you need to plant sprigs, plugs, or sod in warm winter climates in lawns of St. Augustinegrass and centipedegrass.

Necrotic Ring Spot – also known as Leptosphaeria korrae. the most damaging disease that is commonly found on sodded lawns in the first 5 years after establishment. Its symptoms start as yellow patches which can coalesce. When the disease progresses, brown rings with healthy grass inside start to grow and the turf that is approximately 10cm to 1m diameter rings can easily be pulled out due to its dead roots and crowns.In order to avoid narcotic ring spot do not put too much fertilizer in your lawn. Applying fertilizer between June and August can stimulate the growth of necrotic ring spot. Acidic soils promote the growth of necrotic ring spot too. So check the pH of your soil and make sure that it is above 6.2.

Spruce Gall - Pineapple shaped galls found at the base of shoots of the current season’s growth are caused by the sucking feeding of the adults and nymphs. Often tips of branches are dead if the plant is heavily infested theyare formed through the small insectswho feeds on the vegetationof spruce trees.The insects has two types that cause spruce gall to grow: the Cooley Spruce Gall Adelge, and the Eastern Spruce Gall Adelge they can be 1-2 inches long and almost an inch in diameter when they developed.

Rhizoctonia – A fungus which lives in soil and roots of plants. The fungus can’t be seen unless under magnification. If plants are being dug up, ans washed in water ther roots will appear brown and rotten. Early in the disease the roots have sections which are thinner than remasining root due in the outer layerroot sheath being rotted off. There are often some recovery on the affected. But if the plants will lose its its roots stress will severly affect them. Plants do survive because we have less tillers and heads than undiseased plants.

One of the most important things for the health of a lawn is the amount of light it receives. But with concrete jungles becoming the norm, your lawn may not be getting as much sunlight as it is supposed to. As a result the grass suffers from more humidity, which translates into less vigorous grass, diseases and fungi, unhealthy roots, and a lot of weed and pest infestations.

So it is really advisable to only plant a lawn if it can get the sunshine it needs. In case you need to grow your lawn in the shade, buy the right kind of seeds. No bluegrass or ryegrass, try fine fescue and tall fescue, they will fare better.

Reduce the seeding rate by about a third so as to reduce competition between individual plants. Find the right time of the year to plant your shade lawn in, either in fall after the trees have shed all their leaves or in spring, after the leafing of vegetation. Make sure you let the grass grow longer, so it can process more energy. Mowing at or above 4 inches would be ideal. Try not to step on it too much, and prevent pets from getting on it as much as possible.

With 50% of required sunlight, grass growth is bound to be thinner and you may perhaps consider alternative arrangements for your lawn area. There are a lot of plants that flourish and look beautiful in shade. Or, you could also opt for ground covers.

Source: Lawn Care