Gardening Calendar

                 November

North Florida Edition

What to Plant

Bedding Plants: Create a display of fall colors with cool season plants. Some to
try are pansies, ornamental cabbages, and chrysanthemums. See: Bedding Plants:
Selection, Establishment and Maintenance

Bulbs: Many bulbs like to get their start in cool weather. Bulbs to plant this month
include amaryllis, crinums, and daylilies. See: Bulbs for Florida

Herbs: Continue planting herbs from seeds or plants. A wide variety of herbs like
cooler, dryer weather, including basil, dill, fennel, parsley, sage, and thyme.

See: Herbs in the Florida Garden

Vegetables: Continue planting cool season crops such as beets, broccoli,
cabbage, carrots, kale, and lettuce. See: Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide

What to Do

Perennials: Divide and replant overgrown perennials and bulbs now so that they
establish before the coolest weather arrives. See: Propagation of Landscape
Plants

Fungal disease: Watch for brown patch, a fungal disease that causes areas of
grass to turn brown, then yellow. Since treatment is difficult, prevention is key.

See: Brown Patch

Scale on ornamental plants: Now that temperatures are lower, use dormant oil
sprays to control scale insects. See: Scale Insects and Mealybugs on Ornamental
Plants

Irrigation: Plants need less supplemental watering in cooler weather. Turn off
systems and water only if needed. See: Living Green

Flowering Trees: Dogwoods add fall color as well as spring blooms to the
landscape. To achieve the best results with dogwoods, select varieties that are heat
resistant and recommended for Florida. See: Flowering Dogwoods

Camellias: For bright spots of color in winter, camellias can’t be beat. Disbudding,
or removing some buds now, will insure larger blooms later. See: Camellias in
Florida

What to Do Every Month

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Adjust irrigation based on rainfall.
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Deadhead flowers to encourage new
blooms.
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Monitor the garden for insects and
disease.
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Plant trees, shrubs, and perennials and
water until established.
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Mow lawns at recommended heights:
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St. Augustine & Bahia: 3-4”
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Centipede: 1.5-2.0”
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Dwarf St. Augustine: 2.5”
UF Resources For Gardeners

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Solutions For Your Life
http://solutionsforyourlife.com

• Gardening in a Minute Radio Program
http://gardeninginaminute.com

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UF/IFAS Publications (EDIS)
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/

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Florida Yards & Neighborhoods
http://fyn.ifas.ufl.edu

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UF Environmental Horticulture Dept.
http://hort.ufl.edu/

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Florida Master Gardener Program
http://mastergardener.ifas.ufl.edu

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Florida-friendly Landscaping
http://www.floridayards.org/