Planting:

• Plant permanent landscape plants

• Finish planting cool-season flowers such as calendula, cineraria, dianthus, delphiniums, Iceland poppies, nemesia, pansies, snapdragon, stock, and wild flowers. We carry a wide variety of Stover & Lilly Miller Seeds for you to choose from.

• Plant groundcovers.

• Plant a basket of narcissus for holiday bloom.

• Continue to plant bulbs. Plant any spring-flowering bulb that doesn’t require pre-chilling. Choices include anemones, daffodils, grape hyacinth, ranunculus, scilla, and species tulips. South African bulbs such as freesia, ixia, sparaxis and watsonia are well suited to our climate. Tulips, crocus and hyacinths need to be refrigerated for 6 to 8 weeks before planting in December (inland) or January (coast). When planting use Dr. Earth Bone Meal.

• Plant flowering kale

• Continue to plant winter vegetables, including garlic, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, kale, hohlrabi, mustard, lettuce and other greens. Also beets, carrots, radishes, turnips and other root crops. Use high quality seeds from Stover

• Plant Onions: to harvest big sweet onions next June, sow seeds of winter onions early this month. Winter onions that grow well here though the winter months, include Gano, Granex, Imperial Sweet and Crystal Wax.

• Plant bare-root strawberries before mid-month. Use your own pre-chilled runners or plants purchased from a nursery.

• Divide and plant agapanthus.

• November is an excellent time to plant California Natives. There are many to choose from. Check out the California Native Plant Society at http://www.cnps.org/

• November is still a good time to plant or repair lawns. Use Grangetto’s Tall or Dwarf Fescue Seed then top with Kellogg Topper to keep seed bed moist.

• If you have a Bermuda (warm season lawn), over-seed with Pennington Annual Rye Grass Seed so you can enjoy a green lawn even through the winter months. Cut the grass short and mulch it with composted manure or fine-sifted compost. Keep the ground damp until rye seeds sprout.

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Feeding:

• Fertilize cool-season bedding flowers with Gro Power Flower N’ Bloom or Gro Power Plus All Purpose Fertilizer.

• Continue to fertilize cineraria for growth.

• Fertilize cool season lawns with Best Nitra King 19-4-4 to Green it up and Keep it Green!

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Maintenance:

• Mulch around plants at least 3” to retain soil moisture. Grangetto’s carries many types of mulches; some include: Kellogg’s Soil Building Compost and 3 sizes of Sierra Bark.

• Look for worms on Broccoli and cabbage. Use Monterey Garden Insect Spray or Safer Caterpillar Killer as a method of control.

• Watch out for snails & slugs in your garden. Use Monterey Sluggo (Organic) or Corry’s Snail & Slug Meal or Pellets as a method to control these garden nuisances. For a natural method of control use Copper Banding.

• For control of weeds and crabgrass on your lawns use Green Light Crabgrass Preventer. For groundcover & flower beds use Green Light Amaze.

• It is time to reduce your watering. Adjust irrigation timers.

• Get ready for winter rains. Grangetto’s carries a full line of Erosion materials such as, straw wattles, straw mats, silt fence, and jute netting. Grangetto’s also carries rain gear, such as Rain Boots & Suits, Tarps and Plastic Sheeting.

• Repair drain systems if needed. Grangetto’s carries a variety of drainage supplies, such as Drain Pipe, Grates & Boxes.

• Prune pine trees and other conifers now through February. Replace or sharper old worn pruners. We carry many size pruners and pruning saws by Felco and Corona. Sharpeners and pruning oil are also available.

• Divide matilija poppy.

• Open up spaces in dense trees to allow wind to pass through.

• Prune acacias. Prune cane berries other than low-chill raspberries.

• Cut back chrysanthemums after bloom; clean up the ground.

• Once rains arrive, stop watering succulents growing in the ground.

• Water bulbs, especially potted ones.

• Water roses until midmonth--but only if rains aren't adequate.

• Don't let citrus go dry in cold or frosty weather. Wrap the trunks of young citrus and avocado trees with an insulating material to protect them from cold.

• Stake young trees loosely so they can develop strong trunks.

• Pre-chill tulips, hyacinths, and crocuses.

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