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Wrap up your garden well this month and it will open up like a present in the spring

November 9, 2018 thestar Leave a Comment

By Mark Cullen Special to the Star Ben Cullen Fri., Nov. 9, 2018 It’s time to get serious about protecting your garden investment. Consider it the same as making a deposit into your RRSP: Do it now and reap the rewards later. If you wrap up your garden in November, you’ll get a great-looking garden come spring. Let us explain: Lawn. The most important fertilizer application of the year is the one you should do right now. By applying a slow-release nitrogen, high-potash formula like 12-0-18 to your lawn now, you beef up the root zone of the grass plants for better performance next spring. There are no short-term benefits in this. Your lawn won’t spring to life and give you great joy this fall. Instead, your lawn will be much less susceptible to snow mould, mildew and, more to the point, it will bounce back with vigour come spring. Clean the cutting deck of your lawn mower, spray oil on it and disconnect the spark plug. Add stabilizer to the gas tank, or empty it. Perennials. No winterizing necessary. But this is your last chance to dig and divide all mature perennials and move the divisions around your garden. Or give them away. See our October 20 column:L https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2018/10/19/plant-dig-your-way-to-a-beautiful-garden.html Article Continued Below Fruit trees. The deeper the snow, the more susceptible young fruit trees and crab apple trees are to rabbit and mice damage. Put a plastic, spiral collar on each tree until it is about five years old… [Read full story]




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