- Test and fix your soil – Send a sample to a lab. Within a few weeks, they can tell you where the soil is deficient. Don’t dump on the weed and feed until you know it will really help. If you soil tests acidic sprinkle on some lime to help break down the nutrients when you fertilize.
- Plant a Tree – Saplings 2 to 3 inches around will transplant best around this time. Plant under large trees, which will provide needed shade and keep it watered.
For most everywhere:
- Mulch Generously – Two inches of shredded bark, leaves or pine needles insulate plants and soil from the frost and winter’s drying wind and sun.
- Trim Grass – Mow down to 2 1/2 to 3 inches in height before it goes dormant. Then rake thoroughly to keep bugs from building nests.
- Remove Dead Leaves – In wet clumps they smother grass, shelter insects and breed disease. Mulch those on the lawn with your mower for natural fertilizer.
- Rototill Veggie Gardens – Remove any remains of the past season’s crops which can become diseased. Turn up 8 inches; this exposes most destruction insects, such as grubs, and their eggs to birds and the cold.
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