SAN LEANDRO, CA — The considerable harvest of the summer season backyard is behind us, however now could be the proper time to deal with duties that had been pushed apart in your San Leandro backyard through the busy summer season.
The UC Grasp Gardener Program of Alameda County has a guidelines of duties to finish throughout November for lovely flowers, scrumptious fruits and berries, and an bumper crop of greens subsequent yr.
- All the October tasks might be performed in November. Typically, it’s higher to plant earlier quite than later. It’s best for vegetation to ascertain a superb root system earlier than the climate turns chilly and moist.
- Proceed so as to add plant residues and weeds to your compost. Flip your compost pile to maintain it aerated. Cowl the pile earlier than heavy rains – you need it to be as moist as a wrung-out sponge.
- As vegetation decelerate, cease fertilizing. Water if needed.
- Spray dormant, deciduous fruit bushes, roses, and berry bushes with a dormant oil spray.
Learn extra about gardening right here in San Leandro at UC Master Gardener Program of Alameda County.
