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Force paperwhite bulbs indoors.
For holiday blooms, force your paperwhite bulbs indoors. They will bloom 4-6 weeks after being planted. You can plant paperwhite bulbs every 10 days for continuous bloom throughout the winter season.
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Plant Camellias.
Fall and winter are the best time to plant camellias as they are essentially dormant during this time. We have a wide selection in stock now.
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Fertilize fruit trees and flowering perennials and shrubs.
Use EB Stone Organics Ultra Bloom to promote and increase flower and fruit development in the spring.
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Plant spring flowering bulbs.
Tulips, daffodils, allium, crocus, hyacinth, iris, and more. Fertilize with EB Stone Bulb Food or Bone Meal.
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Clean and store garden tools.
Move them out of the elements to prevent rust and other damage.
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Spray peaches and nectarines.
On or around Thanksgiving, spray peaches and nectarines with Liqui-Cop to prevent Peach Leaf Curl. Follow up with a 2nd and 3rd spray at the end of December and mid-February.
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Move/Transplant perennials and shrubs.
If your perennials and shrubs have outgrown pots or their current location, now is the best time to move or transplant them. When replanting, water them in with Vitamin B-1.
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Plant winter vegetable starts, seeds and bulbs.
Onions, garlic, shallots, broccoli, cabbage, kale, cauliflower, chard, spinach, peas, Brussels sprouts, beets, carrots and more. Amend your planting beds with Point Reyes Compost Double Doody.
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Buy a Christmas Tree.
Fresh cut Christmas trees will arrive the week of Thanksgiving. We will have a wide selection of Noble, Nordmann and Douglas Fir as well as Silver Tips and live trees. Don’t forget your wreaths, poinsettias, garland and other holiday decorations.
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Fertilize winter color.
Use EB Stone Organics Rose and Flower Fertilizer.
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Fall is the best time to plant.
Take advantage of winter rains to get your plants’ root systems established.
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Protect tender plants.
Protect plants like citrus from frost by spraying with Wilt Stop and covering with N-Sulate frost protection blanket.
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Top dress your perennials, shrubs and trees.
Use compost or soil amendment to help replenish nutrients and organic matter. We suggest GreenAll Firmulch Soil Conditioner with 15% chicken Manure.
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Clean up plant debris.
Don’t forget to apply slug and snail bait as well.
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Fertilize your lawn.
Fertilize before Thanksgiving with GreenAll Fall and Winter Fertilizer. Once the weather turns cold in winter, it can be hard to green up a lawn.
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Weed your garden.
Take measures to prevent weeds from growing and removed existing weeds. The effort you put in now to eliminate weeds will help to reduce your weed population in the following months. Eradicate them before they set seed and proliferate.
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Plant winter blooming annuals.
Pansies, violas, primrose, cyclamen, calendula, ornamental cabbage and kale, stock, snapdragons, Iceland poppies, and sweetpeas. Fertilize with EB Stone Organics Rose and Flower Food for increased blooming.
