Gardening To Do List - November in the Garden

A November gardening calendar really highlights the differences in regional gardens. For many there is no November garden to speak of. Others can't wait for the cool days and slower pace of fall gardening. But even if your garden is already covered in snow, there are still garden tasks calling. Unfortunately insect pests are much hardier than their tiny size would suggest.

Take a look at what you should be doing in your November garden and try to schedule a little time outdoors before the holidays claim you.

In General

• Rake leaves and make leaf mold or compost
• Clean, sharpen, and oil garden tools.
• Finish winterizin your water garden
• Start forcing bulbs like paperwhites, hyacinth and amaryllis for the holidays
• Add organic matter to beds
• Cover compost so that rain doesn't flood and leach the nutrients
• Keep weeding

Frost Free Areas

• Perennials can be divided now
• Plant Roses, Azaleas, Camellias & Tropical Fruit Trees suited to your areas, as they become available
• Prune flowering trees as they drop their blossoms
• Keep planting bulbs that don't require a cold period (amaryllis, anemone, calla lily, freesia, homeria, lilies, oxalis, Ranunculus, Sparaxis, watsonia) and garlic
• Plant cool season vegetables and perennial herbs
• Replace summer's annuals with cool season bloomers
• Sow wildflower seeds
• Keep an eye out for insect pests

Frosty Zones (Zones 6 and down)