Thursday, November 5, 2009

November’s Month of Garden Chores

It is time for another monthly list of things we can be doing in our gardens or to prepare for our gardens for the next growing season.

  • Recycle your leaves.

Mow over dry leaves and rake them up for mulch, spread directly on garden beds, or stockpile some for making compost during the winter months. Set up a mobile compost bin directly in the garden.

  • Start seedlings (around November 20 to be ready to plant around March 20) **I hope to have a post later this month on how to start your own seeds! Hint: Save those cardboard egg cartons!**
  1. Celery
  2. Chives
  3. Leeks
  4. Onions
  5. Parsley
  • Transplant  (if you have started from seed or have purchased the bulbs)
  1. Winter Onions
  2. Garlic Bulbs
  3. Spring Flowering Bulbs
  4. Perennial Herbs
  5. Perennial Flowers
  6. Perennial Plants
  • Harvest (if you have them as well as anything else you may have)
  1. Spinach
  2. Lettuces
  3. Greens
  4. Cilantro
  5. Parsley
  6. Brussel Sprouts
  7. Cabbage
  8. Kohlrabi
  9. Broccoli
  10. Turnips
  11. Carrots
  • Feed the Birds
  • Mulch Root crops and strawberries
  • Make compost
  • Cut back and mulch perennial herbs and flowers

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for all the valuable info! I'm in Western AR. We're almost neighbors!

    Since you have livestock, will you be posting those monthly chores as well? Like when to worm, vaccinate, butcher, breed, etc?

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  2. Sorry it took me so long to respond to your question! Yes, I hope to do more with livestock as well. However, livestock is so diverse according to what you are raising. Stay tuned for more posts on livestock! I got behind with my ideas for posts when my children got sick! Thanks for reading! Blessings!

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