{"id":6185,"date":"2019-11-26T11:55:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T16:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2020-01-02T14:42:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:42:29","slug":"gardening-falling-leaves-and-inclement-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/gardening-falling-leaves-and-inclement-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening | Falling leaves and inclement weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Master Gardener Volunteer Lesley Arrandale<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In early November, the whole country experienced record lows after record highs, and some improvement in the drought \u2014 never a dull moment!<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As clocks have \u201cfallen back,\u201d those of us with in-ground irrigation systems need to change our watering schedule, even if we use well water. Hand held hoses and drip systems can run at any time. Check here for details: www.sjrwmd.com\/wateringrestrictions\/. Watering just once a week, if needed, is all that is required for our grass to adjust to shorter days and cooler temperatures, both of which cause slower growth. Until we have a freeze we will likely see grass continue to grow, so if you must mow, be sure to set your mower blades high; scalping a lawn will weaken the roots and make it more susceptible to freeze damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally it\u2019s cool enough to grow lettuce, and continue to plant cool season vegetables; see \u201cThe Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide\u201d (http:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/vh021).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By now, the wild sunflowers (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Helianthus spp.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) and goldenrods (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Solidago spp.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) are past their prime, and setting seed, which is a boon for our wild life. Asters (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Symphyotrichum spp.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) are blooming along the roadsides, and the seed heads of bushy bluestem (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Andropogon glomeratus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) are turning a rusty brown color, lighting up the roadsides as they catch the sun. Winged sumac (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhus copallinum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is one of the few native shrubs that turn a beautiful red in autumn, and is a delight. The leaves of the ubiquitous Boston ivy (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parthenocissus quinquefolia<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) become a stunning red before dropping, and in addition the vines produce plenty of small black berries for our avian neighbors, and probably for small mammals too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It won\u2019t be long before we dress our homes with festive plants. When buying Christmas cacti and poinsettia, take care to place them where they will be happy, and care for them appropriately. This humorous article by \u201cThe Grumpy Gardener,\u201d aka Steve Bender, tells you what you need to know: www.southernliving.com\/garden\/grumpy-gardener\/how-to-care-for-holiday-plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Birds need to fatten up for the colder weather ahead, and now is a good time to put out protein-rich suet cakes. Making your own is a possibility; the internet is always a good resource. The big box stores sell several varieties of suet, and I\u2019ve found that one formulated for woodpeckers is popular with many backyard birds as well as winter migrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Until our first frost we can expect some of our tender perennials to keep blooming and one that I really enjoy is the tall red pentas or Egyptian starflower (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pentas lanceolata<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). Other late fall and early winter flowers include pansies and violas. For more information on winter annuals see https:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/ep451#SECTION_12. Camellias are wonderful evergreens that can provide color throughout the winter. With early, mid and late season bloomers, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Camellia sasanqua <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">C. japonica <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">can provide color for months, although the mid-season bloomers are the most reliable in Florida (https:\/\/edis.ifas.ufl.edu\/ep002). There is no need for a dull yard, at any time of the year. Happy Holidays!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Master Gardener Volunteer Lesley Arrandale In early November, the whole country experienced record lows after record highs, and some improvement in the drought \u2014 never a dull moment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[12],"class_list":{"0":"post-6185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-creekline-st-johns","8":"category-mandarin","9":"tag-gardening"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gardening | Falling leaves and inclement weather - Florida NewsLine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CreekLine, Mandarin NewsLineBy Master Gardener Volunteer Lesley Arrandale In early November, the whole country experienced record lows after record highs, and some improvement in the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/gardening-falling-leaves-and-inclement-weather\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gardening | Falling leaves and inclement weather - 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