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General Maintenance
If any gardening tools or equipment need repair, now is a good time to get that done so everything is in good shape next spring. Place a 4- to 6-inch layer of mulch, such as pine straw, around the base of the plants to protect the roots and rhizomes.
Landscape
Anticipating freezing temperatures, evaluate tropical plants in your landscape. Decide what needs to be protected and decide how you will do it (bring inside, cover). Have materials on hand. In the lawn soil tests should be conducted every so often to check soil nutrient levels. If your soil tests indicate the need for lime, this is a good time of year to add it. Keep winter weeds out of beds. Transplant alyssum, columbine, daffodil, dianthus, foxglove, hollyhock, larkspur, lobelia, narcissus, pansy, snapdragons and sweet William this month. Protect the roots and rhizomes of tropical plants by spreading a 4-to-6-inch layer of mulch around the base of the plant.
Ornamental Trees, Citrus/Fruit Tress & Shrubs
For ornamental trees & shrubs heavily mulch cold-sensitive trees and plants and cover them in extended periods of below-freezing weather. Winter is a good time to plant trees and shrubs. Water-in newly planted trees, but established trees will not need to be watered this month. For fruiting tress heavily mulch citrus trees to protect them from freezing temperatures. Cover young, tender citrus trees by constructing a simple frame extending above the leaves and cover with clear plastic. Make sure the cover does not touch tender leaves, and place the cover during the day to trap radiant heat coming up from the ground.
Pruning
Prune off any freeze damage caused to herbaceous tropical plants, such as gingers, philodendrons, cannas and others.
Vegetables
Vegetables to plant in December include beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, Chinese cabbage, collards, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mustard, onions, radish, rutabaga, shallots, spinach, Swiss chard and turnips. Plant onions sets, such as leeks and shallots, this month. Harvest bunching onions. Store vegetable seeds in the refrigerator to keep them viable (able to germinate). Store in tightly fitted plastic or glass containers.
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