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Winterizing Your Landscape |
This is also a good time of year to fertilize and prune woody plants and small trees, particularly "bleeders" like dogwoods (Cornus spp.). They are either going dormant or are dormant, yet the daytime weather is above freezing. Plus, you can still remember which branches needed removal and the reasons why you thought so. It's also a good time of year to get after those cool-weather germinating weed seedlings, before they've had the winter to prosper and greet you in early spring as fat, flowering clumps, madly producing seeds for next season. Depending on your climate, this time of year can be as busy as spring.
I don't know about you, but I get that same sense of urgency — the feeling that time is running out — but at this season the reason is that winter is coming. See ya' later.
More Links
- For information on what goes on during composting: Composting: The Basics.
- For more detailed information on every aspect of composting: The Science and Engineering of Composting.
- Cornell University's list of links to composting resources: Websites, Listservs, Organizations and Publications.
- After you've assimilated all the information on composting, take a True-False Quiz: Composting to see how much you really know.
CREDITS
The animated GIF of falling leaves was created by L. A. Russell and found on the AGAG web site.
