Saturday, September 24, 2011
Fabulous
fall- Florida’s second planting season
Fall is a wonderful time to plant. The key is to plant “cool” tolerant
plants. Although the colors of crotons,
Hawaiian Ti, and copper leaf plants may seduce you with their beautiful autumn
foliage, they are considered tropical and should be used in containers so they
can be protected in a frost. However,
when it comes to “cold- hardy, Florida Friendly” landscaping plants, such as
ligustrum, pineapple guava, and juniper- now is a great time to plant
them. Try to get them in by end of
October- to get them “hardened off” for the winter.
What
is “hardening off” and why is it important to prepare my yard for winter
cold? Hardening off is the process of a cell that changes permeability to
seep into its intracellular voids. The cells store large amounts of food
which also decreases the freezing point. Sign up for our pruning class
demonstration for proper pruning methods in your North Florida garden.
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