Garden
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Harvest cool season crops; they will be sweeter with a slight frost
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Keep cleaning garden beds and composting
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Cut asparagus fronds and mulch with leaves
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Finish turning beds; add compost, straw and rotted manure to enrich
Lawn
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Finish edging, mulching and weeding
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Turn off outside water
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Empty gas and / or oil from garden equipment
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Store excess chemicals where they are safe and won’t freeze; ALWAYS leave them in their original containers to identify and keep safety warnings visible
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Gather leaves as they fall and add to the compost pile
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Clean and sharpen tools and equipment for next year
Trees/Shrubs
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Water broad-leaved evergreens, dogwoods and new plants thoroughly before ground freezes
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Wrap any evergreen plants for protection:
- Netting for deer
- Burlap for wind
- Wire (2-3” from trunk) for rodents
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Mound soil and or leaves around roses above graft to protect; shrub roses will not need this
If you are interested in becoming a Master Gardener, contact the Loudoun County Master Gardener Help Desk with your questions: 703-771-5150 or loudounmg@vt.edu
