Washington County Cooperative Extension Service
Helping You Grow! HORTICULTURE November 2014 Volume 10, Issue 11 Inside this issue:
Beekeepers News
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Garden Club News
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Master Gardener News
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A Note From Dennis
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To Do’s For November
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To Do’s Continued
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Lawn Fertilization Cont. 5 Plant Of The Month
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Recipe Of The Month
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Lawn Fertilization Fertilizing your lawn is a good way to maintain a healthy turf. You should fertilize every year. Fertilizing your lawn helps maintain a uniform, dense, green, turf and reduces weed problems. The good effects of fertilizing can be lost if you fertilize at the wrong time. Low maintenance turf requires one application of fertilization in late October or anytime in November for most grass types.
office. The cost is $7.00 and we have literature on hand to show you how to take the sample. With a soil sample a good recommendation can be made on how much lime, phosphate, and potash your lawn will need. You should have your soil tested every few years.
per 1000 square feet of lawn. If you are using ammonium nitrate for your nitrogen source that would be 3 pounds per 1000 square feet or 2 pounds if using urea. Never apply fertilizer when the grass is wet, it will increase the likelihood of burn.
The time of year to fertilize your lawn is dependent on the types of grasses you are growing. Soil Fall and early winter is the tests meas- best time to apply nitrogen ure several important elefertilizer to cool season ments, however it doesn’t grasses such as fescue, Kenmeasure nitrogen. Turf is tucky bluegrass, and highly dependent on nitro- ryegrass. Most lawns in gen but applying it at the Kentucky are made up of Don’t guess what wrong time of year can se- these grasses. By fertilizing your lawn needs! Get a soil verely damage it. As a gen- cool season grasses in the test done. This can be eral rule you should apply 1 fall they will develop better done through the extension pound of actual nitrogen root systems, become very
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Lincoln Trail Beekeeper’s Association News and Events State Apiarist Tammy Horn will be on hand to talk about new state programs and to answer your winter beekeeping questions on December 1, 2014 at the Extension Office at 6:30 P.M.
Wheelbarrow Series Registration-Classes Meet Tuesdays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays at 6:30 PM For More Information Call 859-336-7741
Washington County Garden Club News and Events The Garden Club will have a “Painting Party” at the Extension Office on November 13, 2014 at 5:30 P.M. You must be registered and the cost is $30.00.
Lincoln Homestead Master Gardener News and Events The Master Gardener Association members are going to sell Christmas Wreaths as a fundraiser for future projects. We will meet November 25, 2014 at 5:30 PM to make the wreaths for pre Thanksgiving delivery for businesses and will meet again in early December for homeowner orders., Please review the enclosed flyer and order form and sell as many as you can.
A Note From Dennis I can hardly believe it is November and Christmas is around the corner. As most of you know I am not a fan of winter and even though November is my birth month I really hate the cool, wet, and mostly cloudy weather. I am going to try and have a good attitude this winter, so everyday from here on out is one day closer to spring for me! November is the traditional month to give thanks and I am very thankful for my wife, kids, family, and our health. When you see and hear what others go through in the world or just right in Central Kentucky it truly makes you thank how lucky most of us are.
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To Do’s For November *Any trees or shrubs that you still have in containers should either be planted or hilled in. This simply means the pots can be buried in soil or mulch to protect the root balls from freezing.
*If you have tame blackberries and raspberries remove any wild blackberries growing nearby. They will have a higher risk for orange rust which will attack tame berries as well.
*You can plant most tree seeds now. The cold winter weather will satisfy their dormancy requirements and they will sprout next spring. If they don’t have an extremely thick seed coat such as Kentucky Coffee Tree. Trees seeds such as these should be filed down a little to break the seed coat. This will allow the seed to uptake water and germinate.
*After leaf drop spray peach, nectarine, and plum trees with Ferbam, Bordeaux mixture, or daconil 2787 to control peach leaf curl and plum pockets disease next spring.
*Black knot galls on branches of plum and cherries should be pruned out 4-8 inches below the gall. Destroy of by burning. in December. After the leaves drop *If you see any bagworms hanging *Remove all rake them up and compost them. on your shrubs grass and Don’t apply this compost to your go ahead and weeds from roses next year unless you are sure pick them off around your the temperature got up to 130 deand step on fruit trees to grees in the pile. them. Each of discourage *Cut hybrid tea and grandiflora roses these bags nesting of to 8 to 12 inches, shrub roses such could contain mice and as knockouts and most floribundas up to 1000 eggs voles. They by 1/3, and leave climbers until ready to hatch will gnaw the spring and then prune out any dead and munch on bark in the or overgrown canes. your landscape next spring. winter and could girdle the tree. *If you have newly planted trees or Wrapping the trunk shrubs give them a good soaking with tree guard will help before you put the hose away for discourage rodent feedwinter. You would be surprised how ing. dry the soil can get even when its Ornamentals cold. *Roses should not be Fruit cut back until we have *Don’t prune or fertilize fruit crops temperatures down into now, wait until February. the low 20’s and the leaves are burnt and or *Remove all dried and shriveled fruit. These are called mummies and dropping off. Some will serve as a source for disease next years this occurs in November and some years year.
To Do’s For November Continued *When the ground freezes mound soil or mulch over the bud union of your roses to keep them from freezing out. This isn’t necessary if you have roses on their own root meaning they weren’t grafted. Cut hybrid tea and grandiflora roses to 8 to 12 inches, shrub roses such as knockouts and most floribundas by 1/3, and leave climbers until spring and then prune out any dead or overgrown canes.
*If you have had trouble with deer digging an eating your hardy bulbs plant alliums, autumn crocus, grape hyacinth, hyacinth, daffodils, and galanthus. They don’t like these as much and are less likely to feed on
*Plant any spring flowering hardy bulbs now. *Cut back ornamental grass or leave it for winter interest. *All tender bulbs such as cannas, calla, elephant ear, dahlia, etc. should be dug and brought indoors for the winter. These are freeze sensitive and rot prone during the winter. You should store them in a cool dark place above 32 degrees.
*Cool season vegetables will be good in the garden until the temperatures get down into the low twenties. *Extend harvest of cool season vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, radish, turnip, beet, lettuce, spinach, etc. by covering them with remay fabric or tobacco canvas. *Cut back asparagus tops after they have frozen back. Apply a fresh layer of mulch after the ground has frozen.
*When the ground freezes mound soil or mulch over the bud union of your roses to keep them from freezing out. This isn’t necessary if you have roses on their own root meaning they weren’t grafted. *Apply 3 inches of mulch to your perennial bed after the ground freezes to prevent them form heaving out of the ground when it freezes and thaws.
Vegetables
*It’s not too late to plant a cover crop of winter wheat or rye. them. In fact autumn crocus is poisonous.
*Discard and compost any vegetable plant material. Use the compost on the flower garden if you aren’t sure
Lawn Fertilization Continued dense, and will have better fall and winter color. During mild winters the turf will maintain an even green color all winter.
spring, develop a better root system, and winter fertilization would be usereduce disease, and develop a more less. Warm season grasses have been heat-tolerant, and weed free turf. used on several area athletic fields Late spring-early summer is because they form a dense mat, howBy eliminating spring fertili- the best time to fertilize warm season ever they turn brown after the first hard frost and stay that way until zation you will prevent a heavy flush grasses such as Bermuda grass and May of June. of growth in the early spring, reduce zoysiagrass. These grasses don’t the frequency of mowing during grow until it gets warm; therefore fall
November Plant of The Month - Barberry “Orange Rocket” Plant Description Vibrant coral-orange new foliage ages to mid-green, then turns ruby red in autumn. This award winning, compact, upright growing shrub has a vigorous growth habit and improved resistance to rust. Use to brighten the landscape in mass plantings, as a specimen plant, or in a container. Deciduous. Information taken from http://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/3465/orange-rocket-barberry/
Plant type: Shrub Deciduous/evergreen: Deciduous Growth habit: Columnar Growth rate: Fast Average landscape size: Upright grower to 4 1/2 ft. tall and 1 1/2 ft. wide. Special features: Deer Resistant, Dramatic Foliage Color, Fall Color Blooms: Insignificant flowers Flower color: Yellow Garden style Asian/Zen, Contemporary Provide well drained soil. Best foliage color in full sun. Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
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Recipe of The Month - Bacon Braised Brussels Sprouts Directions Trim any discolored ends from the Brussels sprouts, remove any wilted leaves, and cut in half. In a large skillet over medium high heat, cook the bacon until brown and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a dish lined with paper towels to drain. Transfer the bacon grease to a separate dish, leaving about 2 tbsp in the pan. Add the Brussels sprouts to the pan, cut sides down, and brown well for about 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken stock and cook until tender. Season with salt and pepper, then add back the cooked bacon bits right before serving.
Ingredients 1 lb Kentucky Proud Brussels sprouts 4 slices thick Kentucky Proud bacon, diced ½ cup chicken stock Salt and pepper, to taste