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As our hotter Florida summer temperatures begin to wane and bring cooler days, it is a perfect time to access your landscaping needs and prepare for the spring season ahead. By planning during the fall months, you can ensure that your landscape looks its best for the rest of the year. Shorter days, lower light intensity, and cooler temperatures result in slower-growing lawns. Timing is critical. A high-potassium fertilizer would be best for this time of year.
Fall landscape tips to keep in mind:
Pruning: Although trees don’t tend to lose all their leaves in Florida, it’s a good idea to skip pruning during this season. Prune most trees in late winter or early spring.
Flower beds: Now is a great time to prepare and spruce up your flower beds. By planting annuals and bulbs that do better in slightly cooler temps, you can have beautiful color through the new year. Remember to separate and replant your perennials. You want to give them enough time to reestablish before the cold snaps hit.
Fertilizer
Did you know October is one the best times of year to fertilize your lawn? Daily rainstorms have passed by this time, so the rains should not wash the fertilizer into the waterways. It will stay where you want it: on your lawn and garden. Now is a time to fertilize citrus trees also.
Vegetables & Herbs
If you use the same area for your garden throughout the year, pull all the plants after your final summer harvest. Make sure to remove the entire plant–roots and all. Removing the plants can help reduce disease and fungal issues. Rotating the area of your garden plots can also help these issues.
Now is also the time to have an outdoor herb garden in Florida. The summer heat has dissipated a bit, but you are unlikely to experience any jacket weather for a few months.
Fruits
If you plan to plant strawberries, do it in the fall. Strawberries make a great addition to most gardens, including planters and porch gardens. The young plants need daily watering.
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