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October 2018
Issue 104
Hello Great Gardener,

What are your favorite Halloween memories? I remember when I was younger dressing up like She-Ra Princess Of Power. She was my favorite cartoon character. My mom made my costume, and I was so excited about it that I couldn't wait to show it off around the neighborhood.

Throughout the years I found that creating the outfit brings that much more excitement to Halloween and all my most cherished memories don't have store bought costume. This year my daughter decided she wanted to be a Star Fairy Princess. So with a little ingenuity, we came up with an outfit she was excited to help make.
This newsletter has some vital information about winterizing your garden.  As always, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, hit reply. I would love to hear from you. Have a great-gardening day.


Sincerely,
Holly
 
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I am the one in red cape
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My daughter
Winterizing Your Garden Check List
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With winter fast approaching it is a good idea to get out in the garden and take advantage of the sunny days. There are many chores that can be done now to save you time and energy in the spring.

* Make sure to do a good weeding of your garden. Getting rid of weeds now will mean fewer weeds in the spring.

* Remove all annuals and vegetables and compost them.

* After a hard freeze but before the ground has frozen. Dig up any Cannas, Dahlias, Elephant Ears or Tuberous Begonias and store them for the season.

* Perennial foliage should be left alone until Spring unless it is diseased if diseased trim off the foliage and toss in the trash.

* Protect young tree trunks from rutting deer with tree trunk protectors.

* Avoid heavy winter mulching until after the ground is frozen, usually after Thanksgiving.

* Avoid pruning roses until after the ground is frozen. For grafted roses put 10-12 inches of soil or mulch on the crown of your plant or add a rose cone/ collar. Otherwise, if you own a Knock-Out, shrub, own-root or ground cover rose, leave them alone until March / April.
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* Pruning Hydrangeas:
Pruning all depends on the variety of hydrangea you have.

Old Wood:
These types produce flowers on last years branches.

Mophead, Lacecap, Big Leaf & Oakleaf Hydrangeas are all considered old wood hydrangeas.

Best to avoid pruning these plants, but if you have to prune, prune as soon as the flowers have faded to the next bud. Selectively prune out dead and weaker stems as needed. With older plants cut up to a third of the stems off to the base in late summer. Do not remove all the old wood. Avoid pruning after August.

Mopheads and Big Leaf Hydrangeas are susceptible to winter injury protect with burlap until temperatures have evened out.

There are many new Mophead/ Big Leaf Hydrangeas that will also bloom on new wood. It is best to wait until May to see how they will bud out and then remove dead branches.

New Wood:
These types set flower buds on current seasons growth.

Arborescens (Smooth): Prune down hard to one foot in early March. Remove any ground suckers.

Paniculata (Panicle): Prune back 1/3 of the old growth in late winter.

Climbing Hydrangea: Prune in late spring or early summer to remove dead, diseased or damaged branches.

Some newer varieties of Mophead/ Big Leaf: It is best to wait until May to see how they will bud out and then remove dead branches.
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* Clean out birdhouses and bird baths. Birdhouses can be placed back up for winter roosting birds. Bird baths should be kept full of water for the winter. Use a birdbath heater to prevent water from freezing.

* Store lawn ornaments in a garage or shed for the season.

* Put away planters in a garage or garden shed. If left outside in the elements they can crack from the expanding and contracting of the soil in the pot. If unable to store inside remove soil and place pots upside down next to the house.

* Store hoses and other gardening tools away for the season.
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* Winterize your pond
  • Remove all annual water plants such as water hyacinth and water lettuce and compost them.
     
  • Leave other plants in the pond until their tops are frosted. Once this happens, take a sharp pair of pruners and prune all of the foliage down to where it is even with the pot, but make sure not to go below the crown of the plant. Place the plants into the deepest part of the pond to keep over the winter.
     
  • As leaves on trees and shrubs start to turn color and drop off cover the whole water garden with protective black mesh netting this keeps them from falling into the water.
     
  • Scoop or vacuum accumulated debris from the bottom of the pond before winter.
     
  • Remove pumps and electrical equipment
     
  • Leave water in the pond all winter. This prevents cracking and upheaval that might happen if the pond were empty.
     
  • Install a pond heater or bubbler to keep an area of water from freezing so oxygen can continue to be available to fish and toxic gases like methane can escape.
Protecting Ornamental Plants Against Winter Damage
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Ohio State University Extension – Fact Sheet HYG-1002-96
 
Winter injury on ornamental plants varies from year to year, from locality to locality and from plant to plant. The extent of the injury depends on the type of plants, location in which they are planted, area in which one resides, mildness or severity of the season and preventive measures taken in the fall.

Injury to plants is caused by one factor or a combination of several factors. Sun and drying winds desiccate foliage, and subsequent discoloration of leaf drop results. Low temperatures may injure or kill plants. Warm temperatures on a south or southwest exposure of a tree trunk followed by sudden or extremely cold temperatures can result in bark splitting. Alternate periods of freezing and thawing of soil will cause perennials and new plantings of shrubs to heave out of the ground. Ice and snow storms cause breakage of branches. During the winter, ornamental plants are often injured by rabbits and mice, particularly during periods of extensive snow cover.

Several precautions should be taken with nearly all ornamentals. Plant into well drained sites to avoid excessive moisture and eventual root damage. Before the soil freezes in autumn, the plants should be watered thoroughly. This is particularly important if the summer  or fall has been dry. Research has shown that fertilization in October or November is of real benefit and should be supplemented with spring fertilization for optimum growth.

There are several specific precautions with individual plants that will reduce the extent of winter injury. In the late autumn or early winter, plants should be either wrapped, sprayed, mulched or tied as described below.
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Protect Trees By Wrapping:
Newly-planted trees, tender trees, or trees planted where daytime heat is high, such as beside a sun-reflecting wall, should be shielded the first winter or two to prevent sunscald. Tender bark on a southern surface warms by as much as 35 degrees Fahrenheit more than on a northern surface, and when freezing temperatures occur in the evening, the bark may split. Insects and diseases may then enter these splits and lead to further trouble. Wrap the trunks with a commercially available tree wrap.
Protect Evergreens With Sprays or Wrappings:
Narrow and broadleaved evergreens lose moisture through their leaves even in winter. Because the soil moisture is frozen, the plants cannot replace moisture lost. As a result, the leaves turn brown and may fall. This is a serious problem with certain hollies, rhododendrons and azaleas.

To reduce desiccation injury, spray the plants in early December and again in early February with an anti-desiccant such as Wilt Stop. These sprays form a thin film on the foliage, which helps prevent drying from wind and sun.

Drift from moisture containing de-icing materials often injures evergreens located near drives or highways. This injury can be reduced by protecting the plants with burlap or canvas. Do not completely cover the top of the plant as some light is necessary during winter.
Protect Shrubs and Perennials With Mulches:
Apply a mulch after the ground freezes to keep the soil cold rather than preventing the soil from becoming cold. This will diminish heaving damage caused by freezing and thawing. A mulch also maintains a more even soil temperature and retains soil moisture.

Avoid the use of maple leaves or other mulches that pack down and tend to become moldy. Use instead oak leaves, peat moss, bark mulches, straw, etc. Pine boughs or Christmas tree greens can be propped against and over evergreens to protect against damage caused by wind and sun, as well as being used as mulch.
Protect Evergreens by Tying:
Multiple leader plants such as upright juniper or arborvitae may be damaged by snow or ice. Preventing plant breakage by fastening heavy twine at the base of the trunk; wind it spirally upward to the top and back down in reverse spiral.

Protect Trees and Shrubs from Rodents:
Some plants such as flowering crabapple, mountain ash, hawthorn, viburnum and winged euonymus are favorite food for rabbits and mice. Injury serves as entrance-ways for borers and disease organisms, while girdling lead to death. Protect the trunk or main stem with a collar of 1/2 inch mesh wire cloth or plastic arbor guards from the soil line up to 2 to 3 feet in height. The trunks may be sprayed or painted with a  rodent repellent. Spray when temperatures are above 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
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