The Arizona backyard in November is a good looking place to be. Within the low desert, the cooler temperatures of November carry a much less frantic tempo to the backyard. Spending time in your Arizona backyard in November is among the causes we like to dwell in Arizona! In the event you don’t have one, create a cushty spot to take a seat and luxuriate in your backyard this month.
On this article, you’ll discover the important duties to assist your November vegetable, panorama, flower, and fruit backyard achieve success. We’ll additionally talk about widespread pests to be careful for and provides tips for watering this month.
November is right for planting many greens, herbs, and annual flowers. For particular particulars on what to plant and harvest in Arizona’s low desert throughout November, take a look at my planting guides or the weblog put up, “November Planting Information for Arizona’s Low Desert.” The low desert consists of areas beneath 3,500 toes in elevation, such because the Phoenix and Tucson metro areas.
“Welcome candy November, the season of senses and my favourite month of all.”
Gregory F. Lenz
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Vegetable Gardening Duties for November
A lot of the fall planting was completed in September and October, with some harvests starting this month. Though some warm-season crops we prefer to overwinter don’t like chilly temperatures, these chilly temps are important for our deciduous fruit bushes. They want chill hours to develop the fruit we love a lot.
Examine candy potatoes for harvest readiness this month. Earlier than harvesting, clip just a few vines from the plant to root over the winter and plant subsequent spring. Or, save a candy potato out of your harvest to develop slips from over the winter.
Benefit from the ample harvests this month from warm-season crops like peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, beans, and cucumbers.
Fill in gaps left by harvested crops with further cool-season crops and succession plantings. For planting lists, see the November Planting Information.
As the times get shorter, it’s possible you’ll end up with lower than splendid daylight to your backyard. Spacing crops additional aside may help maximize the daylight every plant receives. See this information for which greens to plant in areas with lower than splendid daylight.
Mulch crops to insulate them from cooler temperatures. The most effective mulch is free mulch. Use fallen leaves or get extra concepts of what to make use of for mulch right here.
Extra Vegetable Backyard Duties this month:
Skinny crops reminiscent of carrots, beets, turnips, and radishes began from seed, permitting sufficient daylight and room to develop nicely.
Onion crops could also be accessible this month to order from Dixondale Farms.
As soon as asparagus turns brown or yellow, flip off watering and permit it to go dormant. Don’t reduce till the plant is totally dormant. (Normally in late December or January).
Plant a cool season cowl crop should you aren’t rising in some beds. Fava beans are a superb possibility.
LEAVES! In the event you’re fortunate sufficient to have them, don’t ship them to the landfill – add them to your compost or, for the straightforward method, bag up leaves and tie them up; over the winter, they may break down. Subsequent spring, you’ll have lovely leaf mildew so as to add to your backyard beds.
Present your compost some love this month. Flip it, water it. Don’t compost? November is the right time to begin. Clear an space and create a body – use the Metropolis of Mesa bins, pallets, or concrete blocks – don’t let all that goodness go to the landfill! Learn to compost on this information.
My November Backyard Journals
Twice a month, I ship my private backyard journal to members of “Rising within the Backyard Academy.” From the primary seedling to the final harvest, you’ll be able to comply with my gardening adventures in Arizona’s distinctive low desert. Entry the previous three years of backyard journals and month-to-month lessons as a member.
Pests & Wildlife to Watch Out For This Month
Cabbage lopers on brassicas are widespread throughout November. Hand-pick or use Bt (Bacillus thurengenisis) if wanted. Use solely on affected crops.
If rats are a problem, set traps subsequent to the partitions the place you see droppings. Use gloves to deal with the traps to keep away from leaving your scent on the entice. Reset usually till the issue is eradicated. These are the traps I exploit.
Aphids additionally benefit from the cooler temperatures. Add flowering crops like alyssum, nasturtium, and calendula to your backyard, which may help entice useful bugs that may assist handle aphids. Study extra on this information.
Birds may be problematic. Use barrier strategies like tulle or cloches. I’ve began utilizing these realistic-looking pretend snakes as a deterrent. They’re scaring me as I stroll by, so hopefully, the birds are scared too! I transfer them round each couple of days, and so they appear to be working.
Container Gardening Duties in November
In the event you put smaller containers away for the summer time, November is a superb time to carry them again out. Fill containers with soil and plant bulbs and different annuals.
Fertilize container crops this month. That is the fertilizer I exploit.
Flower Gardening Duties
Take away the final of the nice and cozy season annuals. Proceed planting and deadheading cool-season annuals.
Save seeds from summer-blooming flowers like zinnias, sundown cosmos, gomphrena, tithonia, and sunflowers.
Plant wildflowers this month. Water to germinate seedlings or look ahead to winter rains. Study extra about tips on how to develop wildflowers on this information.
Coral Vine (Queen’s Wreath) continues to placed on a present this month. Benefit from the bees and exquisite blossoms of this frost-sensitive, vigorous vine. Reduce to the bottom in February, and it’ll return shortly annually. This text talks about tips on how to develop Coral Vine.
Take into account including cool-season edible flowers to your vegetable backyard. Nasturtiums, borage, calendula, and pansies are all edible, entice pollinators, and add magnificence to the backyard. Study extra about rising and utilizing edible flowers on this information.
Plant many flowering bulbs this month. See the flower planting record for particulars.
Caring for Roses Throughout November
Proceed to deadhead spent roses. Don’t prune this month. Gentle software of fertilizer is okay.
Plant container-grown roses early within the month. Are you occupied with including extra roses to your backyard? I get my roses from Heirloom Roses. Use Code GARDENAZ24 for 20% off any rose order by way of December 31, 2024.
Herb Gardening
Saffron crocus blooms this month. Study extra about tips on how to develop saffron on this put up.
In the event you plan to save lots of seeds from basil, let it flower and go to seed. When seed pods are brown and dry, gather them and retailer them in a paper bag. Study extra about tips on how to save seeds on this put up.
Drying, freeze-drying, or freezing basil is a good way to protect this tasty herb. Because the temperatures cool, basil will start slowing down and should freeze. Though it’s attainable to overwinter basil, it’s often greatest to replant basil every spring. Older plant’s leaves could also be bitter, and the plant turns into woody. Exchange overgrown basil crops with cool-season annual herbs like dill, fennel, and cilantro all through your backyard.
Fruit Bushes and Citrus
Don’t prune or fertilize fruit bushes this month. Watering wants will drop significantly as temperatures cool.
Plant strawberries now for spring berries. Fertilize present strawberries. That is the fertilizer I exploit.
Birds usually peck a gap in citrus fruit, particularly throughout dry winters. This attracts gnats and fruit flies. Citrus and pomegranates cut up when the summer time solar hardens fruit skins. Because the fruit expands, the brittle pores and skin splits. Clear up broken and fallen fruit to discourage pests and ailments.
Tangerines, lemons, limes, calomondin, and a few navel oranges could ripen in November. Tangerines don’t final lengthy on the tree. Harvest and luxuriate in these scrumptious fruits. Different fruits have a bigger harvest window. Questioning if yours is ripe? Style it to search out out! Most citrus shops greatest on the tree. Harvest as wanted. For extra details about rising citrus, learn this text.
Pomegranate and peach leaves will flip yellow and fall as temperatures calm down. Pomegranates are sometimes prepared to reap this month. Examine for a deep purple pores and skin shade and splitting of pores and skin. Most varieties are sweetest when the arils (seeds) are deep purple.
Panorama Crops
Prune lifeless branches out of frost-hardy bushes and shrubs. Don’t prune frost-tender crops this month. Don’t prune newly planted bushes or shrubs till they’ve been within the panorama for a minimum of a 12 months.
If queen palms didn’t survive summer time climate, think about changing them with one thing totally different. Queen palms should not tailored to rising within the low desert of Arizona.
Plant cold-tolerant bushes, bushes, vines, and perennials. For over 200 panorama crops that do nicely in Arizona, go to amwua.org. A number of concepts embrace penstemon, globe mallow, Chaparral sage, and Mexican honeysuckle. Wait till late February to plant frost-sensitive crops reminiscent of lantana and hibiscus.
If wanted, transfer perennials this month. Select a cloudy day if attainable. Earlier than transferring, soak the soil and dig a brand new gap. Take away the plant, leaving as a lot of the basis ball intact as attainable. Plant instantly on the similar depth within the new gap. Don’t prune or reduce the plant after transferring till it’s established and progress resumes.
Watering Your Backyard and Panorama Throughout November
Newly planted seeds, seedlings, bushes, and shrubs will want extra frequent watering as they grow to be established. Monitor crops intently. Scale back watering frequency whenever you see new progress or seedlings are a minimum of 2″ (5 cm) tall.
Don’t overwater present crops this month. Watering wants drop significantly as temperatures calm down and days grow to be shorter. Plant roots don’t like chilly, moist soil.
Water bushes and shrubs deeply however much less usually than in hotter temperatures. Water not more than each 10-14 days. Wateruseitwisely.com is a useful useful resource for panorama watering tips.
Put together for the First Fall Frost
We could have our first fall frost this month. Lookup your first fall frost date right here.
Put together for the primary fall frost by studying which crops in your backyard and panorama have to be protected and having burlap or frost fabric available.
Get a most/minimal thermometer to your yard. Possibly put a few them in numerous areas of your yard to measure the temperatures. Cling them at eye stage within the shade.
Get planting dates to your favourite crops with these visible planting guides for greens, herbs, fruits, flowers & vines.
