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Snellville, GA on Sep 24, 2011

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"Fall Planting" begins as soon as the air begins to cool and the days begin to shorten: plants decrease their rate of

growth. Gardeners of Ole refer to this as the time when plants "harden off." When you feel that fall "nip in the air," it's a great time to plant!

Fall is the time to fertilize Fescue; about mid-September, and to apply a "winterizer" fertilizer to Bermuda lawns. It is recommended that the winterizer be applied about six weeks before the first frost is estimated to occur. Fall is also a great time for tree planting.

Steps for Fall Planting:

1.Plan Your Plan (PYP), including design

2.Prepare the soil before planting

3.Choose healthy plants, seeds, or bulbs

4.Plant

5.Water daily for the first week and ENJOY and in other instances wait for spring. ...»

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Douglas Hunt New Smyrna Beach, FL

Fall is indeed a good time for planting, but I have to disagree about watering daily for only one week or waiting until spring. Trees, shrubs and perennials need regular, deep watering until they get established, not daily sprinkles. For perennials this means until a good frost and for trees and shrubs it applies until the ground freezes. Also, zinnias, geraniums and the like only make sense as a fall annual in parts of the country where there is still a substantial amount of time until ...»
there is a frost. Once it comes, they're kaput. It is already pansy weather in many places.

on Sep 25, 2011 · Like 0
Erica Glasener Atlanta, GA

I agree with Douglas. Fall is a good time (If you live in Georgia or where the winters are mild) to plant winter annuals so they can establish roots before cold weather arrives, pansies, violas, snapdragons, parsley,
swiss chard, kale, etc. Here is a combination that I was drawn to last year - Kale 'White Peacock' with violas
on Sep 25, 2011 · Like 0