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november Best days according to Moon phases. Best planting days
Above ground crops . . . 13-14, 17-19, 22-24, 27 Root crops ............ 3-4 10-12, 28 Seed beds ............
3-4, 12-14 Kill plant pests ......... 6-9
Best fishing days Best ................
I 3-4, 22-24
Good ............... 20-21, 27-28 Fair ................
1, 8-9, 12-14, 17-19, 25-26, 29-30 Poor ............... 2, 5-7, 10-11, 15-16 •
Best days to do other stuff Begin diet to gain weight ............
Begin diet to lose weight ............. Begin logging ........................ Breed animals ........................ Make sauerkraut, can, or pickle ....... Cut hair to discourage growth ........ Cut hair to encourage growth ........ Cut hay .............................. Destroy pests and weeds ............. Go camping ......................... Go to the dentist ..................... Graft or pollinate ..................... Harvest above ground vegetables .... Harvest below ground vegetables .... Plant above ground vegetables ....... Plant below ground vegetables ....... Prune to discourage growth .......... Prune to encourage growth .......... Quit smoking ........................ Set posts or pour concrete ........... Start projects ........................ Wean animals and children ...........
21, 26 8,12
16-17 12-13 3-4
10-11 26-27 23-24 23-24 14-15 8-9
3,4,30 25
8-9 21-22
3-4, 30 6-7
14-15 8, 12
16-17 14
8, 12 —from the Old Farmer’s Almanac
Folksy Tips, Hints & Wisdom FOR FARM, HOME AND GARDEN
Fall planted bulbs Plant them now for spring color
f you think autumn means you can hang up your trowel, you’re wrong. November is the perfect time to plant many spring-flowering bulbs. Bulbs planted in the fall spend the winter developing healthy roots so they can spring to action
when the weather warms up. A few tips will get your bulbs off to a good start:
• Make sure you buy your bulbs from a reputable nursery, garden center, or catalog. Second-rate bulbs produce second-rate flowers
or don’t sprout at all. Plant anytime before the ground freezes. In the lower South, where you may not
have hard freeze, early November is a good time to plant.
• In the warmer South, some bulbs
need to be treated as annuals instead of perennials (e.g., tulips); they’ll bloom once and then they’re done. Still, they
are a beautiful sight to behold and worth it! Other bulbs (e.g., daffodils) will act as perennials and come up year after year.
• Ideally, plant your bulbs soon after you purchase them.
• Select a site with lots of sun and well-drained soil. Work a few inches of compost in the soil.
• Plant bulbs generously in case some do not sprout. And plant them in random order and spacing for a more natural appearance. If you love groves of daffodils and blanketed landscapes of tulips, be prepared to buy and plant a large quantity of bulbs!
•
In general, plant bulbs at a depth of three times the width of the bulb.
• After planting, apply fertilizer low in nitrogen, such as a 9-6-6 formulation. If your soil’s sandy, plant bulbs slightly deeper; in clay soils, slightly shallower.
• Water well after planting. Apply mulch to keep the weeds down and hold in moisture.
• Do you have moles or squirrels? Consider planting your bulbs in a “cage” fashioned with chicken wire.
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