Clean up dead leaves, deadhead flowering plants- diseased leaves should go in the garbage, the rest can go in the compost pile
Mulch with compost or Forest Mulch to amend the soil and keep down weeds
Pull weeds before they have a chance to drop seeds
Divide perennials
Move perennials and shrubs between now and January-prune back lightly first
Continue to bait for snails with Sluggo
Strip roses Dec-Jan, prune in Jan-Feb
Fertilize cymbidiums with 6-25-25 food
Fertilize azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons with 0-10-10 food
Fertilize blue hydrangeas with aluminum sulfate now for bluer blooms
Fertilize winter color with all purpose plant food (primrose, cyclamen)
Continue to fertilize citrus with citrus food
Reseed lawns, fertilize lawns/use pre-emergent
De-thatch lawns if necessary
Clean and store tools- rub down with alcohol after each use, use white lithium grease to grease them, store shovels and saws in a bucket of sand with a little oil (5 parts sand-1 part oil)
Select bulbs now- refrigerate tulips, crocus and hyacinth for 6-8 weeks, plant anytime from late October to December 31
Turn the irrigation back on if the rain stops and the temperatures drop in January (or any winter month) to hydrate plants to help prevent severe freeze damage
