Zone 3
- If rainfall has been light, deeply water trees and shrubs before the ground freezes.
- To successfully overwinter half-hardy plants (such as azaleas, rhododendrons, and butterfly bushes), surround them with a wire cage and cover them with a thick layer of dry leaves.
- Force a few bulbs for indoor winter color; plant half now and half in 2 weeks for a longer show.
- Check stored tubers, bulbs, potatoes, onions, and garlic for spoilage and softness.
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Zone 5
- Plant garlic cloves and shallots 2 inches deep and 4 inches apart; mulch with 6 inches of straw or shredded leaves.
- Dig up remaining root crops.
- Still time to haul in a pot of parsley: Pot it, water well, and set in a bright window.
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Zone 6
- Finish cleanup—gather leaves for the compost pile or for winter mulch on beds.
- Don’t miss your last chance to plant spring-blooming bulbs, such as daffodils and tulips.
- Continue to thin lettuce and spinach.
- Mulch crops you want to overwinter with a thick layer of straw.
- Harvest frost-sweetened Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsnips, cabbage, and kale.
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Zone 10
- See that the garden receives at least an inch of water a week (from either rainfall or you).
- If a freeze is predicted, soak the ground (not the plants), then cover everything with straw, row covers, or protective material.
- Plant successive runs of tender, fast-growing greens, such as cilantro and chervil.
- Harvest beans, peas, lettuce, squashes, carrots, cucumbers, early melons, and kale.
- Continue to harvest ripening fruit; clean up unusable fruits that fall to prevent disease.
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