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What to do in a Phoenix or Tucson garden in November


- Get ready for freeze warnings that can happen any time from now until early March
- Citrus start being ready to pick.
- It is starting to get late to sow winter grass (annual rye grass) if you want your lawn to stay green.
- Plant spring bulbs tulip, daffodils, hyacinths, muscaris.

What to sow:
African Daisies, Alyssum, Bachelor Button, Bells of Ireland, Calendula, California Poppy, Candytuft, Carnation, Clarkia, Delphinium, Forget-Me-Not, Gaillardia, Godetia, Gypsophila, Hollyhocks, Larkspur, Lupines, Nicotiana, Pansy, Petunia, Phlox, Pinks, Poppy, Salpiglossis, Scabiosa, Snapdragon, Sweet Peas, Sweet Sultan, Sweet William, Verbena

In the vegetable garden
- Plant artichokes, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, lettuce, peas, radishes.

Citrus
Slow down the watering to once every 3 weeks, or once a month. Start getting ready to protect the young trees on frosty nights. You might want to consider wrapping protection around the trunk of your young trees. Early-ripening fruit might be ready to pick.



 

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