GARDENING

November 2000 Table of Contents

GARDENING
Jack Hardy

November is one of the most rewarding months for Abaco gardeners. It is a time when virtually anything can be planted and the grass has slowed down. Young vegetables are showing promise and flower annuals grow quickly. November is a good month.

If you planted tomatoes in October, it is time to plant some more to ensure successive crops. November is the month for sowing spinach and lettuce. Most rewarding are the loose leaf lettuce varieties such as Simpson Black Seeded. They grow quickly and you can take a few leaves at a time without disturbing the plant's growth.

Flowering annuals grow very well during our Abaco winter. Choose your favourites and start them as soon as possible. If you want flowers by Christmas then you will be better off buying some potted annuals from Pine Woods Nursery as well as sowing seeds.

Don't forget the autumn feeding of your citrus and fruit trees. Apply 6-6-6 fertilizer to the soil within the canopy of your trees and use a chelated iron drench close to the trunk of the tree. Finish off by spraying the foliage with a minor nutrient solution.

Those who have Carambola trees can look forward to a harvest during the holiday season. It is the perfect fruit tree for second home owners as it produces while you are in residence. The trees can be pruned to stay small yet will still bear heavily.

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