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Mercer County Horticultural Activities and Expectations
Click a month button above to view a list of possible problems you might find in your home, landscape or garden during that month and also see a list of suggested “To Do” items:
Things to Do This Month:
- Turf
- November 15: last date to fertilize your lawn in New Jersey
- mow for last time near the end of the month
- put stakes in ground for burlap screen of evergreens
- apply antidesiccant spray to newly planted evergreens
- continue to water newly transplanted evergreens until ground freezes
Things to Watch for This Month:
- deer tick adults
- yellow (citronella) winged ants reproductives