{"id":20134,"date":"2023-10-18T11:54:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/?p=20134"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:54:42","slug":"fall-is-a-pruning-free-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/fall-is-a-pruning-free-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Is a Pruning Free Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every day, I have customers ask about pruning in the fall. So, this current surge in asking about pruning has prompted me to write this blog. The bottom line is this: we do not want to prune now. I know the urge is there. Fall is a favorite time for clean-up in our landscape beds. We are out taking advantage of these cooler temperatures to pull out all our tired and spent summer annuals. Tree leaves are now falling and we are raking them up from our lawns and beds. So, it only makes sense that we want pruners in hand to do some trimming.<\/p>\n
When “talking the talk\u201d with customers on pruning, I have the VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SHRUB PRUNING CALENDAR<\/a>. Looking at this very informative handout, you will see that nothing should be pruned in October.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, I have had customers come into the garden center asking about proper pruning times but have already pruned. Pruning in the fall will not suddenly kill all your plants.\u00a0 But, you may not be satisfied with your pruning efforts. So, put those pruners away and subdue the urge to prune right now.<\/p>\n FALL IS FOR PLANTING A LITTLE HAPPINESS \/ DON\u2019T CUT OFF THIS HAPPINESS WITH PRUNING!!!<\/em><\/p>\n To read more posts from Doug, visit our blog<\/a><\/p>\n Return to the Great Big Greenhouse homepage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" REFRAIN YOURSELF FROM THE URGE TO PRUNE NOW Every day, I have customers ask about pruning in the fall. So, this current surge in asking about pruning has prompted me to write this blog. The bottom line is this: we do not want to prune now. I know the urge is there. Fall is a … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":18318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHere are a few reasons why NOT to prune in October:<\/h4>\n
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