The Perfect Time To Plant
The recent change in weather has many people thinking it must be too late to plant trees and shrubs. Actually, fall is surpassing spring as the better season to plant shrubs and trees.
Why you may ask? Since the summer heat is over and the cool winter season is yet to come, the shrubs and trees love this time of the year. Any time the soil temperature is 40 degrees and above the plant roots are growing, and in Texas that could be all winter long. During the winter months the newly planted trees and shrubs can establish their root systems, so that when spring comes they are ready for the wave of new foliage.
It is also a great time if you have any plants or trees that you might want to transplant. The cooler temperatures help to prevent the shrub or tree from stressing as much. Just make sure that when transplanting you leave enough soil and root ball on the plant, if not you could harm the plant severely. This is also the time of the year when a lot of nurseries have bargains on trees and shrubs, but remember a lot of the time the ones that are on sale are the ones that are unhealthy.
So before you jump at any bargains just make sure the plants that you are buying are good and healthy. So don’t wait for spring, you are in the season of the plants.
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