• Cooler temperatures will decrease the need for irrigation. Irrigation systems should be adjusted to a maximum of one day per week beginning with the end of daylight savings time (November 6, 2011) as restricted by the St. Johns Management District. Irrigate annual flower plantings separately as needed to avoid overwatering the rest of your landscape.
  
• Some lawns will have brown patch fungus problems this time of year and require fungicide for control. Reducing nitrogen fertilizer and irrigating only as needed will also discourage the fungus.
• Summer annual weeds will die but winter annual weeds will begin to show up in our lawns and plant beds. Apply weed control to winter annual weeds as necessary. Keep weeds controlled in beds to reduce seeds from spreading into lawn areas.
• Replace mulch in bed areas as needed to discourage weed growth and enhance aesthetics.
  
• Keep the lawn mower blade sharp. Torn grass blades from a dull mower blade will not recover and affect the appearance of the lawn for longer periods of time during the fall and winter due to slower grass growth.
• This is also a good time to do any resodding in areas of the lawn that have declined from drought, chinch bugs or noxious weed infestations.
• Fall fertilizers should be applied and contain potassium to enhance root growth that occurs during cooler months.
• Continue regular mowing to discourage weeds from spreading and to pick up fallen leaves.
• Add organic matter to landscape beds and replace soil in planters when planting winter annual flowers.
• Delay major pruning until the spring when the threat of freezing weather has ended. Light pruning can still be performed.
• This is a good time to move small trees and shrubs in the landscape.
• Cover or move indoors any cold sensitive plants during freezing weather.

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