Time to Winterize Our Gardens for the long winter

@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
November 3, 2017 4:03pm CST
We all live in different areas in the world so we all have different habits about how we winterizer our gardens. Some people do not have to do anything as the winter is basically the same year round. I am so use to living in the northeast of the United States and had a lot to do before the long cold months were upon us. Now that I am in the deep south, there is not as much to do but I still have a few things. What do you have to do with your gardens during the winter?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111187)
• El Paso, Texas
3 Nov 17
I don't have to do very much most of the time, this year is most likely going to be mild but even so, it's never easy for the weather guy to know what's going to happen here.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (111187)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Nov 17
That's what it's like here @ramapo17 I call this time of year the seasaw season, one of them at least, we tend to have 2 seasaw seasons, one when it should be the end of winter and part of spring and the other falls this time of year.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Nov 17
Here in my area of Florida it is so weird. One day it is still hot and another day starts of cool but changes to hot again.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Nov 17
@rebelann That is a good name for it,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Nov 17
We don't really do much but there are some plants that won't grow during the colder months and some that can't stand the hot summers. We might move a few plants in and out of shelter but that's about it.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Nov 17
How cold does it get by you @JudyEv?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Nov 17
@ramapo17 We might get a few frosts each winter but that's about it.
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Toni
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
None at all since it's summer all year long here.
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Toni
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
4 Nov 17
@ramapo17 can't imagine having winter season.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Nov 17
@toniganzon It is a very beautiful time of year if you are in the right locations. The mountains are so beautiful with the snow on them and the people skiing down the slopes or the people ice skating.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Nov 17
we don't really have a winter here in Florida either. I miss them.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
3 Nov 17
This is the first time I see the word 'winterise'. Are there similar words for the other seasons as well?
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
3 Nov 17
The only other one I know of is summerize. I don't know about the spring and fall. Maybe we can create one.
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
3 Nov 17
@ramapo17 The terms for spring and fall would sound odd, wouldn't they? According to my dictionary, they don't exist.
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paigea
@paigea (35695)
• Canada
3 Nov 17
We always say we have to winterize our vehicles.
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paigea
@paigea (35695)
• Canada
3 Nov 17
Do you ever get a break from gardening in the south? I still have beets and carrots in the garden. It is -10°C And 10cm of snow are covering the garden. I am taking a break from gardening ready or not.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
3 Nov 17
Right now I am not doing a lot of gardening. I do not have to go out in the heat like I do in the summer and I don't have to water much. It is kind of boring now.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Nov 17
I plant cold weather crops, and since you are further down South than me you can raise food all year round. I have kale, collards, turnip greens and mustard greens, one small row of beets. You can raise cabbage but I`m not this time around.
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Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
4 Nov 17
I was never into planting vegetables. I use to do tomatoes because my father started them from seeds and he always had over 100 of them. After he gave some to his friends I got the rest.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
4 Nov 17
@ramapo17 ohhhh, snap dragon are pretty cool weather flowers.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458212)
• Switzerland
4 Nov 17
I only have a few plants that need to be moved inside the greenhouse. During the years, I have only planted local shrubs, bushes and plants that can resist the cold.
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