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Fall tips
for gardens
By BIRGITT THORNHILL
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
• House plants will slow down growth as the days get shorter and light intensity is reduced. This means that they will need less frequent watering and fertilizing until next spring. Too much of either in the winter months can cause weak growth.
• A great deal of winter losses is the result of plants being allowed to become dry during this season. This is especially true of evergreens because they hold their leaves and lose water all during the winter. If the weather is at all dry, water right up to the time when the ground freezes hard.
• Do not become alarmed if your yews, pines, arborvitae and junipers begin to shed their innermost needles. It is natural for them to do so at this time of year.
• As you plant spring bulbs, remember that a mass planting of one
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