Article: Fall Planting
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Fall Planting
While it may not seem so, Fall planting of trees, shrubs, Perennials, bulbs, and cool weather grasses like Fescue is a great idea.
Roots of newly planted specimens can continue to grow and become established in temperatures as low as 40 degrees. And since the roots don't have to supply the rest of the plant with energy to grow, more energy is focused on root production. Come Springtime, because of an established root system, plants shoot out of the ground with plenty of energy for top growth.
Soil Temperature
Planting in the fall, soil temperatures are still warm from a long Summer. The warmer soil temperature encourages root growth.
In the Spring, the soil is still cool from the Winter and roots are very slow to become establishe...
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