Nov

Last spring frost mid-April. First fall frost mid-October. A ridge runs colder than a hollow. Treat dates as a week either way, not a promise.

Protect
Mulch garlic, strawberries, and the peony crown
After the ground is cold, not while it is still a wet sponge.
Garlic · Strawberry · Garden peony
Harvest
Kale, spinach, and the last herb pot
Parsley and thyme hold. Basil does not.
Kale · Spinach · Parsley · Thyme
Plan
Notes on what blighted and what fed you
Next year’s tomato bed is not this year’s. Rotate nightshades.
Tomato · Potato · Eggplant

Also in leaf or flower

Garlic · Dandelion · Hawthorn · Kava · Lion's mane · Cordyceps · Shiitake · Witch hazel · Maitake · Snow fungus · Oyster mushroom · Dog rose · Enoki · Wood ear · Gotu kola · Chickweed · Cinnamon · King oyster · Almond mushroom · Poria · Bay laurel · Green cardamom · Clove · Button mushroom · Saffron · Black pepper · Nutmeg · Horseradish · Star anise · Vanilla · Olive · Cacao · Coffee · Allspice · Watercress · Maca · Cramp bark · Eucalyptus · Tea tree · Neem · Amla · Nameko · Pioppino · Pine · Cabbage · Kale · Spinach · Pomegranate · Lemon · Orange · Banana · Avocado · Pineapple · Rambutan · Cherimoya · Persimmon · Taro · Cassava

Garlic · Dandelion · Hawthorn · Kava · Lion's mane · Cordyceps · Shiitake · Witch hazel

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.