The warm Fall is a great season for planting hardy trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, and bulbs! Here are some great reasons why:
• Root growth is greatest in the fall. Plants prioritize: in spring and early summer flowers, fruits and leaves get the most energy; in mid-to-late summer, fruiting, blooming and ripening peak, leaf growth lessens and stems begin to get more energy.
• As fall approaches, plant tops go dormant and next year’s buds finish forming, resulting in a decrease in the energy required by the above-ground parts of your plants. This lets plants use that energy for a tremendous increase in root growth. In fact, in fall, as stem growth tapers off, 70-80% of the season’s new root growth occurs. This means that plants established in the fall have better root systems to support the following Spring’s rush of new top growth than spring plantings.
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