What to Plant in Nova Scotia in November
By November, Nova Scotia has already crossed its average first fall frost, so this is not a month for new outdoor sowing of anything tender.
Gardening in Nova Scotia
Everything we have worked out for Nova Scotia: what to plant and when, which varieties finish in time, the pests that actually turn up here, and the jobs that pay off month by month. We also cover the rest of the property, from lawns and soil to home care and energy, because a garden rarely stops at the vegetable bed.
The numbers first, because everything else follows from them. Measured at the weather station in Halifax, the last spring freeze falls around May 7 and the first fall freeze falls around October 18, 1,659 growing degree days in the year.
That is enough for early varieties, tight for anything late. Garlic does well: 30.4 weeks below 40 °F, comfortably past the six it needs to form a proper head.
Elsewhere on the property in Nova Scotia: the pests that turn up here.
Figures from Environment and Climate Change Canada. A state is not one climate: elevation, a large lake or the coast can move these dates by two weeks either way, so check your own county with the extension service before you spend money.
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