Is fall a good time for planting in New Jersey? According to the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association, fall is more than just mums; it is an ideal time of year to head to your local garden center or call your certified landscape professional to plant perennials, trees, and shrubs.
Horticulture is New Jersey’s largest agriculture sector, with a variety of businesses to choose from in every county for a supply of top quality plant material that can be planted right now that will ensure a beautiful, full landscape next spring. Look for the Jersey Grown label, so you know you’re getting something grown here in New Jersey by one of our quality growers.
The Department of Agriculture developed the “Jersey Grown” program several years ago to allow growers to highlight plant material grown in New Jersey, signifying that it is accustomed to the state’s soil and growing conditions, has been inspected for quality, and is pest and disease-free.
Founded in 1915, the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association (NJNLA) is a non-profit trade organization representing landscape contractors, landscape designers, landscape maintenance contractors, retail garden centers as well as wholesale production nurseries. Most of our state’s local independent garden centers bring in fresh, fall Jersey Grown nursery stock, such as winterberry holly, burning bush, late-flowering hydrangeas, and fall flowering perennials to freshen up the look of residents’ yards.
New Jersey growers are situated in the best area to locally grow and distribute our shrubs and trees. We have a long growing season that allows growers to produce hardy plants that can be marketed over a wide range of states. Plants grown in New Jersey are better acclimated and more likely to thrive when planted. In addition, every Jersey Grown purchase that you make will stimulate the economy in local communities within the Garden State.”
Why is Fall a Great Time for Planting?
Fall planting generally allows soils to hold moisture well and with the onset of cooler nights, root development is enhanced with the warmer daily temperatures that are expected. A combination like this can’t be beat and establishes a healthy adjusted root system, as the plant prepares for winter dormancy. Proper mulching around the plants retains moisture, reduces weed competition, and will increase the likelihood of plant survival in the spring to come.
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