This shoulder month between the warmth of early fall and the cold of early winter is still ideal for many garden activities.

Q: At the rear and north side of my house, my lawn gets mossy. I’ve tried putting lime down to mitigate the moss problem, with little to no results. — Joe Dawidowicz, Suwannee A: The lime didn’t work ...

Although the growing season for plants above the ground is pretty much finished, remember that the roots of most plants continue to grow right up until the ground freezes in later November. Bulbs, ...