Seasonal Gardening Tips

Trees  & Shrubs:
Apply dormant oil to plants in the landscape, including fruit trees and crabapple trees. This will help kill overwintering insects and prevent problems during the growing season.

Apply a granular plant food to Trees, Shrubs and Groundcover. 

Remove mulch from Rose crowns or other protective covering such as burlap or Rose cones.

Flower Beds:
Feed flowering bulb plants (Tulips, Daffodils and Hyacinths, etc.) with a bulb food or good all-purpose granular fertilizer.

Plant Spring Pansies and Creeping Phlox for some early Spring color. 

Vegetable Gardens:
Top dress vegetable garden areas with manure or compost.

Plan out this year’s crops and start seeds indoors for warm-weather crops such as tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and more.

Plant cool-weather veggies now!  Lettuce, broccoli, kale, chard, parsley and more can withstand cool temperatures and can be planted out. Keep row cover handy for late-season frosts.

Lawns:
After a good raking, apply lime as needed.  A Spring fertilizer with Crabgrass pre-emergent control should be applied as well.  Organic options available!

Overseed thin areas of your lawn after the long winter.

Miscellaneous:
Prepare your tools for the coming gardening season. Wipe down and sharpen pruners. Clean and oil springs and moveable parts so they are ready to rock and roll.