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| March Yard, Garden & Plant Tips
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Shrubs and trees
1. Rhododendron and azaleas are native plants and add depth to your yard.
2. Apple and pear trees need two varieties for pollination.
3. Prune fruit trees only until spring buds swell.
Perennials, annuals and bulbs
1. Plant cold tolerant annuals like snapdragons, viola and sweet Williams.
2. Once early perennials start growing apply fertilizer.
3. Transplant hostas, daylilies and Siberian irises.
4. Prune roses and spray for blackspot.
5. Deadhead daffodils, but leave foliage until it is totally yellow.
6. Cut ornamental grasses to just above their crown, divide thick clumps including Monkey and Mondo grasses.
Fruits and vegetables
1. Start seeds for warm season crops such as tomato and pepper.
2. Plant cool season crops outside: broccoli, spinach, lettuce, greens, chard, root crops, peas and potatoes.
3. Use floating row covers, but lift or loosen on warm sunny days.
4. Prune grapevines for larger yields.
5. Transplant last month’s seedlings into larger containers.
Lawn
1. Overseed damaged grass areas. Do not apply pre-emergent herbicides to newly seeded areas.
2. De-thatch, rake or aerate lawn areas.
3. Apply a combination of slow release fertilizer & pre-emergent herbicide for crabgrass control. Apply before dandelions reach the puffball stage. | |
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