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Eliminate snails and slugs now before they damage plants.
When daffodils finish blooming, leave the leaves attached to the bulb to provide nourishment for next year's bloom. Let the foliage wither and yellow.
Weed. Best to get weeds pulled up before their roots get strong or - horrors - they set seed.
Garden work should begin when a lump of soil squeezed in the hand is dry enough to fall apart slowly.
Finish pruning deciduous dormant plants such as fruit trees, grapes and cane berries before they leaf out.
Finish planting bare-root plants in the garden. They should be planted before they begin to leaf out with the warming weather.
When the weather warms, begin fertilizing the garden with an all-purpose fertilizer for blooming and fruiting plants. Put weed abrice or black plastic onto your vegetable beds if you havn't done so by now.
Fertilize roses when they begin to leaf out.
If weather permitting fertilize lawns lightly with lawn food.
Prune fuchsias at the end of this month, leaving two swelling leaf buds on each pruned branch.
Plant annuals such as ageratum, cosmos, impatiens, lobelia, marigold, pansies, petunias and violas. You can mix them in with the perennials to extend the blooming period.
Plant perennials such as achillea, campanulas, columbine, geranium and marguerites.
Plant summer bulbs such as gladiolus, dahlias and lilies. Begonias from bulbs are planted now too.
Fertilize camellias, azaleas and rhododendron with an acid fertilizer.
Prune uneven azalea growth after the azaleas finish blooming.
Pick off withered rhododendron flowers taking care not to injure the growth just below the flower.
Dig up over-wintered parsnips as soon as the soil is loose enough. They will not benefit from any additional time in the ground.
If your compost pile has been frozen all winter, add some manure now and turn it frequently.
Dormant spraying for fruit trees should be done before spring growth begins.
Manure can be spread over the garden now, especially on the asparagus and rhubarb beds.
Start some vegetables in trays now: Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, and lettuce are good choices.
Eliminate snails and slugs now before they damage plants.
When daffodils finish blooming, leave the leaves attached to the bulb to provide nourishment for next year's bloom. Let the foliage wither and yellow.
Weed. Best to get weeds pulled up before their roots get strong or - horrors - they set seed.
Garden work should begin when a lump of soil squeezed in the hand is dry enough to fall apart slowly.
Finish pruning deciduous dormant plants such as fruit trees, grapes and cane berries before they leaf out.
Finish planting bare-root plants in the garden. They should be planted before they begin to leaf out with the warming weather.
When the weather warms, begin fertilizing the garden with an all-purpose fertilizer for blooming and fruiting plants. Put weed abrice or black plastic onto your vegetable beds if you havn't done so by now.
Fertilize roses when they begin to leaf out.
If weather permitting fertilize lawns lightly with lawn food.
Prune fuchsias at the end of this month, leaving two swelling leaf buds on each pruned branch.
Plant annuals such as ageratum, cosmos, impatiens, lobelia, marigold, pansies, petunias and violas. You can mix them in with the perennials to extend the blooming period.
Plant perennials such as achillea, campanulas, columbine, geranium and marguerites.
Plant summer bulbs such as gladiolus, dahlias and lilies. Begonias from bulbs are planted now too.
Fertilize camellias, azaleas and rhododendron with an acid fertilizer.
Prune uneven azalea growth after the azaleas finish blooming.
Pick off withered rhododendron flowers taking care not to injure the growth just below the flower.
Dig up over-wintered parsnips as soon as the soil is loose enough. They will not benefit from any additional time in the ground.
If your compost pile has been frozen all winter, add some manure now and turn it frequently.
Dormant spraying for fruit trees should be done before spring growth begins.
Manure can be spread over the garden now, especially on the asparagus and rhubarb beds.
Start some vegetables in trays now: Brussel sprouts, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, and lettuce are good choices.