Garden Tips

March Tips

Now is a good time to prune grape vines and blueberry bushes.
Dark soils absorb more heat than light soils, and fertile soils stay warm longer.
Sow snow peas about an inch deep as soon as the soil reaches 45 degrees.
Pull weeds in bulb beds carefully to avoid disturbing bulbs.
Maintain red twig dogwood color and form by removing 1/3 of the oldest stems each year.
For blue hydrangeas, lower the soil ph with an acidifier, as needed. For pink hydrangeas add lime.

April Tips

Coordinate applications of crabgrass preventer with forsyhia full bloom.
This month is a good time to plant potatoes.
Prune back your rose bush and remove any dead canes.
Turn under winter rye grass that was seeded las fall as a cover crop.
Re-edge your flower beds as soon as soil is workable.
Mocking birds can imitate sounds of creaky doors and barking dogs.

September Tips

Before moving houseplants back indoors check them thoroughly for insects.
Avoid squishing yellow jackets, it releases a chemical that signals others to attack.
Buffer plantings can reduce noise that humans hear by up to 50%.
Now is a prime to time to fertilize your lawn.
Winter cover crops for your garden capture soil nutrients and build organic matter in your garden soil.
Spinach seeded in the fall can winter over with row cover protection.
Purchase local firewood to reduce the risk of spreading invasive wood-boring insects.

October Tips

Skunks on the lawn are looking for grubs.
Cover newly planted bulbs with chicken wire to prevent animals from digging.
Most lawns perform well at a soil ph of 6.5.
Leave ornamental grasses intact for winter interest and bird food.
Finley chop fallen leaves added to garden soil will improve fertility.
Wear hearing protection when using leaf blowers and pother power equipment.
Woolly bear caterpillars cannot predict winter weather.

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