Better Home
Linda L. Osmundson
Get garden ready!
GET A START on lawn and gardens in spring. If you created a garden journal last year, follow it, or use these general guidelines to glean best times to accomplish early jobs. If you want to change things around and need some inspiration, check out some of the many nurseries in the area. Pick sunny March days to check/clean all equipment, clear winter debris, mark lawn bare spots and start flower/vegetable seeds indoors. In April, ground permitting, divide perennials, bulbs and tubers. Plant frost-hardy vegetables like beets, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes and carrots. Overseed bare spots. Prune trees and shrubs before sprouts appear. May is the time to plant new perennials, cold-hardy annuals, some trees and shrubs. Remove bulb blossoms. Add new mulch. Dethatch/aerate/ fertilize lawn. Plant summer blooming bulbs such as dahlias/gladiolus. Some experts suggest waiting until after May 5th to activate sprinkler systems and after Mother’s Day or June 1st to plant vegetable/flower seeds or planters. Start your lawn/garden care early, then, sit back and enjoy a beautiful summer bounty. 10 |
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