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GENERAL
- Spread compost over garden and turn soil.
- Divide hostas, day lilies, chrysanthemum, lupines and daises.
- Grafting can now be started.
- Bring geraniums, fuchsias and begonias from storage and fertilize lightly with Down To Earth's Rose, Flower and Bulb Mix.
GARDENING
Annual Flowers: With the onset of spring, try planting a few annual flowers now. Chances are good that calendulas, marigolds, poppies, primroses, pansies, alyssum, etc. will sprout and come up.
Vegetables: The seeds of hardy brassicas, radishes, potatoes, spinach, and turnips can all be planted now.
Bulbs: Plant Dahlias and other tender bulbs for continuous summer blooms.
Perennials: Fertilize roses after pruning. Fertilize lilacs and add lime to the soil. Use Down To Earth's Rose, Flower and Bulb Mix.
Trees: If your soil is workable, plant bare root trees where they will get lots of sun. Mix in compost.
Berries and Grapes: Plant bare root raspberries, currants and grapes. All of these can be trellised to save space.
PRUNING
Spring Flowering shrubs: Prune after the blooms have faded. Hedges: Prune back any weak or spindly growth. Prune slightly below desired height.
Clematis: Prune back clematis by variety.
| Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants Improving the soil is the foundation of organic gardening and farming. Strengthen the soil and plants will thrive because, like plants, soil is also a living organism. |
Nutritional Problems Nutritional disorders arise when a plant variety has particular needs or when too little or too much fertilizer is used. |
| Transplanting Tips Make sure you are not putting your plant in harm's way when moving it from one place to another. |
Gardening, Month to Month A list of tips that can be done each month. |