March is a great month trimming and cleaning. Do it now because a month from now, you'll be busy dirt under your fingernails clean.
March is one of the most important month of the year for fertilization because this is the beginning of the growing season. Eating fruit (16-16-16) and orna me element trees, covers, shrubs, perennial and annual plants that have been in the ground at least six weeks. Feed your container plants also
Trees and shrubs
o delete existing roses winter mulch and prune as necessary. Consult a good pink book for the best thods me cut your rose type because the timing and me thods
o prune your trees primarily of fruit trees (with the exception of the walnut tree, maple, and birch). PAS prune flowering shrubs.
o fertilize deciduous and coniferous trees. Protect the deciduous trees mites, scale and aphids by treatment with horticultural oil.
o start water ing trees and shrubs that you planted in the fall. Begin when you see new leaves appear. Ing slow and regular water is better. Try to use a hose on a slow net of water or a soaker water deeply and well pipe
o plant new trees, roses, berries, flowers of spring and other plant deciduous shrubs. Not the best ti me of transplantation less tree or a shrub is still at the stage of dormancy.
Flower and bulb beds
o test pH levels to planting beds. Adjust soil pH level is the single most important task Garden you can perform for healthy plants.
o Cut back perennial that you left standing for winter
o this is a great ti me buying and perennial plants as the soil is still fresh. Also if you are ordering plants bare-root mapping, this should be done at the beginning of months. When things happen, woody plants bare-root will be priority in the plantation, so think coming.
o like Lily and Canna bulbs should be planted now for the amount I r and fall color.
annual o benefiting the cooler weather March offers may be planted. It thoughts, Snapdragons and calendulas.
o tulips and daffodils bulbs require a light application of fertilizers (a high-nitrogen fertilizer, quick-release)
o cup smooth hydrangeas to the ground. Thin of growth year last on peegee hydrangeas and remove dead wood at the base of hydrangeas oak leaves
o forward step by deburring and weeding your beds. Roots and all, dig before seed which will crimp their numbers later
o now is when you need to reduce your environment grass orna me. Hold or fasten the former with Twine and cut grass 4 to 6 inches from the floor. New growth will appear in a few weeks.
Other tips
Garden check o. Tools fix, sharpen, or replace them as needed.
o Clean out your nest get them ready for spring nesting
o take the mower for a tune-up.
o Broken or weak trees, fence and trellis should be repaired this month
o cleaning and repair of the lines of drip irrigation
o Remove leaves from the bottom of ponds or other characteristics of the water
o start stocking locations in your lawn. Once a week and seed water slightly twice daily until the spots to fill. But fertilize until Me morial. Apply to pre-e me rgent crabgrass control for your lawn
"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of snow melting." - Doug Larson
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