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April Garden Tasks & Tips 

3/27/2013

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Trees & Shrubs
  • Prune spring-flowering shrubs like forsythia, weigela, Japanese quince and lilac within two to three weeks after the last petals have dropped.
  • Fertilize and prune azaleas and camellias back into shape after they have finished blooming
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Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs
  • Edge your garden beds.
  • Prune any semi-woody perennials like lavender, sage, artemisia and careopteris.
  • Clean your pond or water feature and remove winter and dead plant debris.
  • Divide water garden and bog plants.
  • Plant dahlias after the 15th.
  • Begin staking tall perennials that tend to fall over.
  • Add well-rotted manure, processed manure, peat moss or compost to your annual planting beds.
  • Wait to plant annuals until after the 15th.
Blog by: Sabine Ehlers, CMG
Source: Friends of UT Gardens Organization


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Fruits, Vegetables & Herbs
  • Transplant strawberries and perennial herbs.
  • Harvest early greens, onions and herbs (cilantro, mints, thyme, sage, rosemary and oregano.
  • Continue to plant cool-season vegetables.
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Miscellaneous
Enjoy blooming wildflowers, bulbs, spring-flowering trees and shrubs (azalea, rhododendron, kalmia).
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March Garden Tips & Tasks

3/9/2013

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Trees & Shrubs
  • Early March is still a good time to transplant shrubs, trees and hardy vines.
  • Fertilize trees, shrubs and evergreens mid to late in the month.
  • Prune summer-flowering shrubs like Crepe Myrtle after the last extremely cold weather, but before they leaf out significantly.
  • Prune roses this month.  Begin to spray for blackspot.
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Fruit, Vegetables & Herbs
  • Remove straw mulch from strawberries at the first sign of growth.
  • Remove weeds from fruit, flower and vegetable beds.
  • Direct-seed cool-season greens, onions (sets), beets, carrots, early potatoes, radish and Swiss chard.
  • Divide herbs such as chives, creeping thyme, mint and French tarragon.
  • Direct seed nasturtiums, cilantro, dill and parsley.
  • Start seeds indoors of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and basil.
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Perennials, Annuals & Bulbs
  • Cut back ornamental grasses to just above their growing crown; divide any thick and overgrown clumps.
  • Set your mower on its highest height and mow ground covers to easily remove old foliage.
  • Plant tender bulbs, corms, and tubers (gladiola and lilies).
  • Begin fertilizing perennials as soon as new growth appears.
  • Feed crocus after blooms have faded; fertilize daffodils (5-10-5) when they are an inch out of the ground and again when the tops yellow.
  • Divide and transplant clumping perennials such as daylily, hosta and Siberian iris.
  • Transplant seedlings started last month into finishing containers and fertilize lightly.
  • There is still time to plant cold-tolerant annual flowers such as larkspur, snapdragon, viola, stock, candytuft and sweet peas.
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Miscellaneous
  • Transplant head lettuce, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts.
  • Enjoy blooms of eary wildflowers, forsythia, quince, pansy, viola, snapdragons, early daffodils and some tulips.

Blog by: Sabine Ehlers, CMG
Source: Friends of UT Gardens Organization



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