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Fertilize everything with
a complete fertilizer as 12-6-6 slow
release.
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Spray dormant oil on
spruce, pines, cypress and junipers for mite
control.
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Prune any deciduous plants that may need
it. Pruning this time of year reduces the
time before leaf out so that the plant does
not look manicured.
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Begin scouting for
insects or diseases such as aphids on spirea,
crape myrtle, roses, etc.
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Spray for black spot
disease on roses.
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Enjoy the garden.
It is spring.
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Mow
the fescue lawn at a height of 2 ½
to 3 inches.
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Mulch again all areas
that need it, never getting more than 3
inches.
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Maintain a bowl affect
around all trees.
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Plant annuals in the garden.
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Begin scouting and
spraying for Japanese Beetles with liquid
Sevin.
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Apply second application
of a complete fertilizer (12-6-6) in holes
punched around plants or over the top as a
broadcast.
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Irrigate as needed; lawn
needs 1 inch of water per week and
established plants needs less than that,
especially yews.
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Scout for lawn diseases
such as brown patch, dollar spot or root
rot.
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Spray Kelthane on spruce,
junipers, pines and cypress for spider
mites.
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Scout for bag worms on evergreens.
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Spray for
beetles, mites and aphids.
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Irrigate as needed on
lawn and shrubs; watch for lawn diseases.
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Maintain height of lawn
grass of 3 inches.
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Scout
for Black Spot on roses.
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Apply final amount of a
complete fertilizer on shrubs.
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Continue to apply
irrigation as needed.
- Watch for lawn
diseases.
Use the Cooperative Extension Service
for accurate
pest ID
if needed.
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Mite spraying with Kelthane continues.
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Apply ammonia nitrate to
grass at 3 lbs./1000 sq. ft.
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Spray dormant oil on
evergreens.
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Discontinue irrigation for entire landscape.
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Apply ammonia nitrate to
grass at suggested rate.
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Plant any plant such as trees, shrubs or
bulbs now.
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Begin trimming process on
everything that needs it except any cone
producing plants
such as pines, spruce, etc.
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When in doubt to cut or
prune; just remember that it is very
difficult to kill a plant from trimming it.
You may affect flowering but unlikely
will you affect the life of
the plant.
- Tree trimming can
be done at this time of the year or anytime
between when leaves fall and when they begin
to leaf out for the Spring.
The same holds for the
shrubs.
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