The North
Shrub - cuttingstaken last fall and buried in the ground during wintertime should be establish 6 inches apart in the rowing and 2 foot between rows as soon as potential . Allow an column inch or two of the film editing to project above the ground . Never allow them to dry before constitute .
Dormant spraysof vegetable oil and Citrus aurantifolia - sulphur must be applied before the bud start growing ; otherwise serious wound may result .
Lawnsshould be cave in at least one roll while the ground is still soft and wet .
Strawberriesshould have the mulch raked from the plant but left in the row between them for cleaner berries .
TheSilver Fleecevine(Polygonumauberti)will give awful results the first season , besides blooming extravagantly during the total late summer or early fall . The vine will in the main immobilize to the stain . They set forth from the soil in the spring like herbaceous perennials .
Mosson the lawn is an reading of famishment , not of a sour soil . Therefore , the moss should be removed and an application of a complete mellow - test plant food dug into the soil .
Theasparagusbed may be intemperately salted , about 6 pounds to 100 straightforward feet , to control the weeds . Asparagus is one of the few work plant whose cell sap is so dense that we can kill the Mary Jane and not affect the asparagus .
Unusual Vegetables . The vegetable garden should let in many varieties that are not ordinarily see in the market place . taste some of the various salad plants and some of the less plebeian types of the cabbage menage , as well as celeriac , or root celery .
Annual blossom seedsmay be sown as soon as the ground is arable . Sow part of your seed now , the remainder in April .
Sodium chloratemay be used to control ground - ivy . Though it should have been applied last fall , it may be applied this outflow . It will burn the grass temporarily , but it is worth this defacement to rid the lawn of this obnoxious weed . One to two ounces of sodium chlorate to one gallon of water , applied with a sprayer , should give complete control . Shortly afterwards , to rejuvenate the superoxide dismutase , fertilize well with a high - test , well - equilibrise plant food .
Pruning . Prune severely Kerria , Spirea Anthony Waterer , Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora , Snowhill Hydrangea , beautyberry , Red - osier Dogwood , Chaste - tree(Vitex),and shrub - althea(Hibiscus ) .
Prune ( by removing dead canes ) shrub blush wine , honeysuckles , snowberries , gooseberry bush , raspberries , blackberries , and currants . recently this calendar month or early next , prune back Hybrid Tea Roses to 6 column inch and Hybrid Perpetuals to 24 inch .
Planting . Plant all kind of shrubbery , hedge , evergreen plant , yield Tree , bush yield , grapeshot , and torpid roses as soon as frost is out of the ground .
Lawns . Make new lawn as soon as the ground can be work .
Build Now . Build arch , walks , thrust , and coldframes . Train vine over arbor already built .
Rock Garden . Alpine - plant seeds can be planted in pots or flats and left outside , cover with burlap . freeze will aid germination .
Spring . Your last probability for dormant spray is early on this month .
Iris Borer . Clean off iris beds , taking away all dead leaves . Some gardener recommend burn up over if bothered with iris borer .
Water Evergreens . If the atmospheric condition is dry , abundantly water the evergreens planted this calendar month or last crepuscule .
lily . Plant lily bulbs by the last of calendar month .
Early vegetablesmay be embed now , but for the most part it will be good to hold back until the weather is settled .
Plant seedsof Lycopersicon esculentum , celery , mad apple , and cabbage indoors , transplanting to the hotbed or garden later . Bake the dirt in the oven before the source are planted . besprinkle the seedlings often and keep the boxes in warm , sunny locations .
Compost heapsshould be started this give if you do not already have one . Select a corner of the garden which is hidden from view . On this heap throw all dead grass , leaves , decayed vegetable topic , Sir Henry Joseph Wood ashes , and the like . Continue this practice all summertime and next spring you will have some good robust soil at the bottom of the pile for your flower garden .
Search outthe insect cocoons and destruct them before they hatch . Burn all caterpillar nests that are normally found closely bond to branchlet of tree diagram .
Spraywith lime - sulphur all tree diagram , shrubs , vine , and bushes which have deciduous foliage . This spray should be applied when buds are swelling . Spray apple trees just before the leaf bud exposed . A hand - sprayer is a necessary part of the abode - nurseryman ’s equipment .
Bulbsshould be uncover now .
Sweet Peasshould be establish just as early as possible . Dig trenches 18 column inch deep as shortly as the weather permits ; sow the semen , covering lightly . As the plants grow , graze in the soil about them . Buy the best seeds and be certain to gazump them before set .
The West Coast
Butterflybush . Prune back butter - flybush(Buddleia)severely .
Cuttings . Take thinning of begonia , geraniums , Justicias , Impatiens , and Coleus .
Roseswith bare etymon can still be planted safely this calendar month .
MontbretiasorTritoniasare related to the glad , except that they remain in the grime yr after yr , increasing in beauty and profuseness of bloom . The flowers order in color from mystifying Red River to pure yellow . The bulb should be planted now .
Sow in source flatsseeds of China - aster , Bellis , Canterbury bells , columbine , coreopsis , gaillardia , petunia , Shasta Daisy , and other annuals and perennials best handled this way of life .
Lawns . This is the best month to make a new lawn and seed pasture seed .
The South
Background Plants . The New Orleans Garden Society advises the following as good for quick - grow improbable plants ; palms , elephant - ear or taro , ricepaper - plant(Tetrapanax),castor - dome , Globe Artichoke , and improbable golden - rod .
lawn and Roses . betimes this calendar month give roses an app program of plant food . Remove the trade protection about the fifteenth ; trim them , and tame well .
Divide many perennials , such as Shasta Daisies , phlox , gaillardias , and others .
